When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. Lee remained a Category 1 hurricane late Friday night with sustained winds of 80 mph…
But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms likethis weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine.
The study says the factors include warmer sea surface temperatures in these regions and the shifting and weakening of the jet streams, which are the strong bands of air currents encircling the planet in both hemispheres. Report warns: Urgent climate intervention required to prevent intensifying heatwaves and protect vulnerable populations. simulated tropical cyclone tracks from pre-industrial times, modern times and a future with higher emissions. It found hurricanes will move north and east in the Atlantic.
“We expect to see more hurricanes than we’ve seen in the last few decades. They should produce more rain and more wind,” said Emanuel, who lives in Maine. “We certainly have seen up here an increase in the destructiveness of winter storms, which is a very different beast. I would say the bulk of the evidence, the weight of the evidence, is that we’ll see more rain and more wind from these storms.”The Gulf of Maine, for example, is warming faster than the vast majority of the world’s oceans.
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