(CNN) – A study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that the annual number of global hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms — or tropical cyclones, more generally — declined by roughly 13% as the planet warmed during the 20th century.
Scientists found that trend in most of the world’s oceans — except for the North Atlantic, where the number of storms increased. While the storms may be fewer, it is likely they will be more intense as over time air and ocean temperatures are getting warmer due to human-caused climate change. Read More
