GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approachingwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-link‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approachingwww.theguardian.comGolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoWarm water is the best hurricane fodder. The warmer the water, the stronger the storm.
minus-squareexasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIt’s not always that simple. Warmer atmosphere also makes stronger wind, and the wind shear makes it harder for hurricanes to organize into strong cyclones. Traditionally, El Niño years make stronger Pacific cyclones but weaker Atlantic ones.
Warm water is the best hurricane fodder. The warmer the water, the stronger the storm.
It’s not always that simple. Warmer atmosphere also makes stronger wind, and the wind shear makes it harder for hurricanes to organize into strong cyclones. Traditionally, El Niño years make stronger Pacific cyclones but weaker Atlantic ones.