However, we found no academic study of tropical storms on natural gas consumption. This paper provides such a study. In carrying out the empirical investigation, we created a dataset that includes the detailed path of the storms and the cities and states impacted. We estimated the storms鈥...
Hurricanes and tropical storms are damaging homes. Here's how to deal with your insurance company. For many people whose homes are battered by a hurricane or tropical storm, the trauma is soon followed by another major source of stress: dealing with their insurance company to file a claim. T...
Experts believe islanders in the Caribbean started naming tropical cyclones during the 1800s, named for the particular saint's day on which the storm occurred,according to NOAA. In the U.S., storms used to be named by year and order in which they occurred. However, officials found...
According to the National Hurricane Center, there have been an estimated 42 tropical cyclones that have reached Category 5 status in the Atlantic Basin since 1924 — the most recent beingHurricane Milton, which is churning toward Florida's Gulf Coast with winds as high as 180 mph (though it...
In 2024, the strong El Niño of the prior season disappeared, and forecasts predicted its counterpart, La Niña, is coming. The latter leads to weaker trade winds, which means there is less wind shear to break up tropical storms.
Indeed, damage from tropical storms results from several hazard drivers, including wind, storm surge, and rainfall2. We acknowledge several limitations of our approach, including the representation of urban forms with arrays of square obstructions as opposed to more organic forms, assumed uniformity ...
Other changing weather patterns include tropical storms and hurricanes that continue to intensify every year due to climate change. These natural disasters have serious impacts on our safety, agriculture, and infrastructure, so we must take them seriously. Rising Sea Levels Rising sea levels are ...
There have been significant changes in extreme temperatures -- hot days and heat waves have become more frequent while cold days and nights have become less frequent. While scientists have not observed an increase in the number of tropical storms, they have observed an increase in the intensity ...
While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely populated areas, violent tornadoes have also hit large metropolitan areas, and they have inflicted heavy casualties on many towns and cities. In 1925, the infamous U.S. tristate twister hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, claiming 695 ...
While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely populated areas, violent tornadoes have also hit large metropolitan areas, and they have inflicted heavy casualties on many towns and cities. In 1925, the infamous U.S. tristate twister hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, claiming 695 ...