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Isaias’ Forecast Rains, Evaluated Through the New ERM Perspective
Tropical Storm Isaias is soaking the Mid-Atlantic states with what is expected to be three times as much rain as is typical...
Intuitive Metric for Deadly Tropical Cyclone Rains
With hurricanes moving more slowly and climate models projecting increasing rain rates, scientists have been grappling with how to effectively...
When Hurricanes Become Machines…or Monsters
Officially, the Atlantic season is almost upon us. The season of tropical storms and hurricanes, yes, but more to the...
Active Hurricane Seasons: Maybe For 2020, But Not Necessarily in a Warmer Future
For a fifth consecutive year, NOAA is forecasting an above-average number of tropical cyclones (TCs) in the Atlantic, with 13-19...
New Assessment Is Confident Global Warming Brings Stronger, Wetter Tropical Cyclones
Even with a modest amount of global warming, future hurricanes will become nastier. They’ll push ashore higher storm surges, grow...
Observations without Fear: NOAA’s Drones for Hurricane Hunting
Nowhere is it more dangerous to fly in a hurricane than right near the roiling surface of the ocean. These...
Observations without Fear: NOAA's Drones for Hurricane Hunting
Nowhere is it more dangerous to fly in a hurricane than right near the roiling surface of the ocean. These...
Scratch that Cat: Revising the Saffir-Simpson Scale
In recent years minimum sea level pressure (MSLP) measured in a hurricane’s eye has become “a much better predictor of...
What If: Hurricane Michael’s Extensive Wind Swath Would Devastate Houston, NWS says
“In summary, it’s going to be bad.” That’s how Jeff Evans with the NWS in Houston/Galveston began Wednesday’s presentation, “What...
What If: Hurricane Michael's Extensive Wind Swath Would Devastate Houston, NWS says
“In summary, it’s going to be bad.” That’s how Jeff Evans with the NWS in Houston/Galveston began Wednesday’s presentation, “What...
