1. Hurricanes & Climate Change

2. Hurricane Status & News

3. Seasonal Forecasts

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5. Other Hurricane Links

Other Hurricane Links

The 2006 Hurricane Season Was Near Normal. Press release (19 Jan 2007) from NASA. (link added 13 Feb 2007)

Graduate students study links between African and US weather systems. Press release (8 Dec 2006) from the National Science Foundation. (link added 13 Feb 2007)

NASA'S live tropical sea surface temperature Web site gives climate, hurricane clues. Press release (dtd 12 Oct 2006) from NASA/Goddard. (link added 13 Feb 2007)

Hurricane Breeding Grounds Heat Up Press release (dtd 12 Sep 2006) from NSF. (link added 13 Feb 2007)

National Science Board Recommends Major New Investments in Hurricane Science and Engineering. Press release (dtd 26 Sep 2006) from the National Science Foundation. (link added 13 Feb 2007)

NASA Launches Hurricane Data Portal for Scientists, Educators, and Application Users Press release (dtd 27 Sep 2006) from NASA. (link added 13 Feb 2007)

A nursery for Hurricanes. Press release (dtd 8 Aug 2006) from Univ of Utah. "Every hurricane season, about 100 low-pressure weather disturbances whirl westward out of West Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean, but less than one-fifth of them become tropical depressions, storms or hurricanes. University of Utah meteorology Professor Ed Zipser is chief scientist of a NASA mission to study why some African weather disturbances become storms and hurricanes, many of which hit the United States." (link posted 13 February 2007)

An Active Florida Hurricane Season Adds to Red Tide. Feature (27 July 2006) from NASA. (link posted 13 February 2007)

Initial Conditions for the 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Image and article (circa 1 June 2006) from NASA's Earth Observatory.

2006 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.  Material from the conference (24-28 April 2006) sponsored by the American Meteorological Society. (link posted 13 February 2007)

New U.S.-Taiwan Satellite Constellation Uses GPS Signals To Track Hurricanes, Monitor Climate Change Press release (12 April 2006) from National Center for Atmospheric Research. (link posted 13 February 2007)

New NASA Hurricane Posters Blow Onto the Web. Press release (10 April 2006) from NASA. (link posted 13 February 2007)

2005: A Hurricane Season 'On Edge'. Press release (dtd 10 Feb 2006) from NASA. (link posted 13 February 2007)

Mapping the Risks of Hurricane Disasters. Article (dtd 24 September 2005) from The Earth Institute at Columbia University. (link posted 13 February 2007)

Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes. New book (publised Sep 2005 by Oxford University Press) by Kerry Emanuel, professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at MIT.  (link posted 13 February 2007)

What's Behind the Flurry of Hurricanes? Audio segment from National Public Radio's (NPR) All Things Considered (originally broadcast 10 Sept 2004). "Not since the 1960s has Florida been battered by such a rapid succession of hurricanes. But predicting the frequency of hurricanes remains an inexact science."   (link posted 5 October 2004)

TRMM Sees Rain from Hurricanes Fall Around the World. Article (dtd 17 August 2004) from NASA's Earth Observatory.   (link posted 5 October 2004)

NASA Data Shows Hurricanes Help Plants Bloom in “Ocean Deserts”. Press release (dtd 17 June 2004) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 5 October 2004)

NOAA Researcher Says Saharan Air Layer Connected to Atlantic Hurricane Suppression and Intensity Change: Press release (dtd 12 April 2004) from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  (link posted 11 June 2004)

Special report on hurricanes: Press release (dtd 24 Sep 2003) from New Scientist. (link posted 4 Nov 2003)

NOAA, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division.  Includes Hurricane Climate Studies: As of 2004, investigations included:

• Atlantic Hurricane Reanalysis Project
• NOAA seasonal hurricane forecasts
• Predictability of El Niño - Southern Oscillation
• Long-term variability of late season hurricanes

NOAA Extends Hurricane Forecasts from Three to Five Days; Additional Planning Time Critical for U.S. Navy and Others: Press release (10 March 2003) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  (link posted 31 March 2003)

NOAA's Hurricane Research: Article (dtd 3 June 2002)  from NOAA Magazine Online.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Hurricane Preparedness Week: Site maintained by the National Hurricane Center.  (link updated 1 Sep 2004)

NASA Looks a Hurricane's Temperature in the Eye: Press release (dtd 30 April 2002) from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Hurricanes Impact Carbon Sequestration by US Forests: Press release (dtd 22 March 2002) from US Forest Service, Southern Research Station. (link Posted 21 April 2002)

Testimony of Chris Landsea, Research Meteorologist, Atlantic Oceanic and Meterological Laboratory, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (PDF): Presented on 11 October 2001 to the US Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.  (link posted 29 October 2001)

Wind-Resistant Homes Will Protect Against Hurricanes: Press release (dtd 17 Sep 2001) distributed by UniSci. (link posted 29 October 2001)

Warm Weather, Icy Storms? New Hurricane Study Begins: Article (dtd 23 Aug 2001) from disasterrelief.org. (link posted 29 October 2001)

NCAR Scientists Delve into the Icy Hearts of Hurricanes: Press release (dtd 13 Aug 2001) from National Center for Atmospheric Research.  (link posted 20 August 2001)

Virtual hurricanes: NCAR model pushes frontier: Press release (dtd 31 July 2001) from NCAR, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 20 August 2001)

Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001, Hurricanes 1900-1999: Published by National Center for Atmospheric Research. 

Institute for Business & Home Safety: "Our mission is to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters. "

FEMA Concerned About Poll That Shows Lack of Hurricane Preparedness in The U.S.: Press release (dtd 10 May 2000) from Federal Emergency Management Administration.

Frequently Asked Questions: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones: Posting (dtd August 2000) by Christopher W. Landsea, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

Atlantic Hurricanes During La Niña Years More Damaging, Costly, Scientists Discover: Press Release (dtd 29 Sept 1999) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Educational Resources:

• Web Page, Video Gives Educators an In-Depth Look at Hurricanes. August 14, 2007, NASA's Earth Observatory

• Hurricane! Lesson plan (grades 6-8)  from Discovery.com
  
  

• Blowing Through History: Examining the History of Hurricanes in the United States to Create a Library Reference Guide (Grades 6-8 , 9-12 ). " In this lesson, students will explore hurricanes, consider the damage caused by Hurricane Charley, and research various hurricanes that have hit the United States to create a class guide on these major storms.(August 17, 2004)
  
  

• Counting on the Havoc of Hurricanes: Comparing Statistics of Hurricane Floyd to Other Recent Hurricanes: A Math Lesson (Grades 6 to 12).  From the New York Times.  "In this lesson, students define and classify all the different ways in which numbers are used in forecasting and coping with the effects of a hurricane. They then conduct research to compare and contrast these numbers as they apply to Hurricane Floyd and other recent hurricanes. Finally, they graph their findings." (September 16, 1999)