Predicting which African storms will intensify into hurricanes
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 16, 2015 - Hurricanes require moisture, the rotation of the earth, and warm ocean temperatures to grow from a mere atmospheric disturbance into a tropical storm. But where do these storm cells originate, and exactly what makes an atmospheric disturbance amp up full throttle? A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters by Tel Aviv University's Prof. Colin Price and his graduate student Naama ... more

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