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Satellite image showing Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas in 2019
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Untangling Drivers of Ancient Hurricane Activity

by Aaron Sidder 29 January 202128 September 2021

Individual paleohurricane records extracted from the sediments of storm-battered islands do not clearly implicate climate as having shaped hurricane frequency over the past millennium.

Map showing sea surface salinity response to Hurricane Irma in 2017
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Hurricanes Wakes Show Asymmetrical Response in Ocean Salinity

by J. Sprintall 21 January 202128 September 2021

It’s well known that hurricanes can substantially impact ocean surface temperature, but a new study shows they can also induce an ocean salinity response in unexpected ways.

Scientists excavate the remains of a Taíno house at Los Buchillones, Cuba.
Posted inNews

Taíno Stilt Houses May Have Been an Adaptation to Climate Change

by L. Supriya 15 January 202128 October 2021

A coastal village in the Caribbean flourished during a period of increased hurricanes. Research suggests the Taíno designed their dwellings to persist through the greater storm surges.

A researcher climbs through dead mangrove trees on the island of Vieques in November 2019.
Posted inNews

Hurricane Maria Killed Mangroves Months After Storm

by T. Joosse 15 December 202010 February 2022

An overgrown channel between a lagoon and the ocean on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques created a backup of freshwater, disrupting the delicate balance of salinity in coastal mangrove forests.

Satellite image of the Philippines being thrashed by Typhoon Vamco in November 2020
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When Cyclones and Conflicts Collide

by James Dacey 9 December 202028 October 2021

New research might identify communities vulnerable to political violence in the aftermath of natural disasters.

Four plots showing composites for very cold cloud tops for tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific during intensification at different times for the period 2000-2017
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Tropical Cyclones Increase in Intensity Overnight

by Suzana Camargo 9 December 20203 December 2020

The diurnal variations of tropical cyclone intensification and decay are analyzed using satellite data for deep convective clouds.

Plot showing the distribution of the maximum wind speed attained by post-tropical cyclones and midlatitude cyclones in North Europe in the period June to November for the years 1979 to 2017
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Post-Tropical Cyclones Influence on European Windstorm Risk

by Suzana Camargo 28 October 20208 March 2022

Comparing the importance of midlatitude cyclones and post-tropical cyclones on European windstorms during the Atlantic hurricane season using ERA-5 reanalysis.

Series of six maps showing the location and observations of the typhoon
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Radar Observations of a Tornado Associated with Typhoon Hagibis

by Suzana Camargo 23 October 202025 February 2022

Analysis of tornadogenesis processes on a shallow supercell associated with Typhoon Hagibis using finely resolved rapid-scan radar observations at a very close range.

Cave entrance with vegetation in background
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Bat Guano Traces Changes in Agriculture and Hurricane Activity

by Katherine Kornei 13 October 20204 October 2021

Researchers hiked and rappeled into two caves in Jamaica to collect over 40 kilograms of excrement.

Hurricane Douglas churns westward toward Hawaii
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Tropical Cyclones Suppress Rainfall in Their Wakes

by Katherine Kornei 22 September 202016 December 2021

Passing storms dredge up colder ocean water, curbing evaporation and decreasing cloud coverage and rainfall for weeks, satellite data reveal.

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