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.
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Irma forecast to remain a 'powerful hurricane for days'
Hurricane Irma in the central Atlantic is expected to remain a "powerful hurricane" as it heads towards the Caribbean, US weather monitors said Friday.
Environment
Sep 1, 2017
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The 2022 hurricane season is tracking behind the pace of those in 2020 and 2021, but it's still early
Though it's early in the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, the number of storms is tracking behind the frenetic pace of 2021 and 2020.
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Jun 27, 2022
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Record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end
The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States. While the official hurricane season concludes on ...
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Nov 25, 2020
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Researchers predict active hurricane season
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will see 17 to 21 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. The Atlantic basin includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf ...
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Apr 20, 2022
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NASA satellites gather data on Hurricane Joaquin
The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM Core satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Hurricane Joaquin and looked at rainfall, cloud height and extent, revealing heavy rainfall and a more organized system than ...
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Sep 30, 2015
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117 years on, the storm which destroyed Galveston
As the United States braced for its second major hurricane in two weeks, Friday marked the 117th anniversary of the deadliest storm in US history, the "Great Galveston Hurricane."
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Sep 8, 2017
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Think 2020's disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future
A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don't usually catch fire are in flames.
Environment
Sep 10, 2020
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In Spain, how nutrients poisoned one of Europe's largest saltwater lagoons
"I am in love with this sea. I live for it and I live off it. If they took it away from me, I would die," says Pedro Martinez-Banos, gazing out across the sparkling waters of Spain's Mar Menor.
Environment
Dec 3, 2019
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East Coast should expect active hurricane season, researchers say
The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be significantly more active than the overall averages from 1950 to the present, according to researchers at North Carolina State University.
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