News tagged with hurricane prone areas
In Disaster-Prone Areas, Construction Needs a New Approach
Mar 23, 2009 |
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In regions that have been devastated by hurricanes and other natural disasters, public officials should pursue a new direction in infrastructure projects, one that focuses on more durable designs and a greater ...
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NASA's TRMM satellite sees wide-eyed Hurricane Bill strengthening
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Aug 18, 2009 |
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The TRMM satellite noticed a wide-eyed Hurricane Bill's rainfall is intensifying indicating he's getting stronger. Satellite images have also shown Bill's eye is widening.
Rice report shows lessons from Hurricane Rita not practiced during Ike
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Mar 13, 2009 |
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A new Rice University report released yesterday, exactly six months after Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, suggests that people did not practice the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita.
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 ...
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 ...
It's a boy? Tropical Depression 18-E forms in the Eastern North Pacific
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Oct 02, 2009 |
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At 11 a.m. EDT on October first, the eighteenth tropical depression of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was born. He's a little guy, but is likely going to grow up to be a tropical storm and get the name ...
Honduras says trees slowed hurricane
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Honduran President Manuel Zelaya credited the country's forests and mangrove swamps with sapping some of Hurricane Felix's strength.
NASA's QuikScat sees category 3 Hurricane Bill's winds go a long distance
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Aug 20, 2009 |
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NASA satellites continue to capture important wind speed and cloud data that forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are using to help their forecasts. QuikScat has been particularly helpful in determining ...
Rates of anxiety, mood disorders high in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Almost half of pre-hurricane residents of New Orleans and one-fourth of those living in other affected areas had evidence of an anxiety or mood disorder five to seven months following Hurricane Katrina, according to a report ...
NASA watches as Hurricane Bill sweeps over Bermuda
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Aug 21, 2009 |
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Hurricane Bill was raining on Bermuda on Friday, August 21, 2009, and NASA satellites were providing forecasters with information about Bill's rainfall, clouds and winds.
Study: Katrina victims suffer mental ills
Nov 01, 2007 |
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An updated survey of Hurricane Katrina victims suggests those most affected by the 2005 storm are suffering increased emotional problems.
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