Intense hurricanes and typhoons could double by 2050 in nearly all regions of world, scientists say

, defined intense storms as the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane or stronger. It noted that the probability of these storms will be higher in the coming decades, and more people will be impacted by intense storms in some of the world's most vulnerable regions.

"Our results also re-emphasize that regions that currently have a low risk could start to be really impacted by tropical cyclones under climate change," Nadia Bloemendaal, a climate scientist at the University of Amsterdam and the lead author on the study, told CNN in an email. "We found it shocking to see the disproportionate amount of developing countries at risk for future climate change.

Tokyo -- the largest metropolitan area in the world with a population of around 38 million people -- currently has a 4.6% chance annually of being impacted by an intense storm. In the future, scientists found that number jumps up to a 13.9% probability. The only regions where the scientists didn't see intense tropical cyclones doubling in the future was the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Bengal. The frequency of intense storms stayed "essentially unchanged" in the study, Bloemendaal noted, because atmospheric conditions there will become less favorable for tropical storms in the future.

So while these scientists expect to see fewer storms overall in the Gulf of Mexico or Bay of Bengal, they will be extremely powerful and costly.Hurricanes and typhoons are responsible for more monetary losses than any other natural disaster. In the last decade alone, the study notes, the United States has seen $480 billion in losses due tropical storms and hurricanes.

Could, sounds like some pretty sound science.

“Could”

And your point? How does this help anyone? Fear porn.

Now you all can tell the future? Sounds like witchcraft to me

Scientists have been saying a lot of shit that ain't true lately.

Again? Any explanation for the fact we are in a lull with regards to Typhoons/ Hurricanes world wide?

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