Hurricane Bloating Discovery – No Global Warming Needed
2 hours ago Anthony Watts
Purdue study uncovers why some hurricanes balloon in size and what that means for forecasting future storms – well… maybe. It seems to simplistic to me as there are many other factors in hurricane formation and life-cycles. But….there’s this: “The study found that hurricane size growth rates do not change much with global mean warming, though global temperatures continue to rise.” -Anthony
When people hear about hurricanes, they often focus on the category rating: Category 1 through 5, based on maximum wind speeds. But not all hurricanes with the same wind speeds are alike. Some are compact storms while others can span the size of entire states. Larger hurricanes bring far greater damage, generating wider footprints of high winds, heavier rainfall and more dangerous storm surge.
A new study led by Purdue University researchers has uncovered why some hurricanes grow significantly larger than others and why this growth occurs rapidly under certain ocean conditions. The research shows, for the first time, that hurricanes grow in size much faster when traveling over locally warm waters where the ocean surface is significantly warmer than the rest of the tropical oceans.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/09/21/hurricane-bloat-quantified-no-global-warming-needed/
