2005 saw the the first ever hurricane in the South Atlantic, Catarina and according to the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center, 2005 is on track to become the worst year ever for hurricanes activity in the North Atlantic.
2. Expected Climate Conditions - Active multi-decadal signal, above-average Atlantic Ocean temperatures, exceptionally favorable wind and air pressure patterns. Beginning with 1995 all of the Atlantic hurricane seasons have been above normal, with the exception of two El Niño years (1997 and 2002). This contrasts sharply with the generally below-normal activity observed during the previous 25-year period 1970-1994 (Goldenberg et al. 2001, Science). Time series of key atmospheric wind parameters and Atlantic SSTs highlight the dramatic differences between these above-normal and below-normal periods. Conditions were also very conducive for above-normal hurricane seasons during the 1950s and 1960s, as seen by comparing Atlantic SSTs and seasonal ACE values.
Could the dramatic rise in hurricane intensity be due to the CO2 emissions from the US and other countries?
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