Tag: Hurricanes
How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle
David Godwin, University of Florida
The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were...
Disaster news on TV and social media can trigger post-traumatic stress...
Jonathan S. Comer, Florida International University and Anthony Steven Dick, Florida International University
When disasters strike, the flood of...
Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland
The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods...
2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side...
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton
Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some...
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,...
IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and...
Robert Kopp, Rutgers University
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans...
Some coastal areas are more prone to devastating hurricanes – a...
Athena Masson, University of Florida
Every coastline in the North Atlantic is vulnerable to tropical storms, but some areas...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
