Tropical weather
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Hurricane Ian brought horrific winds and a storm surge of up to 18 feet in some places in southwestern Florida. But as it progressed across the Florida Peninsula, it also brought torrential rain that caused a lot of land and river flooding to an area that is almost flat. This means that any drainage of…
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Today the National Hurricane Center noted the development of Potential Tropical Cyclone 15, which presumably would be named Lisa if it gets a bit more organized, in the Caribbean. Fortunately for us in the United States, high pressure over our region will keep the PTC track moving to the west instead of recurving towards us.…
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Sanibel Island in Florida has been considered one of the best shelling beaches in the world, with up to 250 species found at that location. It was also right in the area of Hurricane Ian’s area of destruction. How did the hurricane impact its ecosystems and the beach there? Yahoo News has a story this…
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You’ve heard a lot about the impacts of Hurricane Ian on southwest Florida, including the storm surge, loss of life, and inland flooding. But you may not have heard as much about what happened when Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Carolina later in the week. The National Weather Service office in Charleston has rectified…
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Even though the tropics have been quiet since Hurricane Ian developed and followed its path through Florida and the Carolinas, there is still some sign of life in the Atlantic Basin. Today there are three areas with a low probability of developing into a named storm. The area off the East Coast is designated as…
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According to the Fruit Growers News, Hurricane Ian damaged more than 5 million acres of Florida agricultural land, including non-citrus fruit and tree nuts and winegrape vineyards in an estimated $1.56 billion in damages. University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) economists released initial damage estimates. Damages from seasonal crops such…
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Earlier this week I posted a story about rebuilding in Mexico Beach, FL, after Hurricane Michael in 2018. Here is a similar story from Yahoo News about what homeowners in Fort Myers Beach, FL, are likely to have to face after Hurricane Ian. Many of the workers who serve in restaurants or run tourist companies…