Posts for tag "tropical storms"
Hurricane Matthew Pushes North Carolina Streamgage Records
Streamgages in parts of North Carolina captured new records thanks to weather systems associated with Hurricane Matthew in October 2016.
- Posted October 17, 2016
Striped Bass: Varied Responses To Tropical Storms Irene, Lee
An investigation tracking striped bass in the Hudson River Estuary captured how the fish moved following tropical storms Irene and Lee.
- Posted October 5, 2016
Hurricane Hermine: USGS Scientists In Eight States Sampled Through Storm
As Hurricane Hermine’s storm path crossed Florida and the U.S. eastern seaboard, USGS scientists were some of the first on the scene.
- Posted September 27, 2016
Aerial Data Improve Hurricane Intensity Predictions Up To 15 Percent
Penn State researchers have utilized a large amount of hurricane hunter data in statistical and dynamical models and used it in efforts to improve hurricane intensity predictions. While predictions of a hurricane’s path have become much improved...
- Posted June 10, 2016
Small Tsunamis Possible On Great Lakes
Though it may seem like the Great Lakes might be too small to support tsunamis, new research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin – Madison has found otherwise. Researchers at the school and their colleagues...
- Posted May 4, 2016
Spanish Shipwreck, Tree-Ring Records Show Caribbean Hurricanes’ Past Extent
Records of Spanish shipwrecks combined with tree-ring records show the period 1645 to 1715 had the fewest Caribbean hurricanes since 1500, according to new University of Arizona-led research. The study is the first to use shipwrecks as...
- Posted April 11, 2016
Climate Change Expected To Affect Monsoons Gradually
Monsoons are massive air circulations that may or may not contain rain depending on the season. Although it has long been acknowledged that climate change is likely to affect monsoons, influencing rainfall patterns over large swaths of...
- Posted February 8, 2016
Madden-Julian Oscillation Model Explains Tropical Weather Phenomenon
The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is a system of tropical storms which appears over the Indian and Pacific Oceans at regular intervals of 45 days. A new model has not only succeeded in capturing its 45-day frequency, but...
- Posted February 5, 2016
Scientists Expect El Niño Will Bring Rainfall, Flooding For California
Researchers from California State University – Fullerton are predicting that this year’s El Niño will bring the potential of extreme flooding and rainfall for the state, according to a release. The odds are very good, they say,...
- Posted December 16, 2015
NASA Satellites To Dissect 2015 El Niño Better Than Ever Before
El Niño has been appearing every 2 to 7 years, not only warming oceans but influencing weather events all over the world, including hurricanes, droughts and storms everywhere from the U.S. to the Philippines to Australia. Since...
- Posted November 2, 2015
Study Finds Southern Monsoon Will Shift North Over China
A recent study from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that due to the rising temperatures of Earth’s atmosphere, the direction of the East Asian monsoon will change drastically. According to a release discussing the study,...
- Posted October 22, 2015
U. Bristol, Columbia Scientists Say Volcanic Collapse Can Cause Mega Tsunamis
A chance find of stranded boulders in the Cape Verde islands leads U. Bristol researchers on an isotopic hunt to investigate a mega tsunami event.
- Posted October 19, 2015
Coastal Communities Not Safe From “Grey Swan” Storm Events
Computer model predictions are now suggesting that coastal communities previously believed to be safe from large “Grey Swan” storm events may now experience them due to climate change, researchers at Princeton University’s Engineering School warn in a...
- Posted September 8, 2015
University Of Miami Researchers Drop Sensors To Probe The Hearts Of Hurricanes
University of Miami scientists use a Lockheed Orion Aircraft to drop sensor packages into the hearts of hurricanes, revealing keys to how they function.
- Posted August 25, 2015
Simulation Shows How Tsunami Would Affect California Coast
A study led by seismologists at University of California, Riverside, has charted the path a theoretical tsunami could take if an earthquake occurred off the the coasts of Oxnard and Ventura in California. Their approach is detailed...
- Posted August 21, 2015
Largest El Niño Since 1997 Predicted For 2015
Few weather phenomena can match El Niño for its impact on where, when and how heavily rain will fall. Drought-ending for some and catastrophic for others, the El Niño of 2015 is shaping up to be as...
- Posted August 19, 2015
New wind sensor for International Space Station to watch tropical storms
A new instrument designed to measure winds and track tropical storms has been installed on the International Space Station, Spaceflight Now reported. The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule brought the Rapid Scatterometer to the ISS in September. Known...
- Posted October 21, 2014
