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The most powerful storms on our planet have grown substantially stronger, and almost forty years' worth of hurricane satellite imagery suggest a warming planet might be fuelling the changes. 全球最强风暴变得更强了，近四十年的飓风卫星图像显示，地球变暖可能加剧了这一变化。 According to the data, the likelihood of a hurricane developing into a category 3 storm or greater, with sustained winds of over 177 kilometres per hour (110 miles per hour), has increased by about 8 percent every decade since 1979. 数据显示，1979年以来，飓风发展成持续风速超过每小时177公里（每小时110英里）的3级或更强风暴的可能性每十年就增加约8%。 "Our results show that these storms have become stronger on global and regional levels, which is consistent with expectations of how hurricanes respond to a warming world," says climate scientist James Kossin from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 美国海洋及大气管理局气候科学家James Kossin说：“结果表明这些风暴在全球和地区层面都有所加强，这符合全球变暖条件下飓风的变化”。 Climate researchers have long suspected there would be an increase in stronger hurricanes, since warmer ocean temperatures and added moisture in the atmosphere tend to energise these storms. 气候研究人员一直怀疑更强飓风会增多，因为海洋温度上升，大气中水分增加，这些因素会激发风暴。 | 
