Hurricane forecast points to a dangerous 2024 Atlantic season, with La Niña and a persistently warm ocean teaming up to power fierce storms

NOAA expects an extraordinarily busy hurricane season, with 17-25 named storms and 8-13 hurricanes. An atmospheric scientist explains what that means.

Jhordanne Jones, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate and Weather Extremes, Purdue University • conversation
May 23, 2024 ~8 min

What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can disrupt air travel and tear apart hurricanes

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, it’s a different story.

Zachary Handlos, Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~4 min


What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear apart hurricanes

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, wind shear is often not as strong.

Zachary Handlos, Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~4 min

What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, ii’s often not as strong.

Zachary Handlos, Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~4 min

Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts

Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not just the ones you might expect.

Derek Lemoine, Professor of Economics, University of Arizona • conversation
May 14, 2024 ~8 min

La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon

After a year of record-breaking global heat with El Niño, will La Niña bring a reprieve? That depends on where you live and how you feel about hurricanes.

Pedro DiNezio, Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 9, 2024 ~7 min

Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US

A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.

Jana Lesak Houser, Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 29, 2024 ~6 min

Forest Service warns of budget cuts ahead of a risky wildfire season – what that means for safety

A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.

Jude Bayham, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University • conversation
Feb. 16, 2024 ~8 min


El Niño is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

The strong El Niño that started in 2023 will still have big impacts at least through March. Here’s what to watch for next.

Paul Roundy, Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York • conversation
Feb. 8, 2024 ~7 min

What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don't all agree

An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long.

Aaron Levine, Atmospheric Research Scientist, CICOES, University of Washington • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 ~8 min

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