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Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Saturated media coverage of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can make it seem like disasters happen all the time. Is the frequency of billion-dollar disasters really rising?
What Hurricane Harvey says about risk, climate and resilience
Three atmospheric scientists from Texas say Hurricane Harvey shows how the country needs to adapt to the effects of climate change and cut carbon emissions.
How green roofs can protect city streets from flooding
Green roofs could play a critical role in helping cities cope with extreme rainfall events in the age of climate change. The roofs essentially suck up stormwater like sponges if designed properly.
When catastrophe strikes, who foots the bill?
Even though Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to category 3, it's expected to cause substantial damage to Florida and other states in the region. The question is, who pays.
Winston strikes Fiji: your guide to cyclone science
Cyclone Winston produced wind speeds of around 300 km per hour, making it one of the strongest storms to make landfall.
Seven spectacular weather events – and what causes them
Batten down the hatches. These are nature's nuclear weapons.
New Orleans’ recovery is an inspiring and cautionary tale for American cities
The resurrection of New Orleans is a tale of resiliency, but other American cities must heed lessons learned by the storm or face disaster in the decades ahead.
Climate change and Hurricane Katrina: what have we learned?
The latest science on hurricanes and climate change explained – vital information for coastal regions to prepare for the effects of more intense storms.
Aerosols may take the wind out of hurricane sails
Aerosols produced by human activity may weaken the strength of cyclones and tropical cyclones, contrary to what scientists…
Super Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines with devastating force
With sustained winds of more than 310 km/h, or 195 mph, as it approached the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haiyan has hit land in the past few hours with terrifying force. This makes it the strongest tropical…
African dust storms double air particle concentration in Texas
Average air concentrations of inhalable particles more than doubled in Houston, Texas following a major Saharan dust storm…
The future will bring hurricanes to Europe
Damaging hurricanes are familiar along the US east coast, with the recent hurricane Sandy a dramatic example. In Europe we are unused to such dramatic weather and the widespread destruction that hurricanes…
Hurricane Sandy: the new normal?
Are we now experiencing the “new normal” climate? Let’s look at the recent evidence: A storm of historic proportions is moving up the east coast as a Nor’easter without precedent, since no such storm has…
Hurricane Sandy mixes super-storm conditions with climate change
As I write this, Hurricane Sandy remains a very large, powerful hurricane. On Sunday afternoon (local time), Sandy brought winds gusting to 103km/h to coastal North Carolina. Heavy rains are already occurring…
New hurricane detection method increases predictability
Researchers have devised a more-accurate method to predict hurricane activity. It is 15% more reliable than previous techniques…
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Distinguished Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Reader, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Professor in Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
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Senior Scientist, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
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Professor and Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Sciences, The Open University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Professor of Public Management and Policy, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Law and Associate Director of Georgia State’s Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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