Five Questions to Help You Understand Hurricanes and Climate Change | NASA

Five Questions to Help You Understand Hurricanes and Climate ChangeLee esta historia en español aquí.The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has officially started, and NASA scientists are working with partners at NOAA, FEMA and other organizations to help communities prepare for these storms and respond to their aftermath. To gain a better understanding of how hurricanes are intensifying and becoming stronger in the face of climate change, NASA is developing technology and missions to study our home planet as a complex, dynamic system.But what’s the recipe for hurricane formation, and how is the behavior of these storms changing as Earth’s long-term warming trend continues? NASA research answers these questions to help you understand how excess heat in Earth’s oceans is changing the way hurricanes form and evolve.

Five Questions to Help You Understand Hurricanes and Climate Change | NASA