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, 15 Feb 2012 19:05:01 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:05:01 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/2012/02/120202151127.htm In the first experimental study of the founder effect in a natural setting, researchers found that natural selection does not overwhelm the founder effect. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202151127.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127174842.htm NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and strengthening storm. Iggy has already triggered warnings and watches along coastal areas. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:48:48 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127174842.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224520.htm Powerful Cyclone Funso is now beginning to exit the Mozambique Channel, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured a stunning image of the storm that shows the depth and extent of it. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:45:45 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224520.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224518.htm The AIRS infrared instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua satellite has been providing forecasters with the cloud top temperatures in the Southern Indian Ocean's ninth tropical cyclone, which has officially been renamed Iggy. AIRS data showed that the area of strong thunderstorms around Iggy's center has expanded in area over the last day. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:45:45 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224518.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126092542.htm Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:25:25 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126092542.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125163410.htm Tropical Cyclone Funso is now a dangerous Category four cyclone in the Mozambique Channel, moving southward between Mozambique on the African mainland and the island nation of Madagascar. As Funso became a major cyclone two NASA satellites were providing forecasters with valuable storm information. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:34 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125163410.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119134019.htm A new study of short-term climate trends offers the first framework for predicting tornado activity up to a month out with current technology, and possibly further out as climate models improve, giving communities a chance to plan. The study may also eventually open a window on the question of whether tornadoes are growing more frequent due to long-term climate warming. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:40:40 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119134019.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208121016.htm A groundbreaking study shows that earthquakes, including the recent 2010 temblors in Haiti and Taiwan, may be triggered by tropical cyclones. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:10:10 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208121016.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207001334.htm The first tropical storm of the Southern Indian Ocean season has been renamed from Tropical Storm 01S to Tropical Storm Alenga as it continues to strengthen. NASA's TRMM satellite was able to capture a look at the rainfall rates and cloud heights within Alenga recently. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:13:13 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207001334.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205181919.htm The Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off and running and NASA's Aqua satellite saw the birth of Tropical Cyclone 01S. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:19:19 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205181919.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118133048.htm While the prediction of hurricane tracks have steadily improved over the last few decades, improvements in the predictions of storm intensity and structure have proven much more difficult. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:30:30 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118133048.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114112242.htm To protect Houston and Galveston from future hurricanes, experts recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel, adding new levees to protect densely populated areas on east Galveston Island and west Galveston Bay and creating an 130-mile-long coastal recreation area to preserve wetlands that act as a natural flood barrier. The recommendations follow a two-year study by more than a dozen experts at universities in Texas and Louisiana. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114112242.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111111095550.htm Given a legitimate need to protect Earth from the most intense forms of space weather – great bursts of electromagnetic energy and particles that can sometimes stream from the sun – some people worry that a gigantic "killer solar flare" could hurl enough energy to destroy Earth. Citing the accurate fact that solar activity is currently ramping up in its standard 11-year cycle, there are those who believe that 2012 could be coincident with such a flare. But this same solar cycle has occurred over millennia. Anyone over the age of 11 has already lived through such a solar maximum with no harm. In addition, the next solar maximum is predicted to occur in late 2013 or early 2014, not 2012. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:55:55 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111111095550.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025163126.htm Hurricane warnings are in effect in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and visible and infrared satellite imagery from NASA continues to show Hurricane Rina getting stronger. Rina is now a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:31:31 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025163126.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024153418.htm NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite called TRMM and NASA's Aqua satellite captured radar and temperature data that showed Tropical Storm Rina forming in the western Caribbean Sea yesterday. Today, Rina continues strengthening. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024153418.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017155614.htm New research has found that hurricane activity is "clustered" rather than random, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human population. Tropical cyclones and hurricanes have a massive economic, social and ecological impact, and models of their occurrence influence many planning activities from setting insurance premiums to conservation planning. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:56:56 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017155614.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012113800.htm Tropical Storm Irwin almost appeared down for the count, but spotty areas of flaring convection provided a clue to forecasters that he wasn't ready to give up yet. The cloud top temperatures were measured by a NASA instrument at a frigid -112 Fahrenheit, indicating they're very high and powerful. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012113800.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171601.htm Several NASA satellites have been following Hurricane Jova since birth and over the last day, Jova's eye has "winked" at them. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171601.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173618.htm The tropics in the eastern Pacific were quiet for a couple of days after Hurricane Hilary dissipated, and today gave birth to Tropical Depression 10 and Tropical Storm Irwin. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of both storms and saw the powerful convection in the center of Irwin that enabled the storm to go from a depression to a tropical storm in a short time. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173618.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173616.htm Tropical Storm Philippe took its time to strengthen into a hurricane because of wind shear problems. The wind shear lessened, and Philippe became a hurricane today, after 12 days of moving across the Atlantic Ocean. NASA's TRMM satellite saw towering thunderstorms and intense rainfall within Philippe yesterday, which provided forecasters with a clue that the storm was strengthening. Philippe reached hurricane status this morning, Oct. 6, 2011. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173616.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110910134446.htm The blistering heat experienced by the United States during August, as well as the June through August months, marks the second warmest summer on record, according to scientists. The persistent heat, combined with below-average precipitation across the southern U.S. during August and the three summer months, continued a record-breaking drought across the region. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:44:44 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110910134446.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909111525.htm Scientists have found an intriguing relationship between hurricane tracks and climate variability using data from the Atlantic gathered between 1950-2010, unlocking some noteworthy results. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909111525.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830102559.htm While Hurricane Irene had officials along the U.S. East Coast preparing for mass evacuations, scientists were grabbing their best data collection tools and heading straight for the storm's path. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830102559.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110828191433.htm After pounding North Carolina and Virginia on Aug. 27, Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Little Egg Inlet, N.J., early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, still as a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kilometers per hour). It then weakened slightly before making a third landfall over Coney Island, N.Y. as a 65-mph (100-kilometer-per-hour) tropical storm. Irene's heavy rains, winds and storm surge are causing widespread problems throughout the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110828191433.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825152505.htm While residents along the New Jersey and New York coasts rush to the store for batteries and bottled water, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology are heading to the laboratory to help predict the impact of Hurricane Irene. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825152505.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825135148.htm Hurricane Irene is a major hurricane, and NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about one-third the length of the U.S. Atlantic coastline. Meanwhile, far in the eastern Atlantic Ocean a tenth tropical depression formed. One satellite image captured both storms and shows the tremendous difference in their size. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825135148.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808124248.htm Researchers have examined some of last spring's massive tornado damage and conclude in a new report that more intensive engineering design and more rigorous, localized construction and inspection standards are needed to reduce property damage and loss of life. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:42:42 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808124248.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722213436.htm It's not often that a satellite can capture an image of more than one tropical cyclone, but the GOES-13 satellite managed to get 3 tropical cyclones in two ocean basins in one image today. Bret and his "sister" Cindy are racing through the North Atlantic, while another area tries to develop far to their south. "Cousin" Dora is still a hurricane in the eastern Pacific. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722213436.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706104757.htm A new study shows that organized sports can be a powerful tool for helping to rebuild communities in the wake of disasters. The research focused specifically on the role of professional football in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:47:47 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706104757.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630162116.htm It's what Bill Patzert, a climatologist and oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, likes to call a "La Nada" -- that puzzling period between cycles of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean when sea surface heights in the equatorial Pacific are near average. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630162116.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607102626.htm A climate expert attributes the increase in the number and severity of tornadoes and severe storms in 2011 to a change in weather patterns. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607102626.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110603102740.htm When earthquake, tsunami, tornado or flood strike, among the most vulnerable group are the elderly. Researchers in New Zealand suggest that emergency response plans must take into account the age-related needs of adults with regards to the personal and social resources they have available. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:27:27 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110603102740.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112115.htm On Sunday May 22, 2011, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured an image of the rainfall rate in the supercell thunderstorm that generated the deadly twister that struck Joplin, Missouri. Wed, 25 May 2011 11:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112115.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517110321.htm An aerial survey of landslides has helps scientists evaluate the effect of a prolonged tropical storm on the water supply in the Panama Canal watershed. Tue, 17 May 2011 11:03:03 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517110321.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516111700.htm A warming planet could mean a rising ocean and more storm activity, but seaports are not prepared for the expensive construction they will need to protect themselves, according a global survey of ports. Researchers have just created a computer model that will help ports with their planning. Mon, 16 May 2011 11:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516111700.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420152102.htm Coastal residents may soon have longer warning when a storm headed in their direction is becoming a hurricane, thanks to a study demonstrating how to use existing satellites to monitor tropical storm dynamics and predict sudden surges in strength. Using passive microwave satellites, the researchers found that low-shear storm systems form a symmetrical ring of thunderstorms around the center of the system about six hours before rapidly intensifying into a hurricane. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420152102.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131851.htm Forests and other terrestrial ecosystems in the lower 48 states can sequester up to 40 percent of the nation's fossil fuel carbon emissions, a larger amount than previously estimated -- unless a drought or other major disturbance occurs, new research shows. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:18:18 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131851.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406192433.htm Experts urgently call for the development of protocols dealing with the health effects of disasters -- before the next one occurs. One year later, the magnitude of the impact of the Gulf oil spill on human health, the environment, and the economy remains unknown. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:24:24 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406192433.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110318153331.htm The oldest segment of Japan's population will likely be the hardest hit as a result of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami, based on data from previous catastrophic events. Approximately 23 percent of Japanese citizens currently are age 65 and above. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110318153331.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314152915.htm A new study in Honduras suggests that climate-related weather disasters may sometimes actually provide opportunities for the rural poor to improve their lives. Researchers found that that the poorest inhabitants of a small village in northeastern Honduras increased their land wealth and their share of earnings relative to more wealthy residents after Hurricane Mitch devastated their village in October 1998. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314152915.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110307142236.htm A hurricane-like superstorm expected to hit California once every 200 years would cause devastation to the state's businesses unheard of even in the Great Recession, an economist warns. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110307142236.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110211202025.htm They're called atmospheric rivers -- narrow regions in Earth's atmosphere that transport enormous amounts of water vapor across the Pacific or other regions. Aptly nicknamed "rivers in the sky," they can transport enough water vapor in one day, on average, to flood an area the size of Maryland 0.3 meters (1 foot) deep, or about seven times the average daily flow of water from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. The phenomenon was the subject of a recent major emergency preparedness scenario led by the U.S. Geological Survey, "ARkStorm," which focused on the possibility of a series of strong atmospheric rivers striking California -- a scenario of flooding, wind and mudslides the USGS said could cause damages exceeding those of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:20:20 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110211202025.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110210184415.htm Storm-generated seismic signals may allow seismologists to detect large hurricanes at sea and track their intensity, adding useful data to the discussion of whether anthropogenic global warming has increased the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and tropical storms, including ones that don't reach land. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:44:44 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110210184415.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110205143630.htm Nearly 200 years before Hurricane Katrina, a major storm hit the coast of Louisiana just west of New Orleans. Because the War of 1812 was simultaneously raging, the hurricane's strength, direction and other historically significant details were quickly forgotten or never recorded. But now a geographer has reconstructed the storm, using maritime records, and has uncovered new information about its intensity, how it was formed and the track it took. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:36:36 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110205143630.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202172307.htm NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared imagery of powerful Cyclone Yasi as it was making landfall in Queensland. The center of the monster cyclone Yasi made landfall on Australia's northeastern coast early Thursday (Australia local time) bringing heavy rainfall, severe winds and storm surge. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:23:23 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202172307.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202002452.htm Mass evacuations are underway in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland in anticipation of what forecasters expect will be the largest cyclone ever to hit the continent. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:24:24 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202002452.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110131111111.htm Fresh on the heels of a series of crippling floods that began in December 2010, and a small tropical cyclone, Anthony, this past weekend, the northeastern Australian state of Queensland is now bracing for what could become one of the largest tropical cyclones the state has ever seen. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110131111111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110122105606.htm While wet and snowy weather has dominated the western U.S., persistent drought conditions are likely to linger in the Southern Plains and Southeast through mid to late spring, according to NOAA's National Weather Service. La Niña has kept storms and most of their precipitation in the north, leaving the South drier than normal. Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:56:56 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110122105606.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110112132425.htm Living through a natural disaster is a traumatic experience for everyone, but especially for children. A new study indicates that some children who directly experience a devastating hurricane still show signs of post-traumatic stress almost two years after the event. The findings suggest that new models for intervention to help children after a natural disaster are needed. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:24:24 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110112132425.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111080848.htm It's hard to believe that, in this day and age, we don't have a way to measure sea-level air pressure during hurricanes. NASA researchers, however, are working on a system that will improve forecasting of severe ocean weather by doing just that. The device measures sea-level air pressure, a critical component of hurricane formation -- and one that has been extremely difficult to capture. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:08:08 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111080848.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101006175209.htm NASA wrapped up one of its largest hurricane research efforts ever last week after nearly two months of flights that broke new ground in the study of tropical cyclones and delivered data that scientists will now be able to analyze for years to come. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:52:52 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101006175209.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100923104217.htm Coral bleaching is likely in the Caribbean in 2010, according to new research. With temperatures above-average all year, NOAA's models show a strong potential for bleaching in the southern and southeastern Caribbean through October that could be as severe as in 2005 when over 80 percent of corals bleached and over 40 percent died at many sites across the Caribbean. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:42:42 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100923104217.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100908162944.htm A coastal studies expert disagrees with published estimates that more than 75 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident has disappeared. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100908162944.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100901161552.htm NASA and NOAA's latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-15, has successfully completed five months of on-orbit testing and has been accepted into service. The satellite has demonstrated operational readiness of its subsystems, spacecraft instruments and communications services. GOES-15 is the third and final spacecraft in the GOES N-P Series of geostationary environmental weather satellites. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100901161552.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100901073405.htm A new method of predicting solar storms that could help to avoid widespread power and communications blackouts costing billions of pounds has been launched by researchers in the UK. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100901073405.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823131741.htm Psychologists have analyzed decades of research and found that disaster response strategies should address the needs of the population affected, specifically those with disabilities and mental disorders. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823131741.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823113616.htm Rain drops are fat and snowflakes are fluffy, but why does it matter in terms of predicting severe storms? Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823113616.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823080629.htm Five years after Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans caused the evacuation of 1.5 million Gulf Coast residents, substantial consequences from this prolonged displacement have resulted in widespread mental health issues in children living in the region, and 60 percent of children -- as many as 20,000 -- displaced by Katrina either have serious emotional disorders behavioral issues and/or are experiencing significant housing instability. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:06:06 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823080629.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100813121916.htm A change in the color of ocean waters could have a drastic effect on the prevalence of hurricanes, new research indicates. In a simulation of such a change in one region of the North Pacific, the study finds that hurricane formation decreases by 70 percent. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:19:19 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100813121916.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100810131624.htm Scientists and technicians are deploying two buoys that will help us better understand interactions between the ocean and atmosphere during typhoons. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100810131624.htm