Federal study: Global warming could mean fewer hurricanes in Atlantic

Georgia’s coast could see fewer hurricanes in the next century. A new study says global warming could reduce the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean.

The theory is that global warming will cause an increase in wind shear over the Atlantic which in turn will lead to fewer hurricanes. Wind shear is produced by the jet stream and it can quell tropical storms as they try to form.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the federal agency that put out the study-it forecasts nearly 20 percent fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic for the next hundred years.

It also concludes global warming will intensify big hurricanes. Critics say take all this with a grain of salt. The debate is strong among meteorologists of just how global warming will impact the Atlantic. The final verdict is still out.