some interesting hurricane news
Posted by cypresstx on 8/15/2012, 11:28 am
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/08/13/freshwater-layers-in-seas-found-to-speed-up-hurricanes/

"a study reveals that freshwater influx from rivers or even previous intense rainfalls over sea can create barriers to such mixing. The result: tropical cyclones intensify 50 percent more over such regions than those without freshwater barrier layers."

"forecasters should pay more attention to the structure of the ocean waters when trying to predict the future strength of a tropical cyclone."
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