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News Articles: hurricanes

Hurricane Ian, as seen in a NOAA satellite image taken in September 2022, was among the recent hurricanes that researchers found had increased by one category because of climate change.

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Study: Recent hurricane seasons clocked higher max wind speeds due to climate change

The research took a different route than most other studies, which tend to focus on rainfall.

November 20, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Tourists sit on La Pared beach as Ernesto passes by Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday.

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Ernesto, now a hurricane, is drenching Puerto Rico and knocking out power

Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to become a major storm en route to Bermuda.

August 14, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A person looks at a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby on Monday in Cedar Key, Fla. Hurricane Debby is now moving slowly over Georgia, bringing heavy rain storms and high winds along the coast.

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Tropical Storm Debby is flooding the Southeast, and it’s barely moving

Debby is expected to bring up to 25 inches of rain across parts of the Southeast. It's currently creeping over Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean, expected to return to shore this week with more strength.

August 06, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie and
  • Bill Chappell
Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region at around 7 a.m. ET on Monday.

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  • Weather

Debby, now a Category 1 hurricane, makes landfall in Florida

Debby came ashore about five miles west of Steinhatchee, along the state's Big Bend region. It arrived with sustained winds of 80 mph, and is expected to cause flooding across much of the Gulf Coast.

August 05, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie and
  • Bill Chappell
The National Hurricane Center's seven-day tropical weather outlook on July 30, 2024, at 1:16 p.m. shows the potential path of a tropical disturbance.

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Tropical system aims toward Georgia as state awaits first cyclone of the hurricane season

If it becomes at least a tropical depression, the system would be named Debby.

July 30, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Hurricane Lee (left) and Tropical Storm Margot, as seen from a NOAA satellite on Sept. 11, 2023.

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More than meets the eye of the storm: What Georgians should be prepared for this hurricane season

The National Hurricane Center's deputy director joined GPB to discuss the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

June 05, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)

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  • Weather

Heads up: NOAA forecasts ‘extraordinary’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, in strength and numbers

Forecasters expect between 17 and 25 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean during the 2024 season, about half of which are likely to become hurricanes.

May 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Ossabaw Island, seen here partially eroded after Hurricane Michael in 2018, is among the coastal regions at risk of cultural heritage loss, according to new research.

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  • Environment

Study finds thousands of Georgia's archaeological sites in danger due to storm surge, sea level rise

The research gives preservationists “a sense of how to plan” in the face of climate change.

April 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A flooded parking lot on the campus of Rice University after it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

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  • Climate

Debt, missed classes and anxiety: How climate-driven disasters hurt college students

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.

February 27, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Climate change makes intense floods, wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves more common. Recovering from a disaster can be expensive. Here, a flooded car after Hurricane Florence hit South Carolina in 2018.

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  • Climate

Have you been financially impacted by a weather disaster? Tell us about it

Have you experienced financial trouble after a flood, wildfire, hurricane or heat wave? NPR's Climate Desk wants to hear about it.

February 27, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Residents of Tacloban in the central Philippines in 2013, after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the area. Scientists are renewing calls for a new Category 6 designation for the the most powerful hurricanes and typhoons, such as Haiyan.

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  • Climate

Scientists explore whether to add a "Category 6" designation for hurricanes

Climate change is making powerful hurricanes more common. That may require adding a new official designation for the more intense storms, a new study suggests.

February 06, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
People take items from stores in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48 while searchers comb through debris in Acapulco

Dozens of people are still missing as aid slowly continues to flow into the region. Otis rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before crashing ashore last week.

October 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A river carried mud and downed trees in the Zapata neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Acapulco, Mexico, after Hurricane Otis swept through the area.

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  • Latin America

Mexico's Acapulco grows desperate for help after Hurricane Otis ravaged the area

The Category 5 storm slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast early Wednesday, killing at least 27 people, with at least four still missing.

October 27, 2023
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  • James Fredrick
A street is strewn with debris on Wednesday after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico.

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  • Latin America

At least 27 people are dead after Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast

Four people were missing as tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in Acapulco.

October 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Employees cover the windows of a souvenirs store with wood in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Norma, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Friday.

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  • Weather

A weakened Norma crosses Mexico, while Hurricane Tammy threatens Caribbean islands

Barbuda and the Leeward Islands are in the crosshairs of Hurricane Tammy and as Tropical Storm Norma bears down the northern Mexico coastline.

October 21, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman and
  • Willem Marx
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