HOW HURRICANES WORK
What's the weather like today? What's the climate? Do you know the difference? Tune in to get some answers.
Hear meteorologist Tom Wysmuller explain how hurricanes form, why they're so hard to predict exactly, and why Hurricane Sandy was so different. What is the role of climate change in creating hurricanes?
This show paints a picture of the difference between weather and climate. One hurricane is the weather. The accumulation of hurricanes, the trends from year to year—that is the climate!
Warmer air, warmer water—they both make stronger storms. Tom Wysmuller explains how that works.