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hurricanes, typhoons, & cyclones

Satellite view image of the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding regions showing satellite-measured water temperature data represented in hues of blue, pink, and yellow
Posted inScience Updates

Ocean Current Affairs in the Gulf of Mexico

by James A. Austin Jr., Christopher Lowery, Ligia Pérez-Cruz, Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi and Anthony H. Knap 19 May 202519 May 2025

Multinational and multidisciplinary studies of the past and present of the Gulf’s Loop Current are helping to reveal what might be in store for coastal communities.

Graphic showing the framework for MCSMIP.
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Bringing Storms into Focus

by Rong Fu 19 May 202515 May 2025

A new study evaluates the performance of kilometer-scale models in predicting large tropical storms, which are key drivers of extreme rainfall and severe weather.

Satellite photo of a subtropical cyclone.
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The All-In-One Cyclone Identification Framework

by Matei Georgescu 22 April 202517 April 2025

Researchers present a new framework for global detection and classification of all low-pressure systems.

A part of the area of Zixing in Hunan Province after being impacted by the July 2024 rainstorm. Image copyright Planet, used with permission, collected on 20 March 2025.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The July 2024 landslide cluster in Zixing County, Hunan Province, China

by Dave Petley 1 April 20251 April 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Back in February I highlighted a Sixth Tone article about the extraordinary landslide cluster that was triggered by Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan Province in China between 26 and 28 July 2024. A […]

Drone image of the upper part of the 13 September 2024 Ba Thau landslide in Vietnam. Image provided by Tien Pham.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 13 September 2024 Ba Thau landslide in Lao Cai province, Vietnam

by Dave Petley 17 March 202518 March 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Following my post last week about the 10 September 2024 Lang Nu landslide in Vietnam, the first author of the paper, Pham Tien of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Vietnam Academy of […]

The aftermath of the 10 September 2024 Lang Nu landslide in Vietnam. Image copyright Planet, captured on 19 September 2024, used with permission.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 10 September 2024 Lang Nu landslide in Vietnam

by Dave Petley 12 March 202512 March 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The extraordinary impact of landslides in 2024 continues to become apparent. One major event was the passage of Typhoon Yagi across Vietnam and Myanmar in early September. It has been difficult to […]

The wing of an airplane above dense white clouds on a stormy day
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NOAA Layoffs Include Two Hurricane Hunter Flight Directors

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 6 March 20255 May 2025

On 27 February, the Trump administration fired hundreds of employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Among those fired were two flight directors for NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, a loss that threatens to worsen the quality of hurricane forecasts ahead of Atlantic hurricane season.

A part of the area of Zixing in Hunan Province after being impacted by the July 2024 rainstorm
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The devastating July 2024 landslides in the Zixing region of Hunan Province, China

by Dave Petley 26 February 202526 February 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There is a really terrific article on the website of Sixth Tone that describes the aftermath of devastating landslides that struck the Zixing region of Hunan Province in China on 27-28 July […]

Google Earth view from November 2022 showing the aftermath of the Cilan Landslide in Taiwan.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 16 October 2022 Cilan Landslide in Taiwan

by Dave Petley 20 February 202520 February 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In a paper just published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Chang et al. (2025) describe the 16 October 2022 Cilan Landslide in Taiwan. The research is fascinating, using […]

Satellite image of a typhoon.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Impacts of Urban Heat and Friction on a Tropical Cyclone

by Matei Georgescu 13 February 20257 February 2025

A new computer modeling-based study demonstrates dual mechanisms that reduce pre- and post-landfall tropical cyclone intensity.

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