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Environment
Goodbye, Helen, Milton, Beryl. Names from these nasty hurricanes are now retired
On October 10th, 2024, the house collapsed after passing Hurricane Milton in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. Credits: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File Hurricanes Helen, Milton and Beryl were so troublesome last year that their names have retired. On Wednesday, the global weather organization officially replaced the name of the 2024 storm trio, which killed more than 300 people…
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Environment
‘PDS’ warnings were created to draw attention to tornadoes, hurricanes and now wildfires
On Monday, January 13, 2025, a red flag warning of “particularly hazardous conditions” was posted on the National Weather Service website in Los Angeles due to the extremely high risk of wildfires in the area. Credit: AP Photo/Rachel Leathe The National Weather Service’s page for Los Angeles screams “Particularly Dangerous Situations (PDS)” in dark pink letters on a gray background.…
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Environment
Hurricanes: Unprecedented extremes or new normal?
Hurricane Helen in the Gulf of Mexico on September 25th. Credit: NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite When Hurricane Helen struck the Southeast in late September, it quickly became one of the deadliest hurricanes in the United States in the past 50 years, second only to Hurricane Katrina. At least 228 people died as a result of the storm. Helene was also one…
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Science
Why are hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia becoming more intense and difficult to predict?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes and typhoons in other parts of the world, have recently caused significant damage in many places. The United States was just hit by Hurricane Milton less than two weeks after Hurricane Helen. Climate change may have exacerbated the effects. Tropical cyclone season (November to April) is approaching in Australia. The Japan…
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