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True or False? "The frequency of the strongest tropical cyclones has almost doubled globally since the early 1970s."

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  • Posted: scientist on Jul 31, 2012
  • Last Activity: scientist on Jul 31, 2012
  • Views: 17 times

True or False? "The frequency of the strongest tropical cyclones has almost doubled globally since the early 1970s."

  • It is unclear.

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    New Scientist (magazine) (1 statement)

    Climate myths: Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming - environment - 16 May 2007 - New Scientist

    "This variability makes detecting any long-term trends in tropical cyclone activity difficult" concluded the 125 members of a World Meteorological Organisation international workshop on tropical cyclones and climate change, held in December 2006 (see pdf report).

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  • True

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    New Scientist (magazine) (2 statements)

    Climate myths: Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming - environment - 16 May 2007 - New Scientist

    That same year, another study concluded that the frequency of the strongest tropical cyclones has almost doubled globally since the early 1970s.

    Climate myths: Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming ...

    That same year, another study concluded that the frequency of the strongest tropical cyclones has almost doubled globally since the early 1970s.

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New Scientist (magazine)

Climate myths: Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming - environment - 16 May 2007 - New Scientist

"This variability makes detecting any long-term trends in tropical cyclone activity difficult" concluded the 125 members of a World Meteorological Organisation international workshop on tropical cyclones and climate change, held in December 2006 (see pdf report).

True

New Scientist (magazine)

Climate myths: Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming - environment - 16 May 2007 - New Scientist

That same year, another study concluded that the frequency of the strongest tropical cyclones has almost doubled globally since the early 1970s.

Climate myths: Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming ...

That same year, another study concluded that the frequency of the strongest tropical cyclones has almost doubled globally since the early 1970s.

False

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