When I explained to my neighbor that the cone represented a 67 percent probability zone for where the center of the storm might track, I could see his eyes go blank.
Tag: Hurricanes
Evaluating Flood Risk is Not One of Our Strong Points
Stop, Look, Pay Attention, Have a Plan Hurricanes are synonymous with flooding, and the National Weather Service tracks them from when they form to their final dissipation, so why are we constantly surprised by the flooding? Ida blew in off the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 4 storm, and news warnings accompanied it for Read More…
Hurricane Alley: The 2020 Season Knocks Down all the Pins
The only real threat we face is the inability of society to collectively rise to the challenge. Such a defeat is a failure of reason and planning, not a failure of courage.
Hurricane Laura Goes Rogue
Rapid intensification drove Hurricane Laura from Category 2 to Category 4 in less than 24 hours.
Climate change: Increasing the frequency and intensity of flooding
Storms and flooding, its all about heat
Hurricane Alley: A flood of storms in 2020
Warmer oceans drive a possible doubling of Atlantic hurricanes
Pluvial flooding from a guest that won’t leave
Hurricane Harvey was the guest that wouldn’t leave, and a great example of pluvial flooding.
Flooding and climate change: Death by storm surge
Storm surges are killer events driven by low atmospheric pressure and strong winds.
Natural storm barriers threatened by rising seas and climate change
Rising sea levels threaten natural storm barriers like mangroves and coral reefs.
Hot weather in 2020
Heat is the enabler for a variety of weather conditions ranging from the unusual to the dangerous.