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Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous

NPR  

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous toggle caption Lucanus Ollivierre/AP Hurricane Beryl is tearing across the Caribbean this week, unleashing life-threatening flooding and dangerous wind as it heads toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Sponsor Message “You’re hearing things like ‘unprecedented’ and ‘shocking’ a lot about Beryl,” says Andra Garner, a hurricane expert at Rowan University in New …

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Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn't be possible without climate change
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn't be possible without climate change

Salon  

In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the top hurricane forecasting body in the United States, published a report forecasting the most active hurricane season yet. Michael Wehner, a senior scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, told Salon that the majority of tropical cyclone experts perceive Hurricane Beryl as "a unique, unusual …

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A super-charged hurricane season is brewing – here's what it might look like
7 months ago

A super-charged hurricane season is brewing – here's what it might look like

BBC  

A super-charged hurricane season is brewing – here's what it might look like Getty Images Forecasters are predicting that 2024's hurricane season could be among the most active on record. Climate change is increasing the likelihood of what could be classed as "super hurricane seasons", like the one in 2020. Several hurricanes and typhoons already satisfy the criteria for hypothetical …

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Hurricanes are intensifying rapidly – this is what it could mean
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricanes are intensifying rapidly – this is what it could mean

BBC  

Hurricanes are intensifying rapidly – this is what it could mean Getty Images Hurricane Beryl, the first category five storm of 2024, marks an intense start to the Atlantic hurricane season. "It's rare to see a storm rapidly intensify this fast, this early in the season, in this part of the Atlantic," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Forecaster Alex DaSilva told BBC …

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How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. “Eyewall replacement cycles are common in major hurricanes, and so when you see that, it does lead to some temporary weakening,” said …

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How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be
1 year, 6 months ago

How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be

The Hindu  

Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. El Nino’s effects are not direct and “it’s not as in-your-face as a very warm ocean,” said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy. “AccuWeather is expecting a near normal to slightly …

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How Busy Will Atlantic Hurricane Season Be? Depends On Unusual Battle Of Climatic Titans
1 year, 6 months ago

How Busy Will Atlantic Hurricane Season Be? Depends On Unusual Battle Of Climatic Titans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. El Nino’s effects are not direct and “it’s not as in-your-face as a very warm ocean,” said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy. “AccuWeather is expecting a near …

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How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans
1 year, 6 months ago

How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans

Associated Press  

Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. El Nino’s effects are not direct and “it’s not as in-your-face as a very warm ocean,” said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy. “AccuWeather is expecting a near normal to slightly …

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Stormy repeat: NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane season
2 years, 6 months ago

Stormy repeat: NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane season

Associated Press  

Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. This hurricane season “is going to be similar to last year and given that you need only one bad storm to dramatically affect your life, if you fail to plan around this outlook, you’re planning to fail,” NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad told The Associated Press Tuesday. “You …

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US forecasters predict record hurricanes for 7th straight year
2 years, 7 months ago

US forecasters predict record hurricanes for 7th straight year

Al Jazeera  

Federal meteorologists in the United States are forecasting another record-shattering Atlantic hurricane season, for the seventh consecutive year. This hurricane season “is going to be similar to last year and given that you need only one bad storm to dramatically affect your life, if you fail to plan around this outlook, you’re planning to fail,” NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad told …

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Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020
3 years, 7 months ago

Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020

Associated Press  

The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it’s unlikely to be as crazy as 2020’s record-shattering year, meteorologists said Thursday. Since 1990, a typical season sees 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes — a climate normal that has increased in recent decades. About half the years in the last decade have had named storms …

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Expect An Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season This Year
3 years, 7 months ago

Expect An Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season This Year

NPR  

Expect An Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season This Year Enlarge this image toggle caption Luis Perez/AFP via Getty Images Luis Perez/AFP via Getty Images We're likely to see an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency says there's a 60% chance of an above-normal Atlantic …

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