While there is no apparent connection between warming and an increase in the number of hurricanes, there is a growing literature – including some half-dozen peer-reviewed studies – which find that warmer surface waters generate more powerful and destructive hurricanes.
Tropical Storms 50 Percent More Intense since 1970s
Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment
Global Warming Affects Hurricane Intensity –
Man-made factors fuel hurricanes
UK Science Adviser Ties Katrina to Warming
“Expect Increased Hurricane Intensity” – Kevin Trenberth
Warming boosts strongest storms
Penetration of Human-Induced Warming into the World’s Oceans
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