A new study conducted by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) study has found that cleaner air is leading to more hurricanes, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday. The research indicates that a 50 percent decrease in pollution in Europe and the U.S. correlates to a 33 percent increase in…
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The Atlantic tropical season is almost upon us. Here is a recent Forbes posting by UGA’s Dr. Marshall Shepherd that discusses things to keep an eye on as we approach the beginning of the season. We may see some activity earlier than June 1, the official start of the season,…
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This week is Hurricane Awareness Week, and one of the events is a webinar on May 5 from 9 to 10 am EST that is geared towards students from 3rd to 8th grade. If you home-school or have kids in that age group who are fascinated with weather, you might…
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Forecasts of where hurricanes will go and how strong they will get have improved over time, but errors associated with the prediction cones can cost coastal communities a lot of money if they evacuate unnecessarily if a storm turns away or if they don’t prepare for a storm that is…
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The first official outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was released today by the folks at Colorado State University. It shows that due to the continued presence of La Nina and the expectation that it will return to neutral by summer but not switch to El Nino, another active…
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Hurricane Michael came onshore near Panama City, FL, in October 2018. It rapidly intensified just before it made landfall, bringing winds of up to 155 mph along with a devastating storm surge that devastated areas near the coast as well as inland. But in spite of the fact that several…
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The Weather Channel had an interesting story this weekend about two wildfires that burned in the Florida Panhandle last week. The fires were attributed to dry, windy conditions combined with abundant fuel that was composed of downed trees and debris left over from Hurricane Michael in 2018. You may recall…
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