Climate change is the primary cause of more frequent and more destructive hurricanes and tornadoes occurring in both summer and winter in the Atlantic, according to the latest research from American oceanographers and meteorologists.
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| Tornado on the coast during the Tsunami Strikes – Sri Lanka in the 2004 Tsunami (Photo: NASA) |
Researchers from the University of Texas have identified that the storm and tornado formation area in the eastern Atlantic has expanded by 500 kilometers since 1970. The surface ocean water temperature in this region reaches up to 26.5°C, which contributes to the formation of storms, thereby providing an enormous energy source for the hurricanes and tornadoes that occur in this area.
American meteorologists and oceanographers have also found substantial evidence that global warming has intensified winter storms at mid-latitudes in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The above study warns that the idea of burying greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), at the bottom of the oceans could backfire and cause unusual natural reactions that humanity has yet to anticipate.
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