Tag: hurricane
Hurricane Gabrielle cranks up in the Atlantic; Typhoon Ragasa heads for southern China » Yale Climate Connections
After weeks of weird peak-season sluggishness, the Northern Hemisphere tropics were buzzing with activity on September 22, the autumnal equinox. In the Atlantic, Hurricane...
The Atlantic’s remarkable 20-day quiet period finally ends » Yale Climate Connections
The unprecedented quiet in the Atlantic during what is traditionally the busiest part of the season finally ended at 5 a.m. EDT Sep. 17,...
A new disturbance may punctuate the Atlantic’s peak-season calm » Yale Climate Connections
It’s the mid-September peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, but we are likely to see yet another week pass without any named storm landfalls....
Another round of weird peak-season quiet in the Atlantic tropics » Yale Climate Connections
We’ve arrived at the peak week of hurricane season – the traditional midpoint of the Atlantic’s yearly activity is September 10 – but you wouldn’t...
Today marks the 125-year anniversary of the worst natural disaster in U.S. history
STORY HIGHLIGHTSCATEGORY 4: Winds of 130-145 mph at landfallDEADLIEST NATURAL DISASTER: 6,000-12,000 deathsSEAWALL: Built after the 1900 hurricane STORYAs we near the peak of...
‘Evacuate NOW!’: What it was like to sound the alarm ahead of Hurricane Katrina » Yale Climate Connections
I first started blogging for Weather Underground, the weather service I founded, in the spring of 2005. For the first few months, it was...
‘Deadliest in generations’: The Texas floods are the latest in a disturbing pattern » Yale Climate Connections
As we reported on July 28, the terrible flash floods in Central Texas over the July 4 weekend killed at least 138 people. This...
After Fernand, a quiet spell on tap for the Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
Tropical Storm Fernand, which developed on Saturday night southeast of Bermuda, is the Atlantic’s second system in a row that will avoid a direct...
Hurricane Erin exits stage right as new systems bubble in Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
Hurricane Erin continued to churn in the North Atlantic well southeast of New England on Friday. Rip currents will continue to plague parts of...
Hurricane Erin pulling away from U.S., but coastal flooding will peak Thursday night » Yale Climate Connections
Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the U.S. at 2 a.m. EDT Thursday, when its center passed about 200 miles (320 km) southeast...