Serving as a wake-up call to forecasters, Hurricane Bertha formed much farther east than usual, being so early in hurricane season and strengthened much quicker than predicted. Hopefully, this is not an indication of a busy year.
The storm formed near the Cape Verde islands off Africa on July 3rd and by July 7th it had [...]
When preparing the patio and pool area of a property for an approaching hurricane, people used to believe that they should drain the water from their swimming pool. Why was that?
If it was it to prevent the water from overflowing, then besides being a futile effort, it could have caused more harm than good. If [...]
A recent report published in the February 2008 edition of the Natural Hazards Review, which was written by researchers from the National Hurricane Center, along with researchers from Universities and private weather and insurance firms, seems to indicate that global warming has not caused a significant increase in destruction from hurricanes. In fact, it may [...]
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