#78 - Brian McNoldy - Hurricanes and Climate Change, What's the Connection?

Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen or corona season will never end... your choice.  Episode 78 features hurricane expert Brian McNoldy. We discuss how climate change could impact hurricane development and formation in the future. Also, will a warming climate be a catalyst for stronger hurricanes? Furthermore, can we stop a hurricane? It turns out the last question has been explored a lot and some wacky solutions have been proposed... Brian is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Atmospheric Science - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Brian has also been the tropical weather expert for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang blog since 2012. Check out Brian's blog at http://bmcnoldy.blogspot.com/ and follow him on twitter at https://twitter.com/BMcNoldy. Support the show by leaving a rating or a review and subscribing to receive future content. Consider becoming a Patron by subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/thestateoftheuniverse or supporting the show via a one time donation at https://www.paypal.me/drachler. For more episodes or information about The State of The Universe join the mailing list at thestateoftheuniverse.com or follow the show on social media.