Weather
UPDATE: Marco Collapses, Sets Stage For Laura To Hit US As Hurricane
Posted on · Tropical Storm Marco is falling apart as it nears the Louisiana coast, but Laura is just behind it and forecasters now fear it could become a major hurricane.
News
The Most Destructive Hurricanes Are Hitting US More Often
Posted on · A Danish research team has found that eight of the 20 storms with the highest area of total destruction since 1900 have happened in the last 16 years.
Weather
Forecasters Expect Busier Atlantic Hurricane Season Due To El Nino Fading
Posted on · Forecasters now expect 10 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes and two to four major ones.
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Federal Report Shows Punch Of Last Year’s Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · The National Hurricane Center’s official report on Harvey compiles staggering numbers, starting with 68 dead and $125 billion in damage
Hurricane Harvey
Studies: Warming Made Harvey’s Deluge 3 Times More Likely
Posted on · Based on Houston's weather history, researchers said a storm like Harvey would occur about once every 9,000 years. Read the studies inside.
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Harvey’s ‘Biblical’ Rainfall Is Getting More Likely
Posted on · The chances of a hurricane drenching Texas, like Harvey did, have soared six fold in just a quarter century with global warming and will likely triple once again before the end of the century, says a new study published Monday, Nov. 12, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences