Natural and anthropogenic contributions to the hurricane drought of the 1970s–1980s

Raphaël Rousseau-Rizzi; Kerry Emanuel

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32779-y

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Natural and anthropogenic contributions to the hurricane drought of the 1970s–1980s

Raphaël Rousseau-Rizzi,
Kerry Emanuel

Affiliations

Raphaël Rousseau-Rizzi: Lorenz Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kerry Emanuel: Lorenz Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32779-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Atlantic hurricane numbers noticeably decreased in the 1970s and 1980s partly due to the cooling effect of eolian dust lofted from the Sahara, in response to local climate effects of aerosol pollutants emitted from Europe and North America.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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