Earth Scientist Karthik Balaguru can speak on the rapid intensification of hurricanes (how quickly they develop in size and strength) which is something we saw happen with Dorian. He works in the Marine Sciences Laboratory @PNNLab

PNNL Earth Scientist Karthik Balaguru can speak on the rapid intensification of hurricanes (how quickly they develop in size and strength) which is something we saw happen with Dorian. He works in our Marine Sciences Laboratory. 

Relevant work: 

Hurricanes Gained Strength More Quickly in the Central and Eastern Atlantic Ocean Over the Last 30 Years

A positive shift in the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and changes in the large-scale hurricane environment are behind the increase in magnitude of rapid intensification.

Research Team: Karthik Balaguru and L. Ruby Leung, PNNL; and Gregory R. Foltz, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Reference: K. Balaguru, G.R. Foltz, L.R. Leung, “Increasing Magnitude of Hurricane Rapid Intensification in the Central and Eastern Tropical Atlantic.” Geophysical Research Letters 45(9), 4238-4247 (2018). [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077597 ]

 

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