Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2024
Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene
You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill.
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Economics & Business
Dec 12, 2024
Consumers report impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton on their food supply
Nearly 21% of households in states heavily affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton report sometimes or often not having enough to eat within the first seven days of the storms' impact, according to the November 2024 Consumer ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2024
Improving hurricane modeling with physics-informed machine learning
Hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, can be devastating natural disasters, leveling entire cities and claiming hundreds or thousands of lives. A key aspect of their destructive potential is their unpredictability. Hurricanes ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 11, 2024
Physicists create tiny hurricanes of light that could transport huge amounts of data
Much of modern life depends on the coding of information into means of delivering it. A common method is to encode data in laser light and send it through optic cables. The increasing demand for more information capacity ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2024
Hurricane Rafael triggers nationwide blackout in Cuba
Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba on Wednesday as it slammed through the cash-strapped island, which was still reeling from a recent blackout and a previous deadly storm.
Environment
Nov 1, 2024
Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial
As TVs across Florida broadcast the all-too-familiar images of a powerful hurricane headed for the coast in early October 2024, people whose homes had been damaged less than two weeks earlier by Hurricane Helene watched anxiously. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2024
These five North Carolina state parks are reopening after Hurricane Helene: But many are still closed
Five NC State parks damaged by Hurricane Helene will reopen, at least partially, on Friday.
Environment
Oct 28, 2024
A new app for tracking coastal flooding during hurricanes
A web-based application that gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in coastal communities provided University of South Florida scientists with essential data from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2024
4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.
Environment
Oct 23, 2024
Experts explain Hurricane Helene's impact on Appalachia
Hurricane Helene has devastated swaths of Southern Appalachia, pummeling cities from Newport, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina.
