http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/hurricanes_and_cyclones/ Hurricane News and Research. Read current events articles on hurricanes, hurricanes and global warming, the effect of La Nina on the 2006 hurricane season and more. en-us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:05:01 EST Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/hurricanes_and_cyclones/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813142508.htm Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is among the healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the tropical Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to NOAA researchers. Their report offers insights into the coral and fish communities within the sanctuary based on data collected in 2006 and 2007. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813142508.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020122536.htm Using data from Hurricane Katrina and four other destructive storms, researchers have found a way to accurately predict power outages in advance of a hurricane. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020122536.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020122538.htm Seismologists have found a new way to piece together the history of hurricanes in the North Atlantic -- by looking back through records of the planet's seismic noise. It's an entirely new way to tap into the rich trove of seismic records, and the strategy might help establish a link between global warming and the frequency or intensity of hurricanes. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020122538.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928172359.htm As researchers develop new ways to better understand and predict the nature of individual storms, a largely unstudied phenomenon has caught the attention of scientists. Cool water upwellings occurring within ocean cyclones following alongside and behind hurricanes are sometimes strong enough to reduce the strength of hurricanes as they cross paths. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928172359.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090923143337.htm El Niño, the periodic eastern Pacific phenomenon credited with shielding the US and Caribbean from severe hurricane seasons, may be overshadowed by its brother in the central Pacific due to global warming, according to new research. Could lead to more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic, increased opportunity for droughts in Australia and India. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090923143337.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090908103625.htm Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers. This increase seems to reflect the increase in size and frequency among large hurricanes that make landfall from the Gulf of Mexico. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090908103625.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090826152721.htm If it has already rained, it's going to continue to pour, according to a study of how ocean-origin storms behave when they come ashore. More than 30 years of monsoon data from India showed that ground moisture where the storms make landfall is a major indicator of what the storm will do from there. If the ground is wet, the storm is likely to sustain, while dry conditions should calm the storm. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090826152721.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090824083606.htm NASA has several satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same track. They're called the "A-Train" and one of the things they study is tropical cyclones. There are also other satellites outside the A-Train that are used to study different aspects of tropical cyclones. The satellites that form the A-Train provide unique information about tropical cyclones, the collective term for tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090824083606.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813142428.htm There are a lot of ups and downs in tropical cyclone formation in the Pacific Ocean this week, and that's keeping NOAA's GOES-11 satellite busy. There are remnants of Maka and Tropical Depression 9E, a fizzled Felicia, and a new Tropical Storm named Guillermo. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813142428.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812143936.htm Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the "Medieval Climate Anomaly" about a thousand years ago when climate conditions created a "perfect storm" of La Nina-like conditions combined with warm tropical Atlantic waters. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812143936.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806170717.htm Felicia is the storm that rules the Eastern Pacific Ocean this week, but Enrique refuses to give up. Felicia is a major hurricane with sustained winds near 140 mph, and Enrique is still hanging onto tropical storm status with 50 mph sustained winds. Both cyclones are close to each other and NASA satellites captured them together. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806170717.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623112119.htm As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world's coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage. "We have found clear evidence that coral recruitment -- the regrowth of young corals -- drops sharply in the wake of a major bleaching event or a hurricane," says the lead author of the study. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623112119.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803122732.htm A NASA satellite took a sideways look at a slice of tropical depression Lana in the Central Pacific. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803122732.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708110424.htm A long-term environmental research project may offer important information about the effects of Hurricane Ike on pollution levels and help regulators determine whether existing fish-consumption advisories remain appropriate. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708110424.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131553.htm Scientists have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur in a given season. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131553.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090714103538.htm NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has been capturing images of Carlos since it was born as tropical depression 4E last week. Scientists at NASA can use TRMM data to provide forecasters a 3-D look at the storm's cloud heights and rainfall, which is extremely helpful in forecasting. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090714103538.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702110501.htm Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702110501.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702140835.htm A new study suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702140835.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090627225307.htm "June is busting out all over," as the song says, and with it, U.S. residents along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts begin to gaze warily toward the ocean, aware that the hurricane season is revving up. In the decade since NASA's QuikScat satellite and its SeaWinds scatterometer launched in June 1999, the satellite has measured the wind speed and wind direction of these powerful storms, providing data that are increasingly used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center and other world forecasting agencies. The data help scientists detect these storms, understand their wind fields, estimate their intensity and track their movement. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090627225307.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090612163535.htm The Wave-Current-Surge Information System for Coastal Louisiana now offers graphic, easy-to-understand model outputs projecting wave height, current depths and tracks, salinity ratios and water temperature measurements that not only provide state-of-the-art guidance to emergency management officials, but also give federal and state agencies new and improved ways to test their own modeling accuracy. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090612163535.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123702.htm Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123702.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144213.htm Experts have evaluated the best building design and construction practices to reduce wind pressures on building surfaces and to resist high winds and hurricanes in residential or commercial construction. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144213.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602175417.htm Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What do Atlantic and Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and heights tell forecasters about what they can expect this season? Although peak hurricane time doesn't arrive until late-summer and early fall, there are some oceanic signals that give a hint of coming activity and NASA satellites are helping to provide that data. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602175417.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090529135410.htm Tropical cyclones could be a significant source of the deep convection that carries moist air upward to the stratosphere, where it can influence climate, according to new research. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090529135410.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526171811.htm Hours after Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Texas, more than two million homes were without power, which left some scrambling to preserve food and others looking for ways to entertain children, a move that proved to be, in some instances, poisonous. Researchers found that 75 percent of children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning caused by gasoline-powered electrical generators were playing video games. Thu, 28 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526171811.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501201353.htm A first-of-its kind, long-term study of hurricane impact on U.S. trees shows that hurricane damage can diminish a forest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, from the atmosphere. Researchers examined the impact of tropical cyclones on U.S. forests from 1851--2000 and found that changes in hurricane frequency might contribute to global warming. Sun, 10 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501201353.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114650.htm Levees and floodwalls surrounding New Orleans -- no matter how large or sturdy -- cannot provide absolute protection against overtopping or failure in extreme events, says a new report by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114650.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421080357.htm Up to 30,000 residents and tourists could be under threat from a newly discovered tsunami risk in the Caribbean, according to experts in disaster risk management. The heavily populated coast of Guadeloupe will have little warning if a tsunami is triggered by the collapse of a volcano on the nearby island of Dominica. Geologists have discovered that a flank of the volcano Morne aux Diables ("Devils' Peak") shows signs of collapse and if so, a million-ton chunk of rock could crash into the sea, producing tsunami waves up to almost 3 metres (10 feet) high. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421080357.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090420121421.htm Scientists have found that tropical cyclones readily inject ice far into the stratosphere, possibly feeding global warming. The finding provides more evidence of the intertwining of severe weather and global warming by demonstrating a mechanism by which storms could drive climate change. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090420121421.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413141251.htm NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413141251.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143744.htm In 2008, residents of Hispaniola experienced one of their worst hurricane seasons in recent memory. Hispaniola, the Caribbean island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is located directly within the hurricane belt, and was pummeled by five tropical cyclones last year: Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, and low over the Dominican Republic on Sept. 24 what would become Kyle after moving north. More than 800 people were reported dead or missing from these storms. Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143744.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326141553.htm The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326141553.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090320164313.htm A new article examines how groundwater flow beneath the surface of the earth impacts the rate of erosion. The topic has local interest because it has recently been observed that significant erosion is occurring on New Orleans area levees primarily caused by seepage driven flow. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090320164313.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313110752.htm A new report released March 12, exactly six months after Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, suggests that people did not practice the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313110752.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313171312.htm Scientists have explained that the cornerstone Federal disaster relief legislation, the Robert T. Stafford Act, is dangerously out of date, and must be reformed to provide for rapid relief after a catastrophe. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313171312.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090302111153.htm A "pre-existing condition" in the North Indian Ocean stoked the sudden intensification of last year's Tropical Cyclone Nargis just before its devastating landfall in Burma, according to a new NASA/university study. The cyclone became Burma's worst natural disaster ever and one of the deadliest cyclones of all time. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090302111153.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112229.htm Katrina-flooded homes may contain harmful levels of contaminants, particularly aerosols and gases, which could expose first-responders, residents and any others entering such homes to serious and lasting health risks. The results could also be applied to similar flooding events that might occur in the future. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112229.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202175142.htm Post-Katrina flooded homes may contain harmful levels of contaminants in addition to sediment deposits. Indoor gases, mold films, and aerosols may also have exposed residents, first responders and demolition crews to dangerous contaminant levels without the need for direct skin contact. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202175142.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090122110650.htm In the year following Hurricane Katrina, the health of survivors 65 and over declined nearly four times that of a national sample of older adults not affected by the disaster, according to a new study. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090122110650.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121093422.htm More than 20 coastal barrier island researchers came to Galveston Island in early January -- from New England, the Pacific coast and all points between where ocean meets US soil. Many had never seen the level of destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike. But now they have a goal that will involve research, management and outreach to the public in order to help the nation's barrier islands. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121093422.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210150116.htm Home foundations and frames built of a lightweight composite material that may bend - but won’t break - in a hurricane and can simply float on the rising tide of a storm’s coastal surge? Sounds too Sci-Fi? Maybe like something from the distant future? Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210150116.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081212092054.htm Scientists have developed a mathematical method that enables a reconstruction of the occurrence of small-scale polar storms -- so-called polar lows -- in the North Atlantic. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081212092054.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216201408.htm A map of natural hazard mortality in the United States has been produced. The map gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying as the result of natural events such as floods, earthquakes or extreme weather. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216201408.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208114331.htm Dr. Rusty Feagin was managing several ecosystem research projects on Galveston Island when the 2008 hurricane season began. Then he got an unexpected visit from a research assistant named Ike. "Ike reconfirmed the basic idea I've had for several years," said Feagin, ecosystem scientist with Texas AgriLife Research. "The plants on sand dunes and in marshes build an island's elevation, so we shouldn't compromise that." Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208114331.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081211161741.htm Where natural disasters strike, political corruption is soon to follow, say the authors. But it's not the wind and rain that turns good folks bad; it's the money that floods in afterwards from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hurricane-prone states like Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana, which receive large amounts of FEMA money, tend to have more corruption convictions per capita. States like Nebraska and Colorado, which receive almost no FEMA dollars, have least corruption. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081211161741.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081205171003.htm The Naval Research Laboratory has been hunting for tropical cyclones as part of a multi-national study to observe and predict the potential impacts of Pacific tropical cyclones. The main goal of Tropical Cyclone Structure-2008 is to increase the predictability of tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific region. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081205171003.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081129124902.htm The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially comes to a close on November 30, marking the end of a season that produced a record number of consecutive storms to strike the United States and ranks as one of the more active seasons in the 64 years since comprehensive records began. A total of 16 named storms formed this season. The storms included eight hurricanes, five of which were major hurricanes at Category 3 strength or higher. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081129124902.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081121162107.htm The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for October 2008 was the second warmest since records began in 1880, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081121162107.htm