Typhoons and hurricanes rain away wrath: Important factor missed in predicting hurricane intensity
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
Accurately anticipating an approaching typhoon's destructive force makes all the difference in advance preparations and as a consequence, the cost in lives. But over the decades, climate scientists have not made the same headway in this regard as they have in predicting a typhoon's trajectory. Researchers have found that an aspect of a typhoon being ignored by current forecasting models plays a significant role in determining the level of havoc it will wreak upon landfall.