Thursday, January 24, 2013

Risks of Hurricane Sandy-like Surge Events Rising

Climate Central: The track of Hurricane Sandy was unprecedented in the historical record of North Atlantic Ocean Basin hurricanes, and its deadly storm surge -- while exceedingly rare -- is likely to become a more frequent event as the climate continues to warm due in large part to manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Those are the conclusions of a forthcoming study from researchers at NASA and Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Observatory. Timothy M. Hall, a climate scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space...

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