March 15, 2006 Brown Bag

Recent research on the influence of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation on hurricanes

Dr. Michael Mann
Director, Earth System Science Center
Penn State

Delworth, T.L., and Mann, M.E., Observed and Simulated Multidecadal Variability in the Northern Hemisphere, Climate Dynamics, 16, 661-676, 2000.

Emanuel, K., Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years, Nature, 436, 686-688, 2005.

Pielke, R. A. Jr., Are there trends in hurricane destruction?, Nature, 438, doi:10.1038/nature04426, 2005.

Landsea, C. W., Hurricanes and global warming, Nature, 438, doi:10.1038/nature04477, 2005.

Emanuel, K., Emanuel Replies, Nature, 438, doi:10.1038/nature04427, 2005.

The latter 3 references can be found here.