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Why do warmer ocean temperatures make storms more powerful?

April 26, 2017ocean powerful storms temperatures warmer

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Why do warmer ocean temperatures make storms more powerful?

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Storms like hurricanes draw their energy from the sea surface. As the sea surface warms it provides more energy they can be plumed into such storms. It appears the hurricanes – particularly North Atlantic hurricanes – have got stronger as the earth is warmer. The projections are now that hurricane will continue to get stronger in the future as the green house gases increase.