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Climate Action
Report 2002
The United States of America's Third National
Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change
Chapter 6: Impacts and Adaptation
May 2002
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Figure 6-4. Likelihood of Hurricanes
to Strike the United States Based on El Niño and La Niña Occurences
The frequency at which various numbers of
hurricanes struck the United States during the 20th century has been found to
depend on whether El Niño or La Niña events were occurring. Because of this
observed relationship, changes in the frequency and intensity of these events
are expected to affect the potential for damaging hurricanes striking the United
States.
Erratum: In this figure, the labels
(or colors) are reversed. The light blue color should refer to La Nina,
not El Nino; conversely, the darker colored columns should refer to El Nino
years (landfalling hurricanes in the US are more common during La Nina years
than during El Nino years).
Source: Bove et al. 1998.
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