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Re:Harvey Didn't Come Out of the Blue. Now Is the Time to Ta... by Turing_Machine on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @10:26AM (#15132362)
"Perhaps not more likely, but since they run on heat, hurricanes could possibly become stronger in the future."

They run on heat differential, like any heat engine. A uniform global temperature increase would likely have minimal effects.

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Re:Harvey Didn't Come Out of the Blue. Now Is the Time to Ta... by DennisP on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @11:59AM (#15133241)
But the poles heat up faster than the equator, so we actually do have an increased differential.

Edit: apparently someone doesn't believe me. Here's a source: http://www.npr.org/2014/12/18/371438087/arctic-is-warming-tw...

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Re:Harvey Didn't Come Out of the Blue. Now Is the Time to Ta... by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @02:27PM (#15134660)
Since the poles are currently colder, them heating up faster than the equator decreases that temperature differential. I don't think that's precisely the differential at issue with Atlantic hurricanes, though.
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Re:Harvey Didn't Come Out of the Blue. Now Is the Time to Ta... by DennisP on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @03:40PM (#15135265)
Hah I'm an idiot. Thanks.
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Re:Harvey Didn't Come Out of the Blue. Now Is the Time to Ta... by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @02:25PM (#15134646)
No description of climate change involves uniform global temperature increase, just average global temperature increase.
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