Q&A: CSU expert discusses Hurricane Ida, 2021 season
A member of CSU's hurricane forecasting team weighed in on Hurricane Ida, the history of storms on the Gulf Coast and what's next for the 2021 hurricane season.
A member of CSU's hurricane forecasting team weighed in on Hurricane Ida, the history of storms on the Gulf Coast and what's next for the 2021 hurricane season.
From 1981 to 2012, 70% of major Atlantic hurricanes – those reaching Category 3 or higher – have gone through rapid intensification.
Of most note during the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season were Hurricanes Florence and Michael, which brought death and destruction to the Carolinas and Florida Panhandle and other parts of the southeastern United States.
The Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting a total of nine additional named storms to form after Aug. 1.
Tropical Meteorology Project researchers are predicting 14 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
For reporters unraveling stories of recovery and resiliency from these and other events, Colorado State University experts can help frame the issues.
Even compared to other tropical cyclones, the rain from Harvey has been very hard, and gone for a very long time.