Climate Change Influence on Tropical Cyclones (IMAGE)

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Climate Change Influence on Tropical Cyclones

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This graphic depicts the global pattern of where the frequency of tropical cyclones has increased and where is has decreased from 1980 to 2018. New NOAA research shows that while the annual average number of tropical cyclones has remained at 86, climate change has influenced where the frequency of tropical cyclones have increased, decreased.

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