Sunday 18 May 2014

Tropical cyclones moving poleward, says study

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Tropical cyclones moving poleward, says study
Paris (AFP) May 14, 2014 - Tropical cyclones are reaching maximum intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. Over the last 30 years, the peak of these powerful and destructive storms has migrated poleward at the rate of about half a degree of latitude - some 56 kilometres (35 miles) - per decade, they said. The shift is highest i ... more


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