Tag : APP Tropical Season

Here’s what to know about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane names

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will follow up on a busy 2023 season. The 2023 season totaled 20 named storms,…

1 month ago

A look back one year later

Ian brought death and destruction to Southwest Florida and inland nearly one year ago. It was the costliest storm in…

7 months ago

The most destructive hurricanes to hit the Northeast U.S.

When you think of destructive hurricanes, you rarely think of the Northeast. Even though that part of the U.S. doesn’t…

8 months ago

A lesser known factor for storm surge

Storm surge is one of the primary threats when hurricanes make landfall, and there are a lot of factors involved…

8 months ago

What creates the calm after the storm?

We’ve all seen the pictures and video of devastated areas left in the wake of tropical storms and hurricanes, but…

8 months ago

Meet the teams that fly into hurricanes for a living

As the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is upon us, a group of elite pilots, scientists and meteorologists are…

8 months ago

The many shapes and sizes of a hurricane

Tropical cyclones come in all shapes and sizes. Some are big, some are small. Some are strong, and some are…

10 months ago

Hurricane forecasting is for the birds

Feathered forecasters might be better than people at predicting the hurricane season.  What You Need To Know Veeries are songbirds…

10 months ago

This week in 2012: Tropical Storm Debby

Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee this week back in 2012, bringing tornadoes, surge and heavy rain to Florida. …

10 months ago

The history of forecasting hurricanes

Since the modern satellite era began in the 1960s, advancements in weather observations and forecasting have become exponential. Today, NASA’s…

11 months ago