Hurricane Andrew crossed the Florida peninsula just south of Miami 25 years ago and ripped up mangrove cover along the coastlines with its storm surge and extreme winds. According to a story this week in the Miami Herald, “Michael Ross, a landscape ecologist at Florida International University, has been visiting…
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If you’ve watched the news at all this morning you know about the almost incomprehensible tragedy that is unfolding in Texas today. The remains of Harvey have brought 2 feet (yes FEET) of rain to the Houston area in the last day, and since Harvey is forecast to remain and…
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The New York Times has a short and informative video about how hurricanes form. It talks about how warm water helps the storms to form and how changes in sea surface temperature may be affecting the strength of the storms. You can watch it at https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000002555638/the-future-of-storms.html?smid=fb-share.
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The Washington Post has an interesting historical look at past devastating hurricanes that have hit the United States today. In early years, people often did not have enough warning to flee before the hurricane hit. More recently, people in the path of the storm did not believe the forecasters and…
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Earlier tonight Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport TX (northeast of Corpus Christi) with winds of 130 mph and a central pressure of 938 millibars, which makes it the 6th lowest pressure in a hurricane hitting Texas. It’s hard to believe that only 48 hours ago Harvey was just a…
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During the day TS Harvey became a hurricane and is expected to continue to strengthen during the next day. It has the potential to hit the Texas coast as a major hurricane with winds of 125 mph or higher. The wind will cause significant problems for coastal residents, but many…
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It’s headed towards the peak of the hurricane season, and it’s probably no surprise that the Atlantic tropical season is starting to heat up. This week is the anniversary of both Hurricane Andrew in 1992 (the 25th!) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Note that Andrew was in an El Niño…
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