Tag: hurricane preparedness
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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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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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AgriLife Extension offers hurricane preparedness, recovery information
With June 1 marking the start of hurricane season, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is reminding Texans the agency provides a wealth of disaster and emergency preparedness and recovery information. “The Texas Extension Disaster Education Network website and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Bookstore website have a variety of this type of information, most of it available free…
