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Safety Testing Lab Evaluates Strength of Buildings and Construction Materials

by Katie Ellsworth

Intertek York safety testing lab focuses on strength and durability of buildings and construction materials

a large hurricane seen from space, white spiral clouds over blue ocean with the curve of the earth and open black space with stars in the far background

In a Warming World, Climate Scientists Consider Category 6 Hurricanes

by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A satallite image of a hurrican

Climate Change Brings Earlier Arrival of Intense Hurricanes

by University of Hawaii at Manoa

Tropical trees blowing in a hurricane

Trees in Areas Prone to Hurricanes Have Strong Ability to Survive

by Clemson University

Even though the vast majority of trees studied were damaged during Hurricane Maria, only 10 percent were killed

Satellite image render of hurricane Ida

More Frequent Hurricanes Raise Risk to US East and Gulf Coasts

by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Warming tropical waters can trigger changes in winds that both strengthen and push hurricanes to the US coasts

A satellite image of a cyclone

Phytoplankton Blooms Offer Insight into Impacts of Climate Change

by University of Otago

Cyclones can stir up nutrients in the ocean leading to phytoplankton blooms in their wake

Satellite image of multiple huricanes

Climate Change Raises the Threat of Back-to-Back Hurricanes

by Princeton University, Engineering School

Community planners and emergency officials need to improve both resilience and response to meet the increased hazard

Satellite image of a hurricane of the coast of Florida

Researchers Work to Improve Access to Special Needs Hurricane Shelters

by Florida State University

Researchers manage to decrease the average travel time to a shelter by 4 times in Panama City

Potential tropical cyclone One tries to organize near the Yucatan peninsula

Tropical Cyclones Act as ‘Massive Heat Pumps’ That Fuel Extreme Heat

by University of Arizona

Extreme heat often follows tropical cyclones, which can complicate disaster recovery even further

Sattelite image of tropical hurricane approaching the USA

Artificial Ocean Cooling to Weaken Hurricanes Is Futile, Study Finds

by University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

Researchers suggest ocean cooling is an effectively impossible solution to mitigate disasters

Category 5 Typhoon satellite view

Unprecedented Cyclone Activity Potentially Clouds Future Forecasts

by Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Atlantic’s cyclone activity increasing while Pacific’s decreases, researchers find

Satelite image of a hurrican over the ocean

Climate Modeling Confirms Historical Records Showing Rise in Hurricane Activity

by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years

Satellite image of a hurricane off the coast of florida

Radar Indicates Stronger Hurricanes Trap, Transport More Birds

by University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Higher winds, more T-storms keep birds confined to calm-eyed center of cyclones