When further isolating the analysis to hurricane speeds over land,
where their impact is greatest, Kossin found that slowdown rates can be even greater.
For instance, in 2014, Kossin showed that hurricanes are reaching their maximum intensities further from the tropics,
shifting toward the poles in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
While hurricanes batter coastal regions with destructive wind speeds,
study author James Kossin says the speed at which hurricanes track along their paths-- their translational speed-- can
also play a role in the damage and devastation they cause.