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Pacific El Nino equals Atlantic hurricane calm: experts
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Oct 18, 2009 |
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The Pacific's El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon has resulted in an especially calm Atlantic hurricane season -- a welcome respite for Caribbean and southeastern US residents still smarting from a 2008 pounding.
Research supports suggestions that global warming will do little to change hurricane activity
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Aug 12, 2008 |
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In a study published in the July 2008 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Drs. David S. Nolan and Eric D. Rappin from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science descri ...
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El Nino may calm 2006 hurricane season
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Sep 07, 2006 |
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Hurricane forecasters say a weather phenomenon called El Nino may make the rest of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season quieter than predicted.
African dust forecast may help hurricane season predictions
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May 20, 2008 |
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As the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, forecasters are developing predictions about the severity of this year's season. For the first time this year, African dust may provide ...
NASA eyes warm sea surface temperatures for hurricanes
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Aug 17, 2007 |
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Sea surface temperatures are one of the key ingredients for tropical cyclone formation and they were warming up in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and eastern Atlantic Ocean by the middle of August. As a result, ...
Human Activities Are Boosting Ocean Temperatures in Areas Where Hurricanes Form
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Sep 11, 2006 |
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Rising ocean temperatures in key hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are due primarily to human-caused increases in greenhouse gas concentrations, according to a study published online in the September ...
2007 Hurricane Forecasts Took Blow from Winds and Saharan Dry, Dusty Air
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Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected ...
Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin for 2009
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Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What do Atlantic and Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and heights tell forecasters ...
NASA Satellites and Baja California on watch as Hurricane Rick approaches
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites flew over Hurricane Rick this weekend, and watched the storm strengthen into a major hurricane.
Baja California residents watching for Hurricane Rick
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Oct 16, 2009 |
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Based on computer forecast models, the residents of southern and central Baja California should prepare over the weekend for now Tropical Storm Rick. Rick formed late yesterday, October 15, and is expected ...
How strong is a hurricane? Just listen
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Knowing how powerful a hurricane is, before it hits land, can help to save lives or to avoid the enormous costs of an unnecessary evacuation. Some MIT researchers think there may be a better, cheaper way of getting that crucial ...
Dusty Hurricanes
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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Throw gasoline on a fire, and the flames swell to a raging inferno. Throw dirt on a fire, and the flames suffocate. But what happens when you throw dirt on a hurricane? It's a serious question.
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