Climate change is likely to cause an increase in the frequency and intensity of severe tropical cyclones and other weather events, according to a new report by catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide.
The overall number of tropical cyclones and extratropical cyclones is likely to decrease due to a projected decline in the number of “weak” storms, but the frequency and intensity of the most “strong to extreme” tropical cyclones that are categories 4 and 5 on the Saffir Simpson Scale are expected to rise, according to the new report, Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Weather, by Boston-based AIR.
The Earth is also likely to experience an increase in the frequency and intensity of most of the other weather phenomena reviewed in the report, including severe thunderstorms, wildfires, inland floods and coastal floods. The effect of climate change is most evident for inland and coastal floods, both of which will overall see more frequent and more intense floods, according to the report.
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The overall number of tropical cyclones and extratropical cyclones is likely to decrease due to a projected decline in the number of “weak” storms, but the frequency and intensity of the most “strong to extreme” tropical cyclones that are categories 4 and 5 on the Saffir Simpson Scale are expected to rise, according to the new report, Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Weather, by Boston-based AIR.
The Earth is also likely to experience an increase in the frequency and intensity of most of the other weather phenomena reviewed in the report, including severe thunderstorms, wildfires, inland floods and coastal floods. The effect of climate change is most evident for inland and coastal floods, both of which will overall see more frequent and more intense floods, according to the report.
Read the full article by Gloria Gonzalez HERE.