Why do hurricanes have names? Using names helps meteorologists — and the public — keep track of storms. Meteorologists started following an alphabetical system, with an "A" name being given to the first hurricane of the season, a "B" name to the second, and so on. The National Hurric...
To understand why spaghetti plots are important, you have to understand that there are awhole bunch of different modeling methodsthat are used to track hurricanes, and like presidential election polls, they don't all produce the same results. The object of creating such a map, according to Lea...
On a hot summer day, when drought conditions peak, something as small as a spark from a train car's wheel striking the track can ignite a raging wildfire. Sometimes, fires occur naturally, ignited by heat from the sun or a lightning strike. However, the majority of wildfires are the resu...
So I thought it would be great to have a conversation specifically about hurricanes. To start, can you go over again how a hurricane forms? SPEAKER 2: Well, a hurricane forms much the same way as a thunderstorm forms. You need a heat source and you need moisture. And that's what real...
Most residents have seen so many hurricanes, it takes quite an ominous storm for residents to heed even a mandatory evacuation order. But Hurricane Ian, which was projected to head into the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall somewhere along Florida's west coast as a major storm, left residents...
How Public Cameras Recognize and Track You WIRED spoke with several experts about the explosion of surveillance technology, how police use it, and what the dangers might be. As tech advances, street cameras can now employ facial recognition and even connect to the internet. What does this mean...
Although it may be overkill, depending on where you live, installing rafter ties on both sides in areas highly susceptible to strong hurricanes is a good idea. Doubling up the hurricane ties will add additional resistance to both lateral and uplift winds. ...
In both hurricanes, it wasn’t the technology itself but the first responders using it who made the difference. Drones serve as a force multiplier to give agencies the situational awareness they need to safely cover more ground, more effectively assess damage, track floodwaters, and guide search...
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