With this new paper, we firm up the link between the increase in sea surface temperatures and hurricane intensity, which has been a key issue in the debate about whether global warming is causing an increase in hurricane intensity.
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This firms up the link between sea surface temperatures and hurricane intensity. It is an important piece of the global warming debate.
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