Arctic cyclones more common than previously thought
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 14:40
in Earth & Climate
From 2000 to 2010, about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each year, leaving warm water and air in their wakes -- and melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. That's about 40 percent more than previously thought, according to a new analysis of these Arctic storms.