Global warming surpassed natural cycles in fueling 2005 hurricane season

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Hurricanes Ophelia Nate and Maria were among 15 hurricanes that raged across the Atlantic Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in 2005. Image by NASA-GSFC data from NOAA GOES
Hurricanes Ophelia, Nate, and Maria were among 15 hurricanes that raged across the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean in 2005. Image by NASA-GSFC, data from NOAA GOES

Global warming accounted for around half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic in 2005, while natural cycles were only a minor factor, according to a new analysis by Kevin Trenberth and Dennis Shea of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The study will appear in the June 27 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, published by the American Geophysical Union.


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