Scientists Warn Warming Oceans , Are Responsible for More Intense Hurricanes.<br />'Time' reports that a recent study suggests that <br />warming oceans will fuel more powerful and <br />catastrophic Atlantic hurricane seasons in the future.<br />The study examined data from <br />830 tropical cyclones in <br />the Atlantic since 1971. .<br />According to the findings, over the last 20 years, <br />8.1% of Category 1 minor storms transformed <br />into major hurricanes within 24 hours.<br />Between 1971 and 1990, that <br />only occurred 3.2% of the time.<br />Study author Andra Garner, a climate scientist <br />at Rowan University in New Jersey, says that the <br />rate at which storms are intensifying is alarming.<br />We know that our strongest, <br />most damaging storms very <br />often do intensify very quickly <br />at some point in their lifetimes. , Andra Garner, study author and climate scientist <br />at Rowan University in New Jersey, via 'Time'.<br />We’re talking about <br />something that’s hard to <br />predict that certainly can lead <br />to a more destructive storm, Andra Garner, study author and climate scientist <br />at Rowan University in New Jersey, via 'Time'.<br />According to Garner, these destructive storms have , "become more common in the last 50 years.".<br />This has all happened over a time period <br />when we’ve seen ocean waters get warmer, Andra Garner, study author and climate scientist <br />at Rowan University in New Jersey, via 'Time'.<br />If we don't work to lower our <br />(carbon) emissions, then that's <br />a trend that we likely could <br />expect to see continue <br />to happen in the future, Andra Garner, study author and climate scientist <br />at Rowan University in New Jersey, via 'Time'
