In the Media

Prof. Kerry Emanuel speaks with CNN reporter Andrew Freedman about the impact of human-caused influences on massive storms, such as Hurricane Melissa. “This is the third Category 5 tropical cyclone in the Atlantic this year, and the other two also went through periods of rapid intensification. Taken together, this season might be said to be consistent with what we have been saying for some time,” Emanuel explains. “The proportion of global tropical cyclones reaching high intensity is increasing, as is the incidence of rapidly intensifying storms.”