Hurricanes and Climate Change: What We Know
Climate change intersects with hurricanes by increasing storm rainfall, intensity, and surge. A warming atmosphere causes more evaporation, meaning more water is available for precipitation. For every 1°F increase in temperature, the atmosphere can hold around 4 percent more water vapor, which leads to heavier rain and increases the risk of
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Harvey’s Second Landfall Brings A New Round of Catastrophic Floods to the Texas Coast
Harvey made a second landfall near here, and torrential rain has been literally spinning over the same areas for 9-12 hours now. Rainfall rates have reached 4-6 inches an hour at times. Extreme rainfall has knocked out utilities, including satellite TV. Many quickly became cut off from most information sources. I set up Facebook group to connect
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We’re Mapping Flooded Streets In Real Time. Here’s How to Help
Galveston-based Tailwind Labs and Marine Weather and Climate have launched the U-Flood Project to provide near real-time mapping of flooded streets during Hurricane Harvey. The project provides a crowdsourced mapping platform for the Houston metro area, as well as the I-45 corridor, Galveston, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and Ne
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Harvey’s Rain and Surge Flooding Could be Catastrophic for Houston and Galveston
As Harvey approaches Texas, all eyes are on the central coast from around Corpus Christi to Sargent. Harvey is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane in this region with maximum sustained wind speeds exceeding 110 mph and a storm surge of 6-12 feet. However, this is just the beginning of a saga that could last the better part of a week.
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