Kerry Emanuel
Kerry Emanuel
Kerry Andrew Emanuelis an American professor of meteorology currently working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. In particular he has specialized in atmospheric convection and the mechanisms acting to intensify hurricanes. He was named one of the Time 100 influential people of 2006. In 2007, he was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences...
amount atmosphere burning certain change climate fossil global locked ocean question stop taking tough
I think we have a certain amount of climate change locked into the system. Even if we stop burning fossil fuel, the atmosphere and the ocean are going to take a while to respond. It's a very tough question for society. We're taking a gamble. We don't know all the global consequences.
frequency issue understand
Unfortunately, in the issue of the frequency of storms, we're still kind of in the dark. We don't understand that issue very well.
limits hurricanes climate
As you warm the climate, you basically raise the speed limit on hurricanes
global-warming not-sure katrina
It is tempting to ascribe Katrina, Rita and now Wilma to global warming effects, but I am not sure that would pass statistical muster.