Ocean's colour affects hurricane paths

Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 03:14 in Earth & Climate

A change in the colour of ocean waters could have a drastic effect on the prevalence of hurricanes, new research indicates. In a simulation of such a change in one region of the North Pacific, the study finds that hurricane formation decreases by 70 percent. That would be a big drop for a region that accounts for more than half the world's reported hurricane-force winds...

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