El Niño is back – that's good news or bad news, depending on where you live

The official forecast calls for a strong El Niño by winter, but other models suggest it might dip in and out. An atmospheric scientist explains.

Bob Leamon, Associate Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
June 9, 2023 ~8 min

2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño

El Niño years put Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera on alert for destructive tropical storms and hurricanes.

Nicholas Grondin, Recent PhD Graduate in Geography, University of Tennessee • conversation
May 25, 2023 ~9 min


Hurricane Ian capped 2 weeks of extreme storms around the globe: Here's what's known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones

Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.

Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont Research Professor of Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Hurricane Ian capped 2 weeks of extreme storms around the globe: Here's what's known about how climate change fuels hurricanes

Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.

Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont Research Professor of Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina

With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for the northern Gulf Coast.

Nick Shay, Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami • conversation
May 18, 2022 ~8 min

Some coastal areas are more prone to devastating hurricanes – a meteorologist explains why

The 2021 hurricane season is almost here, and it's forecast to be another busy one. Here's how heat, winds and the shape of the seafloor raise the risk for places like Miami and New Orleans.

Athena Masson, Meteorology instructor, University of Florida • conversation
May 27, 2021 ~8 min

Why hurricanes devastate some places over and over again – a meteorologist explains

The 2021 hurricane season is almost here, and it's forecast to be another busy one. Here's how heat, winds and the shape of the seafloor raise the risk for places like Miami and New Orleans.

Athena Masson, Meteorology instructor, University of Florida • conversation
May 27, 2021 ~8 min

Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here's what forecasters are watching right now

To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña.

Kristopher Karnauskas, Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 18, 2021 ~8 min


Hurricane season: are affected countries ready to face storms on top of coronavirus?

Ccoronavirus has put emergency responders and resources under extreme pressure all over the world just as the hurricane season approaches.

Anitha Karthik, Doctoral Researcher, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
April 30, 2020 ~7 min

Hurricane season: vulnerable countries will face storms on top of coronavirus

Ccoronavirus has put emergency responders and resources under extreme pressure all over the world just as the hurricane season approaches.

Anitha Karthik, Doctoral Researcher, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
April 30, 2020 ~6 min

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