Search results for hurricanes

Environment Aug 28, 2021

Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida

Weather forecasters warned residents along Louisiana's coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) when it slams ashore ...

Environment Aug 28, 2021

Louisiana braces for 'life-altering' Hurricane Ida

Residents across Louisiana's coast Saturday were taking one last day to prepare for what is being described as a "life-altering" Hurricane Ida which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) when it slams ashore.

Earth Sciences Aug 27, 2021

2020 had 102 tropical storms, well above world average, NOAA report says

Tropical storms in 2020 didn't just break records in the northern Atlantic.

Environment Aug 21, 2021

Hurricane Grace leaves at least 8 dead in Mexico

Hurricane Grace left at least eight people dead as it tore through eastern Mexico Saturday, causing flooding, power blackouts and damage to homes before gradually losing strength over mountains.

Environment Aug 21, 2021

Grace makes landfall in Mexico as major hurricane

Hurricane Grace slammed into Mexico for a second time early Saturday as a major Category Three storm, threatening to bring significant flooding and mudslides, US forecasters said.

General Physics Jun 14, 2021

Scientists expose the cold heart of landfalling hurricanes

Hurricanes are powerful weather events born in the open sea. Fueled by moisture from the warm ocean, hurricanes can intensify in strength, move vast distances across the water, and ultimately unleash their destruction upon ...

Environment Jun 7, 2021

Puerto Rico is prone to more flooding than the island is prepared to handle

Puerto Rico is not ready for another hurricane season, let alone the effects of climate change, according to a new study that shows the island's outstanding capacity to produce record-breaking floods and trigger a large number ...

Earth Sciences May 27, 2021

Why hurricanes devastate some places over and over again: A meteorologist explains

Every coastline in the North Atlantic is vulnerable to tropical storms, but some areas are more susceptible to hurricane destruction than others.

Environment May 20, 2021

Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020

The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it's unlikely to be as crazy as 2020's record-shattering year, meteorologists said Thursday.

Environment May 18, 2021

$8.1 billion damages from Hurricane Sandy directly linked to human-caused climate change

Research to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature Communications is the first study to quantify the costs of storm damage caused by sea level rise driven specifically by human-induced climate change. Researchers from ...

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