A new study by a Duke University-led team of climate scientists suggests that global warming is the main cause of a significant intensification in the North Atlantic Subtropical High NASH that in recent decades has more than doubled the frequency of abnormally wet or dry summer weather in the southeastern United States. Increasingly Variable Summer [...]
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Hurricane storm surge exposure maps for 13 U.S. cities
Detailed maps illustrating the neighborhoods at risk of storm surge driven by hurricanes for 13 U.S. cities, prepared by a subsidiary of First American -a major insurer of residential property in the southeastern United States. The maps detail the storm surge risk posed by each category of hurricane. The most current science indicates that climate [...]
Sea Surface Temperatures at the Start of 2010 Hurricane Season : Image of the Day
This color coded satellite image illustrates the warmth of Atlantic waters at the start of the 2010 hurricane, a season forecast to be “active to extremely active” due in part to record sea surface temperatures. Note the extreme high temperatures off the west coast of Africa, the main hurricane formation region for Atlantic hurricanes – [...]
West, South bake in unseasonably early heat wave
An AOL report on a record breaking heat wave bringing in an uncharacteristically early start to the summer season for the Southwestern United States. This event is consistent with the long-term trend of a change in the seasons driven by climate change. Photo credit: Sidereal via Flickr – By Hunter Cutting the heat so far [...]
