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Paper
Impact of CO2-Induced Warming on Simulated Hurricane Intensity and Precipitation: Sensitivity to the Choice of Climate Model and Convective Parameterization, THOMAS R. KNUTSON and ROBERT E. TULEYA, Journal of Climate, Sept. 15, 2004.
Increasing Destructiveness of Tropical Cyclones Over the Past 30 Years, Kerry Emanuel, Nature, 4 Aug. 2995.
The Recent Increase in Atlantic Hurricane Activity: Causes and Implications, Stanley B. Goldenberg et al, Science, 20 July 2001.
Uncertainty in Hurricanes and Global Warming, Kevin Trenberth, SCIENCE VOL 308 17 JUNE 2005.
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