Tropical cyclones and climate change: Unresolved issues

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This paper reviews our current understanding of the effect of climate change on tropical cyclones. While there are presently no discernible changes in tropical cyclone characteristics that could reasonably be ascribed to global warming, predictions suggest some increases in tropical cyclone maximum intensity in a warmer world. Formation regions are unlikely to change, while little consensus has emerged regarding changes in cyclone numbers or tracks. Some uncertainty in these predictions is created by clear deficiencies in current climate models. If predictions of intensities are correct, however, changes should be detectable in the Atlantic some time after 2050. © Inter-Research 2004.

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Walsh, K. (2004). Tropical cyclones and climate change: Unresolved issues. Climate Research, 27(1), 77–83. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr027077

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