{"668366":{"#nid":"668366","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Balancing Act of Hurricane Season Sways With Climate Change","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EHurricane season is underway and runs through Nov. 30. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a \u201cnear-normal\u201d 2023, experts say that climate change paints a more unpredictable picture for the future. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EBehind the 2023 projections is a balancing act of rising oceanic temperatures and the onset of the climate phenomenon El Ni\u00f1o, explains Susan Lozier, dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair in the College of Sciences. The waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean are currently 1 \u2013 3\u00b0C above average, which would typically signify the potential for more intense activity, but the wind shear associated with El Ni\u00f1o acts as a deterrent for hurricane formation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EIncreasing Intensity\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EBut what could happen when the shield of El Ni\u00f1o isn\u0027t present to counteract the rising temperatures in the tropical Atlantic? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E\u0022Climate change is leading to warmer surface temperatures. We know that will lead to more intense hurricanes, but we don\u0027t know if it will necessarily lead to more hurricanes. As climate change progresses, we are interested in understanding how weather patterns will be disrupted, including those related to hurricane formation and pathways,\u0022 said Lozier, who recently served as president of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Ethe American Geophysical Union\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EShe further explained that the increased intensity is a result of the warm waters releasing additional energy into the storm as it forms. This consequence of climate change could present problems for the Tech campus and the city of Atlanta due to the risk of torrential rainfall. According to the National Weather Service, flooding \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003Ehas proven to be the deadliest hazard associated with hurricanes over the past decade. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E\u0022When people think about hurricanes, they generally think about damaging winds. Winds are damaging, but increasingly, the most damaging part of a hurricane is the immense amount of moisture they carry,\u0022 Lozier said, reflecting on the 2017 landfall of Hurricane Harvey. \u0022An area like Atlanta could be affected by heavy rainfall associated with the path of a hurricane. The winds will have mostly died down by the time a storm reaches Atlanta, but as the climate warms, warmer air holds more moisture, and because of that, the expectation is that there will be more rainfall associated with hurricanes and tropical storms.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EBeyond Reducing Carbon Emissions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EFueling the rising temperatures in the world\u0027s oceans is an increase in carbon emissions, and simply curtailing them may not be a solution. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E\u0022The private and public sectors are increasingly looking at actively removing carbon from the atmosphere because we are unlikely to limit global warming simply by curtailing emissions. Active carbon drawdown from the atmosphere and the ocean are active areas of research right now,\u201d Lozier said. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003ETech researchers are at the forefront of this effort, highlighted by a partnership between the Institute, the Georgia Aquarium, and Ocean Visions\u00ad\u00ad \u2014 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/12\/new-international-center-will-support-collaborative-solutions-improve-health-worlds\u0022 style=\u0022color:#954f72; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003Ethe Center for Ocean-Climate Solutions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E. Lozier represents the Institute as a partnership lead at the center, where the primary focus is the design and delivery of scalable and equitable ocean-based solutions to reduce the effects of climate change and build climate-resilient marine ecosystems and coastal communities.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EAssociate Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022 style=\u0022color:#954f72; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E is exploring how \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/mitigating-climate-change-through-restoration-coastal-ecosystems\u0022 style=\u0022color:#954f72; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003Ecoastal ecosystem restoration\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it becomes buried in sediments on the seafloor. The overall process of removing carbon from the air can be costly. To combat that, a team of researchers in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Eis \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/inside-out-heating-and-ambient-wind-could-make-direct-air-capture-cheaper-and-more\u0022 style=\u0022color:#954f72; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003Edeveloping\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Ea\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Etraditional direct air capture system\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E that is cheaper to operate and more efficient. Helping to craft policy and research climate solutions, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/marilyn-a-brown\u0022 style=\u0022color:#954f72; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EMarilyn Brown\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E, Regents\u2019 Professor and the Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy, serves on the leadership council of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.drawdownga.org\/\u0022 style=\u0022color:#954f72; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EDrawdown Georgia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:start\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:medium\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#000000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-style:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022white-space:normal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration:none\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#262626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color:white\u0022\u003EA certain level of unpredictability will always exist when dealing with natural disasters, but understanding humans\u2019 role in controlling climate change could be a key factor in our ability to accurately assess the threat of developing storms.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Forecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EForecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"full_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Forecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before. 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