The Role of Climate Change On Future Hurricanes Scientists focus
on hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to assess
likely changes Researchers are homing in on the hurricane-prone
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to assess the likely changes,
between now and the middle of the century, in the frequency,
intensity, and tracks of these powerful storms. Initial results
are expected early next year. The National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., working with
federal agencies as well as the insurance and energy industries,
has launched an intensive study to examine how global warming
will influence hurricanes in the next few decades. The goal of
the project is to provide information to coastal communities,
offshore drilling operations, and other interests that could be
affected by changes in hurricanes. "This science builds on years
of previous investment," said Cliff Jacobs, program director in
the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Division of Atmospheric
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