Hurricane Connection (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Hurricane Connection — Caption

Climate researchers led by the University of Iowa have found a link between hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean - and threaten the United States - and a weather system in East Asia. The scientists report a subtropical jet stream in East Asia can influence whether Atlantic tropical cyclones form.

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Gabriele Villarini, University of Iowa

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