CSU researchers correctly predicted extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
The season broke the single-season Atlantic named storm record with 30 named storms and also featured 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes.
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Did climate change drive 2020's epic hurricane season? It’s complicated.
When climate scientists are asked if storm seasons are linked to climate change, many suggest that the explanation for this season’s activity isn’t so straightforward. (National Geographic)
In most years, hurricane activity would have wound down by now. Not in 2020
During most years, hurricane activity would have long since waned by now. But in 2020, with about a month left of the official hurricane season, forecasters anticipate even more storms to form. (CNBC)
Tropical Storm Eta Forms, Tying a Record Set 15 Years Ago
“This is the first time that Eta will be used in real time,” said Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist in the department of atmospheric science at Colorado State University. (New York Times)
The unlikely birthplace of the most destructive hurricanes
Among the nine hurricanes of 2020, four – including the two most powerful storms Laura and Teddy – can be traced back to Africa, where the seeds for their destructive power were first laid. (BBC)
'Crazy' 2020 hurricane season matches 2005 in activity, but not storm intensity
Given 23 named storms have formed already, CSU researcher Phil Klotzbach said the chances are good that 2020 will surpass 2005 for named storms but not for hurricanes and major hurricanes. (USA Today)
Why Hurricane Sally is moving so slowly—and delivering epic rainfall
Emerging research is showing that the climate crisis will make storms move more slowly and higher temperatures will allow them to carry more water (National Geographic).
Flooding, Blackouts in the Wake of Laura
According to hurricane historian Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University, Laura tied for the fifth strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in the continental United States. (NASA)
Record-setting season puts coastal states at increased risk of a hurricane landfall
States bordering the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico face a greater risk this year of a hurricane strike, according to the forecast from CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Science (USA Today).
Laura 'rapidly intensified' overnight. Here's what that term means
Rapid intensification has taken Hurricane Laura from a tropical storm with sustained winds of 65 mph early Tuesday to a Category 3 with 115-mph winds on Wednesday morning (CNN).