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More hurricanes popping up in the Atlantic — because of cleaner air, study finds. Why?
Story Date: 5/18/2022
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Source: Simone Jasper, NEWS & OBSERVER, 5/12/22
Hurricanes have been ramping up in the Atlantic Ocean — and cleaner air is a factor, a new study finds. The “surprise result” comes after researcher Hiroyuki Murakami studied hurricane trends in the northern hemisphere over the past four decades. Using models, he examined data from two periods: 1980 to 2000 and 2001 to 2020. During that span of time, the United States and Europe limited their output of anthropogenic aerosols, which are produced by coal combustion and cement manufacturing, among other sources.
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