Tag: Hurricane
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It’s time to prepare for hurricane season
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Editor’s Note: This article was updated on May 26, 2021 to include the official 2021 Atlantic hurricane season outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. On August 9, 2021, this article was updated again to reflect the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mid-season update. The 2021…
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txH2O highlight: Planning for the next big one
With hurricane season approaching, this txH2O highlight is an article about planning for flooding in Texas. The article, Planning for the next big one, asks researchers about innovative flood solutions. According to the article, although flooding is an expected natural occurrence, most years Texas leads the country in flood-related causalities and damages. Experts said that increased population, urbanization…
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New book discusses extreme weather events like Winter Storm Uri
Article originally written by Ava English Texas has 10 different climatic zones, making it vulnerable to extreme events such as tropical storms and hurricanes, extreme precipitation, heat and cold spells, heavy snowstorms, severe flooding, droughts, and wildfires. The book “Climate Change and Extreme Events,” recently published by Elsevier, explores the relationship between these types of climate…
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Land use and climate changes are throwing estuaries off balance
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, it dumped so much rain on the Houston metropolitan area that the National Weather Service had to add two new colors to its precipitation maps, for 20 to 30 inches and greater than 30 inches of rain. Much of…
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How to understand a hurricane forecast
Measuring hurricane risks — and understanding what those risks mean for the public — is complicated. Here’s a place to start. This article was updated on August 26, 2021, to reflect the final results of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Article was originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze. The 2020 hurricane season was a busy one.…
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A busy pandemic hurricane season is ramping up
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze As a likely active hurricane season starts, the COVID-19 pandemic may complicate preparation and response, experts say. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is “expected to be a busy one,” said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead hurricane season forecaster with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center, in a…
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A&M School of Law students publish report on potential liability for dam, reservoir operators, post-Harvey
A group of students from Texas A&M University School of Law recently published a report, Flooding Events Post Hurricane Harvey: Potential Liability For Dam and Reservoir Operators and Recommendations Moving Forward. The report reviews current dam and reservoir operations in Texas and examines the potential liability that such operators may face for actions and decisions taken…
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Researchers use Hurricane Harvey data to predict future storm impacts
While many Texans were bracing for Hurricane Harvey’s landfall in late August 2017, a team of Texas university researchers set out to deploy instrument pods along the Texas coast. The information gathered from these Rapid Response Units (RRUs) could help develop more resilient coastal communities by improving predictive models and tools. The Texas COAstal Storm…
