Study: Tropical cyclones are occurring more frequently than before

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Phys.org - 10/15/12

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The storm surge from Hurricane Eloise, 1975. Credit: A. Grinsted/Photo: NOAA.

Are there more tropical cyclones now than in the past? - or is it just something we believe because we now hear more about them through media coverage and are better able to detect them with satellites? New research from the Niels Bohr Institute clearly shows that there is an increasing tendency for cyclones when the climate is warmer, as it has been in recent years.

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