Another hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems to be down in 2026
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
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Why AI has trouble predicting the fury of hurricane intensity
Storms like 2026’s Hurricane Polo that rapidly intensify can catch communities off guard and leave little time to prepare or evacuate. Being able to forecast those risks can save lives.
Big storm clusters are on the increase – what this means for hurricane hotspots
Storm clusters with even more power to devastate have been rising in frequency.
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.
Don’t blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster – blame society
The widespread discussion as to whether the Hurricane Harvey disaster was caused by climate change or not is a dangerous distraction from the real issues.
The future will bring hurricanes to Europe
Damaging hurricanes are familiar along the US east coast, with the recent hurricane Sandy a dramatic example. In Europe we are unused to such dramatic weather and the widespread destruction that hurricanes…
How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms
Bigger storms will mean rich countries owe an even bigger debt to former colonies.
How climate change is making North Atlantic tropical storms worse
Warming ocean water is ‘rocket fuel’ for increasingly destructive hurricanes.
How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment
It’s not just the land and people that have been badly affected by hurricanes.
Hurricanes may be getting more severe – do we need a whole new category to describe them?
The scale from one to five that is used to measure the destructive power of a hurricane may no longer be enough.
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