Will climate change steer more hurricanes toward New England? Scientists think so
When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean.
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When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean.
When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. One recent study found climate change could result in hurricanes expanding their reach more often into mid-latitude regions, which includes New York, Boston and even Beijing. Factors in this, the study found, are the warmer sea surface temperatures in these regions and the shifting and weakening of the jet streams — strong bands of air currents that encircle the planet in both hemispheres.
Climate scientists say that storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm
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BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday that the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. One recent study found […]