19. Kerry Emanuel on hurricanes and hypercanes in a warming world

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Professor Kerry Emanuel is a prominent meteorologist and climate scientist working at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. His research focuses on tropical meteorology and climate, with a specialty in hurricane physics. In this episode, we spoke with Kerry about what distinguishes a hurricane from tropical storms and tornadoes, and the dangers these natural hazards pose to societies. We also cover how these threats will evolve in an increasingly warming world, and what a hypercane is.
Links:

Kerry Emanuel's profile
Kerry's website
Carbon brief on a new study showing hurricanes strengthening and intensifying
Kerry's book, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes

Further information on hurricane impacts

Fewer deaths in tropical storms in recent decades
Economic impacts of hurricanes
The hypercane
Normalized hurricane damage has not changed

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1. 19. Kerry Emanuel on hurricanes and hypercanes in a warming world (00:00:00)

2. Introduction and background (00:01:49)

3. What is the difference between a storm, hurricane and tornado? (00:02:40)

4. Hurricane safari: what would you see inside a storm? (00:09:38)

5. The damages and dangers of storms (00:15:40)

6. Why is the death toll of storms falling? (00:21:45)

7. How are hurricanes changing in a warming world? (00:25:38)

8. What is a hypercane? (00:41:07)

9. What gives you optimism for the future? (00:44:07)

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