Earlier onset of North Atlantic hurricane season with warming oceans

Ryan E. Truchelut; Philip J. Klotzbach; Erica M. Staehling; Kimberly M. Wood; Daniel J. Halperin; Carl J. Schreck; Eric S. Blake

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31821-3

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Earlier onset of North Atlantic hurricane season with warming oceans

Ryan E. Truchelut,
Philip J. Klotzbach,
Erica M. Staehling,
Kimberly M. Wood,
Daniel J. Halperin,
Carl J. Schreck,
Eric S. Blake

Affiliations

Ryan E. Truchelut: WeatherTiger, LLC
Philip J. Klotzbach: Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Erica M. Staehling: WeatherTiger, LLC
Kimberly M. Wood: Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
Daniel J. Halperin: Department of Applied Aviation Sciences, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Carl J. Schreck: North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, North Carolina State University
Eric S. Blake: National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31821-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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There is a significant trend in recent decades towards an earlier start to North Atlantic hurricane seasons. Both the first named storm and first U.S. landfall of the year are occurring earlier. This shift is physically linked to warmer western North Atlantic sea surface temperatures in spring.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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