Tag: Hurricane
Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds to forecast intensity...
Jason Dunion, University of Miami
As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are...
Fall is prime hurricane and wildfire season: Are your disaster kit...
Brett Robertson, University of South Carolina
Another hurricane is brewing in the Atlantic, and dozens of large fires are...
Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm...
Nick Shay, University of Miami
As Hurricane Ida headed into the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists was...
Hurricane Ida: 2 reasons for its record-shattering rainfall in NYC and...
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University
Record downpours from Hurricane Ida overwhelmed cities across the Northeast on Sept. 1, 2021,...
Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here’s what forecasters are...
Kristopher Karnauskas, University of Colorado Boulder
As summer in the Northern Hemisphere approaches, forecasters begin watching every bout of...
Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
Jeffrey B. Halverson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like...
What is a derecho? An atmospheric scientist explains these rare but...
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University
Thunderstorms are common across North America, especially in warm weather months. About 10% of them become severe, meaning they produce...
Natural selection in action: Hurricanes Irma and Maria affected island lizards
Colin Donihue, Harvard University
The Turks and Caicos anole is a small brown lizard found running through the undergrowth in the Turks and Caicos Islands....