New Wave of Science Links Global Warming, Hurricanes
Written by Resource Media
05 September 2006
Teleconference: Briefing on Major Advances in Climate Research Since Last Hurricane Season
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5 - A long series of peer-reviewed research articles published since 2005 has dramatically established the link between human-induced global warming and growing hurricane activity, according to leading scientists from the nation's top climate research institutions. And, a major study to be released next week, conducted by 19 climate scientists, provides the final piece of the puzzle mapping out the linkage between global warming and hurricane activity.
In the past climate models had predicted that hurricane intensity would increase as global average temperature rose. However, over the past year, scientists have shown that increase is already underway. In a series of 16 studies, leading researchers have clarified various aspects of the link between increasing hurricane intensity, frequency and global warming. They have also examined alternative explanations for an increase in global hurricane intensity and found little data to support these alternatives.
WHO: Dr. Greg Holland of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Dr. Tom Wigley of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Dr. Kerry Emanuel of Mass. Institute of Technology Dr. Robert Corell of the American Meteorological Society
WHAT: Teleconference on the release of a major hurricane study with leading climate scientists.
WHEN: Thursday, September 7, 2006 2 PM EDT
CALL IN: Call-in information provided on an embargoed basis. Contact Belinda Griswold for information: 206-374-7795 ext. 101. Passwords will also be provided for www.hurricanescience.net where embargoed material will be available.
Source: Resource Media
CONTACT: Belinda Griswold, +1-206-374-7795, ext. 101, or Hunter Cutting, +1-415-397-5000, ext. 315, both of Resource Media
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