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Changes Proposed to New Orleans Area Levee Systems
Less may mean more when it
comes to the levee systems
designed to protect New
Orleans from hurricanes.
That's the conclusion of a
new study led by the
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Hurricane Season: Predicting in Advance What Could Happen
Scientists have studied how
hurricanes and other
disasters disrupt critical
infrastructure, such as
roads, electricity and water
systems. ... > full story
'Brown Ocean' Can Fuel Inland Tropical Cyclones
In the summer of 2007,
Tropical Storm Erin stumped
meteorologists. Most
tropical cyclones dissipate
after making landfall,
weakened by everything from
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Long-Buried Seawall Protected Homes from Hurricane Sandy's Record Storm Surge
Two beachfront communities
in New Jersey were hit hard
by Hurricane Sandy, but one
fared much better than the
other thanks to a
... > full story
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Distorted GPS Signals Reveal Hurricane Wind Speeds
July 15, 2013 — Researchers have found a way to do something completely different with GPS: Measure and map the wind speeds of hurricanes. The new technique could help meteorologists better predict storm severity, ... > full story -
NASA's 2013 HS3 Hurricane Mission to Delve Into Saharan Dust
June 17, 2013 — NASA's 2013 Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel or HS3 mission will investigate whether Saharan dust and its associated warm and dry air, known as the Saharan Air Layer or SAL, favors or suppresses ... > full story -
Brown Tide Has Emerged Off Long Island, NY in Moriches, Quantuck and Shinnecock Bay, but Not in Great South Bay
June 11, 2013 — A brown tide has emerged within some, but not all, of Long Island's south shore estuaries. Monitoring has revealed that a brown tide has developed in eastern Moriches Bay, Quantuck Bay, and western ... > full story -
Tiny Airplanes and Subs Could Be Next Hurricane Hunters
June 4, 2013 — Scientists envision a day when unmanned vehicles will swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path of the ... > full story -
North Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Predicts Above-Average Season
June 1, 2013 — Scientists have developed a unique computer model with a knack for predicting hurricanes with unprecedented accuracy and are forecasting a season of above-average activity for ... > full story -
NASA’s HS3 Mission Aircraft to Double Team 2013 Hurricane Season
May 29, 2013 — During this year's hurricane season NASA will "double-team" on research with two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft winging their way over storms that develop during the peak of the season. NASA's ... > full story -
Active or 'Extremely Active' Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2013
May 24, 2013 — In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this ... > full story -
More Hurricanes for Hawaii?
May 5, 2013 — Hawaii, fortunately, has been largely free from hurricanes, only two having made landfall in more than 30 years. Now a new study shows that Hawaii could see a two-to-three-fold increase in tropical ... > full story -
NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn
April 30, 2013 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, ... > full story -
New Metric to Measure Destructive Potential of Hurricanes
April 25, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new metric to measure seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity that focuses on the size of storms in addition to the duration and intensity, a measure that may prove ... > full story
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