When tropical meteorologists examine satellite imagery, they often notice telltale cloud formations that are a sign of something much worse. The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before the storm gains momentum. Thin cirrus clouds spreading outward, the appearance of slanting banded low-level clouds, and a drop in atmospheric pressure are… Read More »
When tropical meteorologists examine satellite imagery, they often notice telltale cloud formations that are a sign of something much worse. The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before the storm gains momentum. Thin cirrus clouds spreading outward, the appearance of slanting banded low-level clouds, and a drop in atmospheric pressure are… Read More »
HOUSTON (AP) — Sharon Carr was frustrated. Like many people left without power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Texas coast earlier this week, she headed to a cooling center in Houston to escape the summer heat, even as the city’s power company warned that it could take longer than expected for everyone’s power to… Read More »
As a hurricane intensifies, hurricane hunters do something almost unimaginable in the skies: They fly through the storm’s center. With each pass, scientists aboard these aircraft take measurements that satellites can’t and send them back to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. Jason Dunion, a University of Miami meteorologist who leads hurricane field programs for… Read More »
Stronger hurricanes grow more frequently and cause more damage to U.S. coastal cities. As a coastal engineer, Jens Figlus works to protect the coastline from these threats. He lives in Texas, which was devastated by Hurricane Harvey. However, his house was safe because it was 5 meters above sea level. Jens Figlus vividly remembers the… Read More »