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Kerry Emanuel (born April 21, 1955) is an American
United States

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 professor of meteorology
Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting . Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the eighteenth century....
 currently working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 in Boston. His work in atmospheric dynamics is well regarded among the meteorological community. In particular he has specialized in atmospheric convection
Convection

Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of molecules within fluids . Convection is one of the major modes of heat transfer and mass transfer....
 and the mechanisms acting to intensify hurricane
Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
s. In 2007, he was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

He was named one of the Time 100
Time 100

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 influential people of 2006.

In a March 2008 paper published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

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, he announced he is rethinking his previous assumption of global warming as an increasing threat for more hurricane activity than normal.






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Kerry Emanuel (born April 21, 1955) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 professor of meteorology
Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting . Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the eighteenth century....
 currently working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private university research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
 in Boston. His work in atmospheric dynamics is well regarded among the meteorological community. In particular he has specialized in atmospheric convection
Convection

Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of molecules within fluids . Convection is one of the major modes of heat transfer and mass transfer....
 and the mechanisms acting to intensify hurricane
Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
s. In 2007, he was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

He was named one of the Time 100
Time 100

The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, as assembled by Time . Developed as a result of a debate among several academics, the list has developed into an annual event....
 influential people of 2006.

In a March 2008 paper published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is a scientific journal published by the American Meteorological Society.The official organ of the society, it is devoted to editorials, topical reports to members, articles, professional and membership news, conference announcements, programs and summaries, book reviews, and society ac...
, he announced he is rethinking his previous assumption of global warming as an increasing threat for more hurricane activity than normal. Gabriel Vecchi, of NOAA said of Mr. Emanuel's announcement, "While his results don't rule out the possibility that global warming has contributed to the recent increase in activity in the Atlantic, they suggest that other factors—possibly in addition to global warming—are likely to have been substantial contributors to the observed increase in activity."

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