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Expert: Hurricane Season 2018
Published: 7 June 2018
The first named storm, Alberto had already passed through the gulf coast by the end of May. There is a lot of anxiety concerning hurricanes this year, after the destruction they caused last year.
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John Gyakum, Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 成人VR视频
鈥淭hough the consensus among forecasters is for a likely near-above average number of named storms for 2018, the vulnerability of heavily populated coastal regions is a significant concern.鈥�
He's interested in studying and forecasting extreme weather in the context of climate variability. Professor Gyakum first coined the term 'Bomb Cyclone' in a paper he co-published in 1980.听He used the phrase to describe powerful cyclones that get their energy from rapid drops in pressure caused by hot and cold temperatures colliding.
john.gyakum [at] mcgill.ca (English)
