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Did Climate Change Affect Our Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season?
Posted on · We talk with a scientist who works with predictive models for hurricanes: Dr. Shuyi Chen, professor of meteorology at the University of Washington.
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Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Irma Forms Over The Eastern Atlantic No Immediate Threat To Land
Posted on · Before Harvey is completely finished another storm begins forming in the Atlantic.
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Why is the Obama Administration Ending Atlantic Off-Shore Drilling Before it Begins?
Posted on · Last year, the Obama Administration floated a proposal to auction off drilling rights to parts of the Atlantic Ocean in 2021, but earlier this month — amid outcry from coastal communities and environmentalists about tourism, safety and wildlife — the administration reversed that position and pulled drilling in the Atlantic off the table. While some […]
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Taking a Row Boat Across the Atlantic
Posted on · How do two Houston rowing enthusiasts raise awareness of their campaign to build a boathouse on Buffalo Bayou in the East End? By rowing across the Atlantic Ocean over 50 days. http://snookphoto.smugmug.com/Buffalo-Bayou-Partnership-Rice/n-rpfKf/