Storm damage costs are often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding extreme weather risk
Estimate are probably a best guess from someone whose primary job is weather forecasting.
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AI will play key role in storm mitigation, emergency response
Artificial intelligence can analyze weather data, providing recommendations to authorities on emergency response efforts.
Warmer seas fuel a more active and intense hurricane season
Warmer Atlantic and Gulf waters are driving stronger, more destructive hurricanes.
Corporate personhood, misinformation, NOAA and fading chances for a livable world
The amount of damage from climate and weather disasters is directly related to the amount of fossil fuel emissions.
Trump’s climate research cuts are unpopular, even with Republicans
Polling shows that nearly 80% of voters want government agencies to keep researching and sharing global warming data.
The National Weather Service is understaffed. What it means for Florida
A mass exodus now forces the NWS to meet its public safety mission in a more stressful, turbulent environment.
We don’t want to fly blind: Keep funding Hurricane Hunters
NOAA Hurricane Hunters gather crucial data that is used to improve forecasts, but have faced budget cuts.
The heat behind the storm: Hurricanes are changing fast, and our response must keep pace
Warmer ocean waters provide the energy hurricanes need to form, intensify and maintain their strength.
Florida’s senators must defend against political storms by backing emergency funding
There’s still a chance for US Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott to defend Florida’s chances of surviving brutal storms.
Active hurricane season looms
NOAA forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 to Nov. 30.