Hurricane Maria: USGS landslide impact maps from Puerto Rico reveal the...
The USGS has started to release maps of landslide impacts in Puerto Rico that have resulted from Hurricane Maria. The damage level is very high.
View ArticleUK and Ireland Smacked Hard By Ophelia
My close friends in Wales report the “wheely bins” are all over the place. The obs at Dublin airport show winds have gusted to right at 60 mph during the afternoon and evening, and on Anglesey, in...
View ArticleUSGS mapping of landslide density for failures triggered by Hurricane Maria...
The USGS has now published provisional maps of landslide density for failures triggered by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
View ArticleThe Tropical Atlantic is Starting To Bubble
The tropics are getting more active now. An old forecaster saying is “there’s almost always a hurricane on Atlantic weather map on Labor Day. We have Tropical Storm Florence in the far west Atlantic...
View ArticleIf You Live On The Eastern Seaboard, It’s Time To Worry About Florence
I’ve been pretty quiet here about the tropics this week and for good reason. Long range weather model forecasts are (as John Nance Garner described the office of Vice President) not worth a bucket of...
View ArticleFlorence Update
Here is an update on Hurricane Florence. It’s my 11 PM Weathercast Wednesday night on WBOC, here on the Delmarva/Eastern Shore of Maryland. I started with a comparison of the same storm in the 1960’s...
View ArticleTyphoon Mangkhut, Hurricane Florence and the earthquake in Hokkaido
In a short space of time, Typhoon Mangkhut, Hurricane Florence and the earthquake in Hokkaido all have the potential to generate large numbers of landslides The post Typhoon Mangkhut, Hurricane...
View ArticleHurricane Maria: a first analysis of landsliding in Puerto Rico
Detailed analysis by the USGS and others shows that Hurricane Maria triggered at least 40,000 landslides in Puerto Rico in 2017 The post Hurricane Maria: a first analysis of landsliding in Puerto Rico...
View ArticleMediterranean hurricanes expected to increase in strength by end of century
Hurricane-strength storms in the Mediterranean could hit the region with increasing power by the end of the 21st century, growing to robust Category 1 strength, according to a new study in the AGU...
View ArticleNew research explains why Hurricane Harvey intensified immediately before...
A new study explains the mechanism behind Hurricane Harvey’s unusual intensification off the Texas coast and how the finding could improve future hurricane forecasting. The post New research explains...
View ArticleAnother Climate Change Surprise?
What worries me most about our reckless experiment with the planet’s thermostat is not the predictions of sea level rise and the changes in rainfall patterns etc. What we’d better not ignore are the...
View ArticleNWS Director and Chief Science Officer at NOAA Back NWS Hurricane Tweet; Who...
In a (not really) surprising turn of events, Monday, the Director of the National Weather Service Louis Uccinelli and NOAA’s chief science officer publicly backed a tweet issued by the NWS office in...
View ArticleProperty values plummeted and stayed down after Hurricane Ike
Texas homes that took the biggest hit in value after 2008’s Hurricane Ike were, surprisingly, not those within historic flood zones, new research finds. Instead, they were homes just outside these...
View ArticleHurricane Isaias Will Be Wetter and Stronger Because of Climate Change
Hurricane Warnings were just posted for much of Central/South Florida, from the Kennedy Space Center southward to Boca Raton and it looks more and more likely that Isaias will track near the coastline...
View ArticleHurricane Eta: dozens killed by landslides in Central America
Hurricane Eta: news reports indicate that dozens of people have been killed by landslides in Central America, with at least 50 deaths in Guatemala alone The post Hurricane Eta: dozens killed by...
View ArticleSan Cristobal Verapaz: the deadly landslide in Guatemala triggered by...
San Cristobal Verapaz: the deadly landslide in Guatemala triggered by Hurricane Eta that destroyed the village of Queja The post San Cristobal Verapaz: the deadly landslide in Guatemala triggered by...
View ArticleThe Queja landslide: Planet Labs imagery
The Queja landslide in Guatemala: Planet Labs have now been able to capture satellite images of the site of the disaster The post The Queja landslide: Planet Labs imagery appeared first on AGU...
View ArticleHighlights from Tuesday 15 Dec. at #AGU20
If you missed some sessions from Tuesday, 15 December, don’t worry - you can check them out, along with all other sessions, on demand until 15 February. The post Highlights from Tuesday 15 Dec. at...
View ArticleLandslides from the 14 August 2021 earthquake in Haiti
Landslides triggered by the 14 August 2021 earthquake in Haiti
View ArticleIn Case You Were Wondering About This…
In case you were wondering… IF Bonnie has a recognizable circulation (Tropical Depression), into the Pacific, and then regenerates, the name Bonnie will continue to be used by the National Hurricane...
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