A new study, from NOAA, says that we may actually see fewer hurricanes in the coming decades.
The new research suggests that the number of hurricanes
each summer could decrease by about 18 percent.
Major hurricanes—those with winds in excess of 110 miles (177 kilometers) an hour—could decline by about 8 percent.
Currently about ten Atlantic hurricanes form—two to three of them major—during an average season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.
One of the ways that global warming could reduce hurricanes is by increasing upper-level winds—known as wind shear—that can inhibit hurricane formation, said lead author Thomas Knutson.
Read the article at National Geographic.
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