Major hurricanes expected to increase in 2023, researchers forecast
This hurricane season could be similar to 2017, the year of Harvey and Maria.
Tag: Hurricane Harvey
“America has a ‘resilience deficit’; Will FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 help or hurt?
By: Albert J. Slap, President, Coastal Risk Consulting The U.S. sustained 298 weather and climate disasters since 1980, where overall ...
True economic risk of increased Florida flooding is underestimated, exposing need for systemic shift in protecting assets
By Paula Pagniez and Prasad Gunturi, Willis Towers Watson The actual economic impact of climate risk is frightening, and Florida ...
When a hurricane is bearing down on Florida, minimize COVID-19 infections with more strategic evacuations
To hear what climate scientists and epidemiologists learned about how to evacuate during a pandemic, join an expert panel discussion ...
It’s time to consider adding a ‘Category 6’ to the hurricane power scale
If you live in a hurricane-prone area, you probably know about the five-category Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It defines Atlantic ...
Florida’s Legislature should require sellers to disclose a home’s flood history
Want to buy some Florida swampland? You could, without knowing it. And nobody has to tell you. Because ...
The Invading Sea is a non-partisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. Read more
