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Observed Relationship Between Sea Surface Temperatures and Hurricane Power in the North Atlantic Ocean

Observed Relationship Between Sea Surface Temperatures and Hurricane Power in the North Atlantic Ocean

Observed sea surface temperature (blue) and the Power Dissipation Index (green), which combines frequency, intensity and duration for North Atlantic hurricanes.1 Hurricane rainfall and wind speeds are likely to increase in response to human-caused warming. Analyses of model simulations suggest that for each 1.8ºF increase in tropical sea surface temperatures, rainfall rates will increase by 6 to 18 percent.2  Image Reference: Emanuel1

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