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Sunspot-hurricane link proposed

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Controversial research hints that solar cycle affects cyclone intensity.

A new study suggests that more sunspots mean less intense hurricanes on Earth. But many hurricane experts are cool on the idea.

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  1. Elsner, J. B. & Jagger, T. J. Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, L18705, doi:10.1029/2008GL034431 (2008).

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Tollefson, J. Sunspot-hurricane link proposed. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1136

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