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hurricanes, typhoons, & cyclones

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.

View from window obscured by raindrops
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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, […]

Photo showing flooded city roads in Thailand. Seven vehicles are driving through the flood waters.
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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.

Typhoon Haikui
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Passing through the eye of Typhoon Haikui in Taiwan

by Dave Petley 12 September 202312 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. Over the last two weeks, I travelled with my daughter Holly through Taiwan on vacation. Loyal readers will know that in the early part of my career I spent some time in […]

A debris flow triggered by Storm Hilary in Forest Falls, California. Still from a video posted to Twitter.
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Mudslides and debris flows triggered by Storm Hilary

by Dave Petley 22 August 202322 August 2023

Videos of debris flows and mudflows from Storm Hilary.

Graph from the paper.
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Modeling the Outer Winds of Tropical Cyclones

by Suzana Camargo 15 August 202315 August 2023

A new analytical solution for Emanuel’s theory on how the winds vary with the distance from the hurricane center outside of the core of the storm.

A woman smiles at the camera while sitting next to a body of water.
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Kelly Hereid: Modeling Catastrophes for Insurers

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 25 July 202325 July 2023

A geoscientist helps homeowners and businesses adapt to worsening wildfires, storms, and floods.

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