Tag: Hurricane
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....
Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida...