CLIMATE change is expected to bring more extreme weather, but at least one region may benefit from fewer storms: the Arctic.
Polar lows, also known as Arctic hurricanes, are weaker than Atlantic hurricanes but are still a hazard for ships and oil platforms. Dozens occur each winter, when the temperature difference between the cold air and warmer sea stirs up convection currents in the lower atmosphere.
, now at the University of Reading, UK, and of the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht, Germany, used a computer model to look at what would happen to the…
