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Environment Aug 19, 2025

Hurricane Erin's massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks

There's a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks that says, "One road on. One road off (sometimes)"—poking fun at the constant battle between Mother Nature and a thin ribbon of pavement connecting ...

Environment Aug 18, 2025

Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coast

Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week even without a predicted landfall.

Environment Aug 17, 2025

Downgraded Hurricane Erin lashes Caribbean with rain

Offshore Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 storm early Sunday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides.

Environment Aug 16, 2025

Hurricane Erin intensifies in Atlantic, eyes Caribbean

Hurricane Erin gained strength Friday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean and bore down on the Caribbean, where it could bring heavy rain to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Earth Sciences Aug 8, 2025

North Atlantic faces more hurricane clusters as climate warms

Tropical cyclones, commonly known as typhoons or hurricanes, can form in clusters and impact coastal regions back-to-back. For example, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria hit the U.S. sequentially within one month in 2017. ...

Environment Jul 31, 2025

Government to keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasting despite planned cutoff

The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate and timely storm ...

Environment Jul 18, 2025

Helping a region overcome Hurricane Helene devastation

UT Beef and Forage Center coordinator David McIntosh, an eighth-generation native of northeast Tennessee, watched with unease as Hurricane Helene approached his hometown of Chuckey.

Environment Jul 14, 2025

New mapping system helps target emergency aid after hurricane flooding in rural areas

In the fall of 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the southeastern U.S., later downgrading to a tropical storm causing strong winds, flooding and major destruction throughout Appalachia. Now, researchers and public health ...

Earth Sciences Jul 3, 2025

Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season—meteorologist explains why it matters

About 600 miles off the west coast of Africa, large clusters of thunderstorms begin organizing into tropical storms every hurricane season. They aren't yet in range of Hurricane Hunter flights, so forecasters at the National ...

Environment Jun 30, 2025

NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.

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