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19. Kerry Emanuel on hurricanes and hypercanes in a warming world
Manage episode 421026014 series 3001416
Professor Kerry Emanuel is a prominent meteorologist and climate scientist working at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. His research focuses on tropical meteorology and climate, with a specialty in hurricane physics. In this episode, we spoke with Kerry about what distinguishes a hurricane from tropical storms and tornadoes, and the dangers these natural hazards pose to societies. We also cover how these threats will evolve in an increasingly warming world, and what a hypercane is.
Links:
- Kerry Emanuel's profile
- Kerry's website
- Carbon brief on a new study showing hurricanes strengthening and intensifying
- Kerry's book, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes
Further information on hurricane impacts
- Fewer deaths in tropical storms in recent decades
- Economic impacts of hurricanes
- The hypercane
- Normalized hurricane damage has not changed
Kapitel
1. 19. Kerry Emanuel on hurricanes and hypercanes in a warming world (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and background (00:01:49)
3. What is the difference between a storm, hurricane and tornado? (00:02:40)
4. Hurricane safari: what would you see inside a storm? (00:09:38)
5. The damages and dangers of storms (00:15:40)
6. Why is the death toll of storms falling? (00:21:45)
7. How are hurricanes changing in a warming world? (00:25:38)
8. What is a hypercane? (00:41:07)
9. What gives you optimism for the future? (00:44:07)
52 episoder
Manage episode 421026014 series 3001416
Professor Kerry Emanuel is a prominent meteorologist and climate scientist working at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. His research focuses on tropical meteorology and climate, with a specialty in hurricane physics. In this episode, we spoke with Kerry about what distinguishes a hurricane from tropical storms and tornadoes, and the dangers these natural hazards pose to societies. We also cover how these threats will evolve in an increasingly warming world, and what a hypercane is.
Links:
- Kerry Emanuel's profile
- Kerry's website
- Carbon brief on a new study showing hurricanes strengthening and intensifying
- Kerry's book, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes
Further information on hurricane impacts
- Fewer deaths in tropical storms in recent decades
- Economic impacts of hurricanes
- The hypercane
- Normalized hurricane damage has not changed
Kapitel
1. 19. Kerry Emanuel on hurricanes and hypercanes in a warming world (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and background (00:01:49)
3. What is the difference between a storm, hurricane and tornado? (00:02:40)
4. Hurricane safari: what would you see inside a storm? (00:09:38)
5. The damages and dangers of storms (00:15:40)
6. Why is the death toll of storms falling? (00:21:45)
7. How are hurricanes changing in a warming world? (00:25:38)
8. What is a hypercane? (00:41:07)
9. What gives you optimism for the future? (00:44:07)
52 episoder
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