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What’s the difference between a watch and warning, anyway? A hurricane guide
Read full article: What’s the difference between a watch and warning, anyway? A hurricane guideWhether you just moved somewhere that gets threatened by hurricanes often or you’re just an avid weather-follower, of course you want to be in the know.
Container house offers shelter after storm
Read full article: Container house offers shelter after stormST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – In 2017, Hurricane Irma sent a tree right into Rob DePiazza’s St. Augustine, Florida home. His home was destroyed, and he quickly made a decision to build his new house out of shipping containers. "Two on the ground are workshop space. He left the container floors intact, kept some old things and added a lot of artistic elements. DePiazza decided to leave some of the container walls exposed and not cover up some of the signage, such as numbers, stickers and scrapes and scratches.
Trump doesn't think he's even heard of a Category 5' hurricane
Read full article: Trump doesn't think he's even heard of a Category 5' hurricaneCNNWASHINGTON (CNN) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he's "not sure that (he's) ever even heard of a Category 5" hurricane, despite four such storms having threatened the US since he took office. And I've seen some Category 4's -- you don't even see them that much," Trump said at a briefing with officials at FEMA's headquarters in Washington, DC. "But a Category 5 is something that -- I don't know that I've ever even heard the term other than I know it's there. Last October, Hurricane Michael, which was originally designated as a Category 4, barreled into the Florida Panhandle as the third Category 5 hurricane to blast the US since Trump. Not the first time Trump said he's never heard of a Category 5Trump has previously indicated several other times that Category 5 hurricanes are unprecedented weather events that either he or others had never heard of or witnessed.
Hurricanes: Can't we just nuke them? (Spoiler alert: No)
Read full article: Hurricanes: Can't we just nuke them? (Spoiler alert: No)A damaged home and streets littered with debris are seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the area in 2017 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). The odds are increasing for Florida, Georgia and possibly the Carolinas to see a major hurricane hit as Dorian barrels toward them. We are just beginning to embark on the peak of hurricane season as this latest threat rears its head. Heres why not, according to Landsea: The main difficulty with using explosives to modify hurricanes is the amount of energy required. Finally, its pretty impractical to think that we could attack weak tropical waves or depressions before they have a chance to grow into hurricanes.
A devastating 2017 hurricane season leads to four retired names
Read full article: A devastating 2017 hurricane season leads to four retired namesThe National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration retired four hurricane names from the 2017 hurricane season. Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate caused extensive damage across parts of the United States and Caribbean. Hurricane Harvey is the second costliest hurricane after Hurricane Katrina (2005). Hurricane Maria rapidly strengthened as a Category 5 hurricane as it struck the island of Dominica on Sept. 19. NOAA will replace Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate with Harold, Idalia, Margot and Nigel, respectively.
Did climate change effect hurricanes Irma and Harvey?
Read full article: Did climate change effect hurricanes Irma and Harvey?(GMG) – The question is going to be asked many times, by many people: Did global warming cause or have any impact on Hurricane Irma? Here's the truth about the relationship between global warming and hurricanes Irma and Harvey. Something else to consider is that, as the world warms, more ocean water evaporates into the atmosphere (which has been documented...it's happening). Now, let's apply all of this information to hurricanes Irma and Harvey:---------Did global warming cause Irma or Harvey? So, global warming may have been part of the reason that Harvey rapidly intensified just before landfall, and Irma became a record-breaking hurricane.
A history lesson: Ranking the deadliest, most powerful, expensive hurricanes
Read full article: A history lesson: Ranking the deadliest, most powerful, expensive hurricanes(GMG) – By now, it’s safe to say everyone has been warned about the dangerous Category 5 storm expected to strike Florida this weekend: Hurricane Irma. In case you’re wondering about the hurricanes to come before Irma, such as which have been the deadliest, the most expensive, the most intense -- we have you covered. Here are some visuals to show you how history’s hurricanes rank.