Hurricane Idalia is intensifying as it heads toward Florida. The storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday morning, bringing once-in-a-lifetime strength and storm surge levels to parts of the state’s…
Hannah JonesAugust 29, 2023
The 2023 hurricane season is quickly approaching its June 1st start date. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center's Tropical Storm Outlook is due next month,…
John MeadApril 19, 2023
In spite of the dire predictions, the 2022 Atlantic storm season has been eerily calm. So calm, in fact, that it’s been 40 years since no named storms have formed…
Michael CoxAugust 24, 2022
NOAA predicts yet another above-normal Atlantic Hurricane season. Climate change and La Niña will drive an increase in storms. This hurricane season will piggy pack on the past two extremely…
Adam PrellJune 3, 2022
Cascading Disasters Cascading disasters are when a prior disaster either causes a later disaster, or makes a later disaster much worse. Sometimes they have an obvious cause and effect, sometimes…
John MeadMarch 17, 2022
November 30th officially marked the end of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) accurately predicted an above-average season with 21 named storms. Subsequently, this…
Hannah JonesDecember 7, 2021
On average, the Atlantic Ocean produces 10.1 named storms annually. 17 named storms and $53.5 billion in damages so far with 2021 Hurricanes. For a second year in a row,…
Adam PrellSeptember 22, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred is the sixth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It was tracking just south of Puerto Rico and is likely to impact the Southeast US…
Hannah JonesAugust 11, 2021
With Atlantic hurricane season officially starting on June 1, NOAA has predicted another above-normal storm season for 2021. (more…)
RedZoneJune 10, 2021
