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Atlantic Hurricanes Are Strengthening Faster, Partially Because of Climate Change, Study Finds

Fri, 2019-02-08 23:15 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A neighbor takes photographs of a boat smashed against a car garage, deposited there by the high winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence, along the Neuse River, Sept. 15, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. - (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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weather.com - by Sean Breslin - February 8, 2019

Hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin are exploding into monster storms at a rapid pace more and more often, and climate change is one reason why, a new study has found.

Published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications, the findings compiled by a team of hurricane experts – several of whom work for NOAA – concluded that rapid intensification is happening more often than it should.

The result can be a hurricane that grows from a relatively tame Category 1 to a massive Category 4 or 5 storm, the most recent example being Hurricane Michael, which ravaged the Florida Panhandle last October (the Gulf of Mexico is included as part of the Atlantic Basin).

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Tropical Weather - Michael - News and Information Resources

Sun, 2019-01-13 00:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO TROPICAL WEATHER - MICHAEL . . .

CLICK HERE - WJHG - Hurricane Michael Recovery Information - by County

CLICK HERE - Air Force Personnel Center - HURRICANE MICHAEL RECOVERY EFFORTS

CLICK HERE - Need help after Hurricane Michael? Want to help? Here's a list

CLICK HERE - Free legal assistance available for Florida Hurricane Michael survivors

CLICK HERE - FEMA - Debris Removal Guidelines

CLICK HERE - Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) - News Archive - 2018

CLICK HERE - Without power and living in tents: Florida Panhandle struggles after Michael - October 26, 2018

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'Climate Grief': The Growing Emotional Toll of Climate Change

Wed, 2019-01-02 08:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

The Delta Fire rages in Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California on Sept. 6.  Noah Berger / AP file

nbcnews.com - by Avichai Scher - December 24, 2018

 . . . The increasing visibility of climate change, combined with bleak scientific reports and rising carbon dioxide emissions, is taking a toll on mental health, especially among young people, who are increasingly losing hope for their future. Experts call it “climate grief,” depression, anxiety and mourning over climate change.

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Federal Report Says U.S. Impacts of Climate Change are Intensifying and Will Batter Economy

Mon, 2018-12-10 08:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

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CLICK HERE - FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT

bbc.com - November 23, 2018

Unchecked climate change will cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and damage human health and quality of life, a US government report warns.

"Future risks from climate change depend... on decisions made today," the 4th National Climate Assessment says . . .

. . . But it says that projections of future catastrophe could change if society works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and "to adapt to the changes that will occur".

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CLICK HERE - U.S. Should Expect Worsening Weather Disasters, New Government Climate Report Warns

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Calculating the Cost of Weather and Climate Disasters

Thu, 2018-12-06 10:32 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

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ncei.noaa.gov - October 12, 2018

7 things to know about NCEI’s U.S. billion-dollar disasters data

Drought, floods, freezing temperatures, severe storms, tropical cyclones, wildfires, winter storms—every year since 1980, these weather and climate disasters have claimed countless lives and caused billions of dollars in damages in the United States. And, it is NCEI's job to chronicle these disasters and document their impacts to the Nation.

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How Flood Control Officials Plan To Fix Area Floodplain Maps

Tue, 2018-11-27 18:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Graphic of Texas shows the updated rainfall values in inches that define certain extreme events, such as the 100-year storm. Courtesy of NOAA

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New topographic and predictive rainfall data means more people in Harris County will be mapped in floodplains.

houstonpublicmedia.org - by Davis Land - November 26, 2018

When Hurricane Harvey left so much of Houston underwater, it highlighted a problem that’s been getting worse for years: Harris County’s existing floodplain maps just don’t work.

In the year since the historic storm, flood control officials have promised to change that, and they already had plans to redo the maps, but new data on the geography of the area and the amount of rainfall forecasters expect in the future means the new maps could look drastically different.

It’s crucial the maps are done right, as people are using the maps, meant to set flood insurance premiums, for more than they are intended . . . 

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Hurricane Preparedness - Information Resources

Sun, 2018-11-25 00:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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AN EXPANDING LIST OF INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS . . .

National Hurricane Center - Active Tropical Cyclones
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclones/

National Hurricane Center - Atlantic 5-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=5 

Climate Change Has Intensified Hurricane Rainfall, and Now We Know How Much

Wed, 2018-11-14 23:02 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Houston residents Larry Koser Jr. and his son Matthew salvage possessions from their home after Hurricane Harvey. Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images

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pbs.org - by Julia Griffin - November 14, 2018

Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston with seven days of pounding rain last August. When scientists went back to look at historical weather patterns, they reported Harvey dumped 20 percent more rain than it typically would have. The culprit: climate change.

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Here's Where the Greatest Hurricane Threat Is in October

Sun, 2018-09-30 08:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

These are the typical areas for development and tracks of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclones in October.

weather.com - by Linda Lam and Brian Donegan - September 27, 2018

At a Glance

Florida is the state most likely to see a landfalling hurricane in October.

Since 1950, 15 hurricanes have made a U.S. landfall in October, eight of which occurred in Florida.

In South Florida, October is the month with the most hurricane direct hits.

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Unusually Warm Sea Water Boosted 2017's Catastrophic Hurricane Season

Fri, 2018-09-28 09:28 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                   

A Sept. 7, 2017, satellite image from NOAA shows the eye of Hurricane Irma, left, just north of the island of Hispaniola, with Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean. Six major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic in 2017, including Harvey, Irma and Maria.  (Photo: AP)

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usatoday.com - by Doyle Rice - September 27, 2018

The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season – which included such monsters as Harvey, Irma and Maria – was fueled in part by unusually warm ocean water, a new study suggests.

And because of human-caused global warming, the study said similar favorable conditions for fierce hurricanes will be present in the years and decades to come . . .

 . . . "We show that the increase in 2017 major hurricanes was not primarily caused by La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean, but mainly by pronounced warm sea surface conditions in the tropical North Atlantic," the study said.

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