News Release

Tropical thunderstorm potential

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers used 12 global warming simulations running the RCP 8.5 emissions scenario to model the amount of daily energy available to thunderstorms during 1981-2000 and during 2081-2100, focusing on the 5% of days with the most potential energy; the models suggest that the average amount of potential energy available on the highest-energy days, and hence the number of damaging thunderstorms, will likely increase over time in the tropics and subtropics.

Article #17-07603: "Increasing potential for intense tropical and subtropical thunderstorms under global warming," by Martin S. Singh, Zhiming Kuang, Eric D. Maloney, Walter M. Hannah, and Brandon O. Wolding.

MEDIA CONTACT: Martin S. Singh, Monash University, Clayton, AUSTRALIA; tel: +61412045513; e-mail: <martin.singh@monash.edu>

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