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Effect of Florida Surface Temperatures Over The Past Four Decades on the Frequency and Intensity of Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

Author(s): Charlie Benson1, Daniel Dudek2

1. Pensacola High School 2. Headwaters Science Institute

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Tropical storms and hurricanes bring strong winds and heavy rainfall with the capability of destroying entire cities when these storms break landfall. Warm ocean waters are required to produce these storms. As global temperatures have increased…

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Tropical storms and hurricanes bring strong winds and heavy rainfall with the capability of destroying entire cities when these storms break landfall. Warm ocean waters are required to produce these storms. As global temperatures have increased steadily over the past 40 years, so have the number of hurricanes and tropical storms. My hypothesis is that Florida land-surface temperatures have a strong correlation with hurricane and tropical storm frequency and intensity because both factors have fluctuated similarly.

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Version 1.0 - published on 09 May 2023 doi:10.25334/8HZ1-A392 - cite this

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