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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Renato,
While there is no significant trend in the number of cyclones, you've conveniently failed to quote from the same report:
"Arguably, storm frequency is of limited usefulness if not considered
in tandem with intensity and duration measures. Intensity measures
in historical records are especially sensitive to changing technology
and improving methodology"
" .... the frequency of very intense tropical cyclones have been identified in the North Atlantic and these appear robust since the 1970s (Kossin et al.
2007) (very high confidence)"
So the reality appears to be (regional) cyclones apart from being more intense, are drifting to higher latitudes.
Doh!  |
Hi Peter,
Thanks for citing what presumably is the limited evidence from the pieces I was citing. One paper from 2007 seems pretty limited, as I know that more have been published since, but that's outside the bounds I've limited myself to here.
Regards,
Renato