Arabian Sea tropical cyclones have become stronger over the past 30 years owing to a reduction in vertical wind shear (VWS) brought about by radiative forcing from pollution aerosols1. Wang et al.2 argue that the decline in VWS results from a systematic shift in storm genesis date, which may be part of a natural cycle or another consequence of regional pollution. However, their conclusions2, although interesting, are not supported by our analysis and are probably sensitive to biases in the observational record.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/intensified-arabian-sea-tropical-storms-evan-et-al-reply
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amato-t-evan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-p-kossin
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chul-%E2%80%98eddy%E2%80%99-chung-et-al-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arabian-sea
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons