Q&A: How AI might become the future of hurricane flood forecasting
Artificial intelligence is becoming an asset in hurricane forecasting.
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May 29, 2025
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Page 5: Research news on storm surge
A storm surge is an abnormal, transient rise in coastal water level driven primarily by storm-induced atmospheric pressure deficits and wind stress on the ocean surface, superimposed on the astronomical tide. It is characterized by the setup of water against the coastline and over continental shelves, with magnitude controlled by storm intensity, size, translation speed, track, coastal geometry, bathymetry, and background sea level. In research, storm surge is quantified using hydrodynamic models solving shallow-water or primitive equations, coupled with wave and tide models, to estimate surge height, inundation extent, and associated hydrodynamic forces for risk assessment and coastal engineering design.
Storm surge predictions get a boost from hybrid wind field and machine learning models
A research team led by Prof. Mao Miaohua at the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a method for predicting storm surges. This innovative approach enhances the quality ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2025
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Engineering a better beach day: Study identifies critical elevation threshold for barrier island recovery after storms
Driving through almost any coastal town, you'll notice staples of being at the beach: ice-cream stands, seafood shacks, bridges leading to the shore. But what if they all washed away?
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Apr 15, 2025
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Hundred-year storm tides to hit Bangladesh every decade as climate change intensifies, scientists report
Tropical cyclones are hurricanes that brew over the tropical ocean and can travel over land, inundating coastal regions. The most extreme cyclones can generate devastating storm tides—seawater that is heightened by the tides ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2025
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How to gauge flood risk before you buy or rent a seafront property
Rising sea levels, stronger storms and increased erosion are making life on the coast riskier and more unpredictable. For potential buyers or renters, particularly in the wake of another winter of storms and flooding, questions ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2025
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Rising seas test defenses of South American ports
When waves come crashing over the sea wall in Chile's biggest port of San Antonio, dockers run for cover.
Environment
Mar 26, 2025
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Machine learning encoder improves weather forecasting and tsunami prediction
Successful test results of a new machine learning (ML) technique developed at Georgia Tech could help communities prepare for extreme weather and coastal flooding. The approach could also be applied to other models that predict ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2025
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Flooding from below: The unseen risks of sea level rise
As climate change continues to drive global sea level rise, many people living in coastal areas are already seeing the effects. Coastal erosion is accelerating and shifting coastlines inland, and storm surges are getting ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2025
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Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches.
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Mar 11, 2025
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