A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s abnormally high ocean heat and the storm-disrupting wind shear accompanying El Niño.
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Research shows storms that might have caused minimal damage a few decades ago are becoming stronger and more destructive as the planet warms.
Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.
The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
Much of the state is at risk of heavy rainfall, and the coast could see devastating storm surge, particularly around Tampa Bay.
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
Ida exploded from a weak hurricane to a powerful Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, thanks to heat from an ocean eddy. An oceanographer explains its rapid intensification.
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Roger Revelle Professor of Climate Science, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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Assistant Professor of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Adjunct professor, Flagler College
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami
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Director of the Extreme Events Institute, Florida International University
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Professor of Civil Engineering, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Florida International University
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Research Assistant at Florida International University - College of Engineering & Computing, Florida International University
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Research Meteorologist, University of Miami
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Lamont Research Professor of Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University
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Professor of Earth and Environment, Florida International University
