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Warmer seas linked to strengthening hurricanes: FSU study fuels global warming debate [1]

The theory that global warming may be contributing to stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic over the past 30 years is bolstered by a new study led by a Florida State University researcher. The study is published in the Sept. 4 edition of the journal Nature.

Using global satellite data, FSU geography Professor James B. Elsner, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor James P. Kossin and FSU postdoctoral researcher Thomas H. Jagger found that the strongest tropical cyclones are, in fact, getting stronger

Publication Date: 
04/09/2008
James B. Elsner [2], James P. Kossin [3], Thomas H. Jagger [4]
Florida State University [5]
Tags:
Oceans and Seas [6], Indian Ocean [7], North Atlantic Ocean [8], Climate Change [9], Climate Impacts [10], Hurricanes [11]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hurricanes