View of the ‘rope’ or decay stage of tornado seen during ‘Sound Chase,’ a joint project of NSSL and … [+] Mississippi State University in Cordell, Oklahoma May 22, 1981. (Photo by NOAA Photo Library/Getty Images) Getty Images Kathleen Jamieson is a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor …
In response to growing threats from hurricanes and other extreme weather, many refineries have … [+] hardened their plants and taken steps to reduce flooding. They’ve also worked to improve communications between retailers and suppliers to anticipate disruptions, but storms still impact production. AFP via Getty Images With three months left in the year, the …
Topline Tropical Storm Lee is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this week as it churns across the Atlantic, but its name and the names of all other Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes were predetermined six years ago, and in many cases have been used before. A person canoes through the flooded streets …
Hurricane Hilary approaches Mexico on August 19th, 2023 NOAA I wrote an article yesterday noting that the first Tropical Storm Watch in California’s history had been issued. We now have the first Tropical Storm Warning in the state’s history too. A Tropical Storm Warning means such conditions are expected within 36 hours. Hurricane Hilary, a …
Attribution science is an emerging field of research that explores the connection between climate change and extreme weather events such as hurricanes, heat waves, and flooding. A prime example of this is Hurricane Harvey, where studies have shown that climate change caused the storm to unleash significantly more rainfall than it would have before the …
Demonstrators congregated at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC on June 19, 2020, as part of a Juneteenth march. This day holds immense significance as it commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. With the recent enactment of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 17th, 2021, Juneteenth has …