Is global warming making hurricanes more ferocious? New research suggests the answer is yes.
Scientists call the findings both surprising and "alarming" because they suggest global warming is influencing storms now -- rather than in the distant future.
However, the research doesn't suggest global warming is generating more hurricanes and typhoons.
The analysis by climatologist Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows for the first time that major storms spinning in both the Atlantic and the Pacific since the 1970s have increased in duration and intensity by about 50 percent.
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Is global warming making hurricanes more ferocious? New research suggests the answer is yes.
