Study Suggests Fewer Hurricanes In NC Future

WUNC | By Phoebe Judge,

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Published September 9, 2015 at 12:27 PM EDT

Hurricanes like Irene from 2011 could decrease in number and strength over the coming decades.

North Carolina could experience fewer hurricanes in the coming decades, according to a new study from Colorado State University.

The Atlantic Ocean has been in an active era of hurricane activity since 1995, but cooler water temperatures and lower salinity rates in the North Atlantic could signal a beginning of the inactive period. Research scientist Phil Klotzbach explains a new study about future hurricane activity

Guest host Phoebe Judge talks to Phil Klotzbach, research scientist at the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University, about his findings.

Phoebe Judge

Phoebe Judge is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured on a numerous national radio programs. She regularly conducts interviews and anchors WUNC's broadcast of Here & Now. Previously, Phoebe served as producer, reporter and guest host for the nationally distributed public radio program The Story. Earlier in her career, Phoebe reported from the gulf coast of Mississippi. She covered the BP oil spill and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio. Phoebe's work has won multiple Edward R.Murrowand Associated Press awards. Phoebe was born and raised in Chicago and is graduate ofBennington Collegeand theSalt Institute for Documentary Studies.

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