Date published: 2008/09/03
The BBC says:
The strongest tropical storms are becoming even stronger as the world's oceans warm, scientists have confirmed.
Analysis of satellite data shows that in the last 25 years, strong cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons have become more frequent in most of the tropics.
Writing in the journal Nature, they say the number of weaker storms has not noticeably altered.
The idea that climate change might be linked to tropical storms has been highly controversial.
A few years ago, it was claimed that hurricanes would become more frequent as well as more common in a warming world.
The swirling winds pick up energy from a warm ocean.
But recent research has suggested they would occur less frequently, though likely to pack a more powerful punch each time.
Well nothing radical here, but obviously it is only one study and there will be others examining this all in further detail.
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