Here’s the impact global warming has on hurricane season, according to forecasters Warmer atmosphere means stronger storms, not more of them Tags: ORLANDO, Fla. – Most scientists agree that the globe is warming. Over the course of the last century, the water temperature of the tropical Atlantic has increased 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. With that in mind, it only makes sense that the global warming is leading to an increase in hurricane activity -- or does it? News 6 chief meteorologist Tom Sorrells posed the question to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University who specializes in the seasonal hurricane forecast.