Increased storm risk along US coastline

While the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season isn’t until June 1, the the World Meteorological Organization has confirmed the 21 names to be used to designate incoming storms.

But of greater importance, a recent study has found global warming isn’t just increasing the amount of moisture in the atmosphere… it’s also capable of shifting wind patterns, which will further increase hurricane risk in the U.S.

These shifts could help steer hurricanes closer to the Gulf Coast and lower East Coast, decreasing the vertical wind shear in those regions, which could then allow hurricanes to intensify even more and amplify risks to coastal communities, the researchers said.

These shifts could help steer hurricanes closer to the Gulf Coast and lower East Coast, decreasing the vertical wind shear in those regions, which could then allow hurricanes to intensify even more and amplify risks to coastal communities, the researchers said. – Full report