Hurricanes Moving North, Set to Slam into New York

Hurricanes Moving North, Set to Slam into New York

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Science, Geography, Biology

11th Grade - University

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A study in Nature Geoscience suggests that rising global temperatures could shift hurricanes and typhoons towards more populated northern and southern regions, affecting cities like New York and Tokyo. This shift is due to a decrease in temperature differences between polar and tropical regions, which weakens jet streams that usually keep cyclones near the tropics. As global warming progresses, these changes could lead to more frequent extreme storms in the Northern Hemisphere.

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