How conditions combine to create a climate for deadly tropical stormsJEREMY WATSON
1. How to know if you're at risk First, determine if you’re in an area that is susceptible to tropical storms by doing some quick online research or checking your local weather sites. This is particularly important if you've moved to a new house in a new neighborhood as even close ...
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...
But periodically, starfish population explodes.And when that happens, the reefs can become badly damaged or even destroyed, something we are trying very hard to prevent.For example, during the 1960s, there was an outbreak of CoT starfish in the Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Austr...
more devastating hurricanes and tropical storms. This also increases the rate of flooding in regions that never had to worry about that before. Another facet to this is that where it rains has shifted. This means that water availability has been removed from some regions, put a strain on the...
Everysummerandfall, eyes remain locked on the AtlanticOceanand Gulf of Mexico to see if any tropical storms orhurricanesare headed for theU.S.coastline. Once tropical systems havewindsof at least 39 mph, they're given a name, but have you ever wondered how names are assigned to ...
Tropical Storm Sara is a classic late-season storm in the western Caribbean Sea. Warm water temperatures and favourable atmospheric conditions make this region of the Atlantic the most common place for storms to form this late in the hurricane sea...
Flooding is the most common and often the most destructive type of natural disaster. Although floods are often associated with overflowing rivers and sea swells accompanying tropical storms, they can happen in areas far from a body of water. Cities can become flooded during periods of heavy rain...
It was a scene mirrored across much of southwest Louisiana, and not for the first time. In a 10-month span in 2020–2021, the area saw five climate-related disasters, including two destructive hurricanes and the impacts of a tropical storm’s outer bands. More storms are coming, and many...
Topsider Homes in Clemmons, N.C., builds pedestal, stilt and piling homes designed to be resistant to tropical storms, hurricane force winds and storm surge. The homes are both elevated and multi-sided in design, which allows storm and hurricane winds to flow around, over and under them. ...