The expansion of the tropics pushes the formation of cyclones to new areas

Tropical cyclones form farther from the equator as the planet warms, bringing new areas into the area of ​​intense storms including parts of eastern Australia, according to a new study.

badyzed by scientists at the University of Melbourne trying to understand how the expanding tropics are already affecting the development of cyclones.

"In most ocean basins, there appears to be a decrease in tropical cyclone formation closer to the equator, in formation further away from the equator," said Kevin Walsh, professor at the School of Earth Sciences of the University, and co-author of the article published Tuesday Nature Climate Change . Ita slammed in Queensland in 2014 as a Category 5 storm. "Srcset =" https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_768%2C$height_433/t_crop_auto/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto%2Cf_auto/1f67cfb111d1f736ca741d86338ace673651daa7 "itemprop = "image" />

T The South Pacific is a basin where formation and follow-up to the south are already evident, while the North Atlantic has so far scarcely observed change.

"With projections indicating a continued tropical expansion [with climate change] these results indicate The genesis of cyclones will also continue to move to the poles, which could increase the risks of tropical cyclones in high latitude regions, "the paper said.