Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo
Researchers said climate change made Polo stronger than El Niño, adding 6 mph to the storm and helping it become the Pacific’s longest Category 5.
- A new study published Thursday by World Weather Attribution and Climate Central found climate change exerted more influence than natural warming on Hurricane Polo, the longest-lasting Category 5 storm in Pacific history.
- Global warming added about 6 mph to the storm's intensity, while natural Pacific warming contributed about 5 mph, with waters reaching 88 degrees Fahrenheit —up to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal.
- Climate change made the conditions fueling the hurricane 23 times more likely, while natural warming made it 14 times more likely, according to Climate Central scientist Daniel Gilford and study co-author Friederike Otto.
- University at Albany atmospheric scientist Brian Tang, who was not part of the research, noted the natural warming influence is extreme, yet climate change represents a dominant long-term trend for East Pacific storms.
- Kristina Dahl, a climate scientist at Climate Central, emphasized that climate change remains the primary signal behind global hazards like flooding and drying, even as temporary natural shifts redistribute these risks.
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Draft Environment, 15 Oct (EFE).- A report by the scientific collaboration group World Weather Attribution (WWA) points out that climate change had an influence "at least as important" as El Niño's by causing the atmospheric and oceanic conditions that transformed Hurricane Polo from tropical storm into category 5 hurricane in just [...] The post A study links the influence of climate change with El Niño on Hurricane Polo was first published in …
Study says global warming did more than El Nino to turbocharge Hurricane Polo
A recent study reveals that climate change and El Nino greatly influenced Hurricane Polo's intensity. The research shows climate change added about 6 mph to Polo's strength compared to 5 mph from El Nino. Without these factors, Polo would still have been a powerful storm. Scientists emphasize that climate change significantly increases the frequency of such severe hurricanes. This research highlights the profound impact of climate change on stor…
Hurricane Polo caused floods on the east coast of North America. Mike Blake/Reuters Climate change and the El Niño phenomenon contributed to the rapid intensification of Hurricane Polo, which reached category 5 in just one day in the Pacific Ocean, before causing floods and leaving five dead in Mexico in September. The conclusion is from a rapid attribution study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international group of scientists invest…
Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurrica
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that climate change and El Niño combined to rev up last month’s explosively intensifying Hurricane Polo, which was the longest-lasting Category 5 storm ever to churn in the Pacific. Global
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Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that climate change and El Niño combined to rev up last month's explosively intensifying Hurricane Polo, which was the longest-lasting Category 5 storm ever to churn in the Pacific.
Study Finds Global Warming Outpaced El Niño in Fueling Hurricane Polo
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal WASHINGTON – Climate change and El Niño worked together to intensify Hurricane Polo, a new study says, helping fuel the Pacific’s longest-lived Category 5 storm on record. Human-caused global warming, driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas, played the larger role. It added roughly 6 mph (nearly 10 kph) to Polo’s already extreme […]
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