http://www.meteo.ae/blog/2010/06/18/region-suffers-from-extreme-heat/ Another Look at Our Weather! - Coverage of weather forecasts and events in the UAE and the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.meteo.ae/blog/2010/06/18/region-suffers-from-extreme-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-4496 Ahmed Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:09:08 +0000 http://www.meteo.ae/?p=2022#comment-4496 Yes, you are right. During cyclone Phet, the Arabian Sea was warmer than average by 2 degrees. Cyclones need temperatures above 26c to form. And the Arabian sea had sea surface temperatures of 28-32 during cyclone Phet. It really helped Phet to intensify. However, cyclones also need other factors as well such as the right wind directions and pressure levels. While we can't fully say that there will be more or less cyclones due to higher temperatures, we can say cyclones could be stronger due to more latent heat available from warmer sea surface temperatures. Yes, you are right. During cyclone Phet, the Arabian Sea was warmer than average by 2 degrees. Cyclones need temperatures above 26c to form. And the Arabian sea had sea surface temperatures of 28-32 during cyclone Phet. It really helped Phet to intensify. However, cyclones also need other factors as well such as the right wind directions and pressure levels. While we can’t fully say that there will be more or less cyclones due to higher temperatures, we can say cyclones could be stronger due to more latent heat available from warmer sea surface temperatures.

]]> http://www.meteo.ae/blog/2010/06/18/region-suffers-from-extreme-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 tessneem Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:58:52 +0000 http://www.meteo.ae/?p=2022#comment-4495 I have a question....Do these extremely high temperatures mean that there is an increased chance of cyclones forming in the Arabian sea? Don't these high temperatures mean higher sea surface temperatures as well and therefore more chance for storms to develop? I have a question….Do these extremely high temperatures mean that there is an increased chance of cyclones forming in the Arabian sea? Don’t these high temperatures mean higher sea surface temperatures as well and therefore more chance for storms to develop?

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