May 21 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here's what forecasters are watching right now By Kristopher Karnauskas, The Conversation To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña. Continue reading
Dec 01 This year's record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season is raising more concerns about climate change By James H. Ruppert Jr., Allison Wing, The Conversation There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:55 A record hurricane season is ending. What does climate change have to do with it? By PBS NewsHour Hurricane Iota made landfall in Central America earlier this week as a Category 4 storm. It's the 30th storm this Hurricane season, surpassing 2005 as the year with the most hurricanes ever. With this record Atlantic Hurricane season officially ending… Continue watching
Nov 18 Iota's devastation comes into focus in storm-weary Nicaragua By Carlos Herrera, Associated Press The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota is becoming clear as communications are restored after the second Category 4 hurricane in two weeks to blast Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast. Continue reading
Aug 25 LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Laura after landfall By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Brennan Butler Laura made landfall early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, blasting the border of Louisiana and Texas and hitting maximum sustained winds of around 150 miles per hour at its peak. Continue reading
Aug 06 Hurricane Alpha? Names may run out during predicted amped up season By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Hurricane season has already been busy this year, but forecasters say it should get even nastier soon. Continue reading
Jul 25 Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives By Juan A. Lozano, John L. Mone, Associated Press Hurricane Hanna made landfall on Texas’ Padre Island on Saturday afternoon. The storm made landfall about 15 miles (24 miles) north of Port Mansfield, Texas, with maximum winds of 90 mph (145 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 6:04 This hurricane season is expected to be busy. How COVID-19 is changing preparation By John Yang Weather forecasters say the current tropical storm season is likely to be more active than normal, with as many as six major hurricanes. But planning for these disasters is more complex this year. The coronavirus pandemic has made it harder… Continue watching
May 31 Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus By Seth Borenstein, Julie Pace, Associated Press Officials across the U.S. South are still scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans to the coronavirus. The big unknown: Where will people fleeing storms go?… Continue reading
May 08 Firefighters battle to contain fire in Florida's Panhandle By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Florida firefighters are hoping to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre fire in the state’s Panhandle that has been burning since Monday. Residents were allowed back to the most heavily devastated areas on Friday, but officials say they should be… Continue reading