HONOLULU, Oct. 13 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
A new study examining how tropical cyclone activity near Hawai'i could change in a warmer future finds a shift toward stronger storms, even though uncertainty remains about whether the total number of storms near the islands will increase. The study was led by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).
"This research addresses a hazard that is rare in Hawai'i but can have enormous consequences when it occurs," said Nicole Murray, lead author who was a postdoctoral researcher in the SOEST Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the time of this research. "The events of this hurricane season make th...