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hurricanes, typhoons, & cyclones

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Foundations in Hazards and Disasters for Undergraduate Students

by Bethany D. Hinga 22 April 202423 April 2024

A new textbook for undergraduates explores different types of natural hazards and disasters through foundational scientific knowledge, engaging case studies, and mitigation strategies.

An aerial photo shows Hurricane Patricia approaching Mexico.
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We’ve Already Seen Category 6 Hurricanes—Now Scientists Want to Make It Official

by Grace van Deelen 5 February 20245 February 2024

Intensifying storms may warrant a new category of hurricane wind speeds.

Carbonate gravels up to boulder size (with human scale) are scattered on the seaward side of the island. Mangroves were planted and propagated.
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A Philippine Island Detective Story

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 December 202311 December 2023

Researchers snorkeled, drilled, profiled, mapped, and interviewed to unlock clues to how an island was born.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

用雷达追踪不幸被困在热带气旋中的鸟类和昆虫

by Nathaniel Scharping 5 December 20235 December 2023

热带气旋可以卷走鸟类和昆虫,并将它们带到很远的地方。

Hurricane Lee in the Atlantic Ocean, south of Bermuda
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Atlantic Hurricanes Are Intensifying Faster

by Nathaniel Scharping 1 December 20231 December 2023

Warmer waters and other factors are allowing Atlantic hurricanes to grow stronger faster.

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Rainfall from Tropical Storms Might Be on the Downswing

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 20 October 202320 October 2023

Two decades’ worth of satellite data suggest that the rainfall rates of tropical cyclones might be decreasing relative to background levels.

A bicycle leans against a railing overlooking Buffalo Bayou. Piles of sand block the sidewalk along the railing.
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Hurricane Harvey Filled Houston with Sediment

by J. Besl 6 October 20236 October 2023

The storm’s record-setting rains moved an equally impressive amount of sediment and elevated the risk and expense of absorbing all that muck.

Super Typhoon Lekima imaged from space by a NASA satellite
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Radar Tracks Unfortunate Creatures Trapped in Tropical Cyclones

by Nathaniel Scharping 27 September 20235 December 2023

Cyclones can sweep up birds and insects and transport them great distances.

One of the landslides triggered by Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand triggered 140,000 landslides

by Dave Petley 27 September 202327 September 2023

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 2023 I highlighted the large numbers of landslides, and their impacts, associated with the passage of Cyclone Gabrielle in North Island of New Zealand. One landslide, at Manukau Heads, […]

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Paleostorm Chasers Test a New Detection Tool

by Erin Martin-Jones 20 September 202320 September 2023

A method typically used to date sediments shows promise for documenting tropical storms through history—information needed for future projections of storm activity.

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