We Asked a NASA Scientist: Are Hurricanes Getting Stronger?
When you say, “Are hurricanes getting stronger?” in the sense of, “Are they going to be category six?” The answer, in that case, will be…
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Why Do Hurricanes Have Such Huge Destructive Energy?
Where does that energy come from? Landfalling North Atlantic tropical cyclones (TCs) inflict significant economic damage to human civilization. Between 1900 and 2017, 197 North…
What Has America Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Researchers Evaluate Cities’ Evacuation Plans
Study rates 50 largest U.S. cities – finds marginal evacuation planning improvements. Evacuation planners rarely considered the needs of carless and vulnerable populations before Hurricane…
Is It Feasible To Stop Hurricanes by Cooling the Ocean?
According to researchers, ocean cooling is an effectively impossible solution to mitigate disasters. According to recent research, even if we had infinite power to artificially…
Gorgeous Watercolor Seas in the Wake of Hurricane Ian
Storm-stirred sediment produced colorful swirls along the western coast of Florida. Hurricane Ian barreled into Florida’s southwestern coast on September 28, 2022, as a powerful…
Dramatic Satellite Images Show Power Outages After Hurricane Ian
Several cities on the west coast of Florida lost much of their electric power for days after the storm. Hurricane Ian roared across Florida over…
Hurricane Ian Captured in Stunning Pictures From the International Space Station
Hurricane Ian is pictured above in a stunning photograph that was taken by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS). When this photograph was…
NASA Teams Complete Initial Damage Assessment of Artemis Moon Rocket in Florida After Hurricane Ian
NASA Teams Confirm No Damage to Artemis Flight Hardware, Focus on November for Launch On Friday, September 30, teams conducted initial inspections to assess potential…
New NASA Weather Sensors Capture Vital Data on Hurricane Ian From Space Station
A pair of microwave radiometers gathered data on Hurricane Ian as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Two recently…
Staring Into Hurricane Ian’s Eye: NASA Scientists Are Analyzing the Forces That Made the Storm So Catastrophic
NASA scientists are studying the latest satellite imagery of Hurricane Ian and analyzing the forces that made the storm so catastrophic. As Hurricane Ian headed…
NASA Delays SpaceX Crew-5 Launch Due to Hurricane Ian
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station was scheduled to launch on October 3 before being delayed until October 4 due to Hurricane…
NASA Prepares for Hurricane Ian Arrival – Assesses Artemis I Forward Plan
With the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft safely parked in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after rolling back from Launch…
Fuel for Hurricane Ian: Fearsome Power Comes From the Ocean
Warm seas provide fuel for extreme storms, and can then be cooled by them. Even though tropical cyclones are atmospheric phenomena, much of their fearsome…
Fire Alarm Triggered After Artemis I Rocket Rolled Back in Advance of Hurricane Ian
On Monday, NASA Artemis I managers decided to roll back the Moon rocket based on the latest weather predictions associated with Hurricane Ian not showing…
Hurricane Ian Enters the Gulf of Mexico – Headed Toward the West Coast of Florida
After making landfall in Cuba, the category 3 storm entered the Gulf of Mexico and appeared headed toward the west coast of Florida. On September…
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Rocket Departs Launch Pad Ahead of Hurricane Ian
Managers decided to roll back based on the latest weather predictions associated with Hurricane Ian not showing improving expected conditions for the Kennedy area. At…
Hurricane Fiona & Typhoon Nanmadol: Powerful Storms Hit Puerto Rico and Japan
Fiona and Nanmadol dropped several feet of rain on the islands on opposite sides of the world. On September 18, 2022, potent tropical cyclones made…
Seeing Hurricanes – Even Just Through the Media – Can Impact Your Mental Health
UCI-led research ties exposure to hurricanes to worsened mental health A groundbreaking study conducted by experts at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found a…
