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Hurricanes began getting names in 1950, when the U.S. Weather Bureau began using the phonetic alphabet (Able-Baker-Charlie). The storm with the most appearances so far is Arlene, which has appeared ...
Wind shear is often the most critical factor controlling hurricane formation and destruction. In general, wind shear refers to any change in wind speed or direction along a straight line. In the case ...
The hot tropical sun beats down on me as I cross the tarmac at Barbados's Grantly Adams field. I look to the northeast, scanning the sky for signs of Hurricane Hugo's outer cloud bands, but see only ...
1. Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh 1970 (Nov. 12) Bay of Bengal 300,000-500,000 ...
Seasons with the most major hurricanes, 1851-PresentSeasons with the highest Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), 1851-Present ...
The flooded city of Gonaives after Hurricane Hanna, September 3, 2008. Image credit: Lambi Fund of Haiti. Two of 2008's four tropical cyclones that ravaged Haiti: Tropical Storm Hanna (right) and ...
It is often difficult to tell from looking at forecast model data whether a low that is expected to develop near the U.S. coast will be tropical, subtropical, or extratropical. The difference is ...
The Loop Current is an ocean current that transports warm Caribbean water through the Yucatan Channel between Cuba and Mexico. The current flows northward into the Gulf of Mexico, then loops ...
2. Midwest/Eastern U.S. Drought 1988 7,500 $71,200,000,000 ...
* - Adjusted to 2016 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) rates Hurricane Katrina's damage at $133.8 billion ...