EAS News Article
2 Studies Link Global Warming to Greater Power of Hurricanes
The New York Times
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: May 31, 2006
Climate researchers at Purdue University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology separately reported new evidence yesterday supporting the idea that global warming is causing stronger hurricanes.
That claim is the subject of a long-running scientific dispute. And while the new research supports one side, neither the authors nor other climate experts say it is conclusive. <Full Article>
Is Global Warming Causing More Hurricanes?
By Ken Brewer
WISHTV - News 8 @ 6:00
Last year, hurricanes killed thousands of people and set records not seen in decades. Do we know what causes bad hurricane seasons?
In 2005, we presented all sides of the global warming debate. Now that debate enters hurricane research. But this time, the rhetoric gets even hotter.
The 2005 hurricane season saw some of the worst hurricanes ever, shattering five records including the most hurricanes and the most Category 5 hurricanes with winds in excess of 155 mph.
"The question that what we come up with is, what made 2005, 2005?" asked Dr. Hugh Willoughby.
Would you believe global warming? The two words sparked a hotly contested debate that today tears apart the hurricane research community. A triangle forms three sides to the debate. One side says global warming played a large role. Another side says it played no role at all. A third side says it played a tiny role.
Purdue professor Dr. Matthew Huber believes global warming plays a big role. His recent study showed that hurricane strength increased as sea-surface temperatures increased from 1980-2002. Huber believes the heat increase comes from human-induced global warming, so he connects the dots. <Full Article>
College of Science Newsletter (August, 2006)
With the start of another hurricane season and the memory of last year’s disasters still fresh on our minds, Matt Huber, also of the department of earth and atmospheric sciences and another stellar researcher from the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, attracted wide interest with his work linking our warming oceans to a rise in storm intensity. <Full Article>
