“If you were to poll 50 scientists to see how climate change has affected hurricanes, you would get so many different answers,” said Phil Klotzbach, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University (NBC News).
According to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Philip Klotzbach, that’s the greatest 24-hour intensification of any Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone on record (Washington Post).
The powerful 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to its official end this weekend, a period that saw 18 named storms, six of which were hurricanes (USA Today).
According to CSU hurricane researcher Philip Klotzbach, seven other Atlantic systems have developed into hurricanes after Nov. 20 since the satellite era began in 1966 (Washington Post).
The 2019 hurricane season ended up slightly more active than was predicted by the CSU Tropical Meteorology Project forecast team.
Colorado State University hurricane scientist Phil Klotzbach says his review of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., using barometric pressure, shows no increase (Boston Globe).
“The latest automated values from [the Advanced Dvorak Technique] have it up to ~165 knots!" wrote Philip Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University, or 190 mph (Washington Post).
According to the Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Activity page of Colorado State University, the North Indian Ocean has been more active than average in all respects this year (Scientific American).
The controversial reasoning focuses heavily on the impacts of climate change, and some weather scientists think an additional category misses the point (Post and Courier).
Forbes reached out to CSU tropical expert Phil Klotzbach to get his latest thoughts on the AMO, and how this all aligns with what he is seeing in recent years (Forbes).