Study: Warming May Cut US Hurricane Hits
January 23rd, 2008 By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer(AP) -- Global warming could reduce how many hurricanes hit the United States, according to a new federal study that clashes with other research. The new study is the latest in a contentious scientific debate over how man-made global warming may affect the intensity and number of hurricanes.
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