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News Release 09-151
Hurricane Seasons Are More Active
Study examined evidence of hurricanes going back 1,500 years, identified factors that contribute to more active hurricane seasons
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A sediment core sample collected in a laguna along the Florida Panhandle. The light areas are composed primarily of sand from beaches and sand bars on the ocean that was swept up by a very large storm and then deposited in the laguna. These sediment core samples offer a timeline of past hurricane seasons.
Credit: Jon Woodruff
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An interview with Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University and the lead author of a paper in the August 13, 2009 edition of the journal Nature. Mann and his colleagues studied sediment cores and statistical models to show that hurricane activity has increased in recent decades to a level not seen in over 1,000 years.
Credit: Pennsylvania State University, National Science Foundation
A satellite image of an Atlantic hurricane. A recent study published in the journal Nature concludes that in recent decades, hurricane activity in the Atlantic has reached levels not seen in over 1,000 years.
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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