Introduction: There are many factors that are measured when considering which hurricane is considered to be the “worst” in history. Some of these factors are wind speed, cost of damage, fatalities, storm surge, and hurricane intensity in general. The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the deadliest hurricane ever recorded in the world. It is Read More…

Introduction The strength of hurricanes is primarily determined by wind speed. The wind speed is ranked on a scale called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Depending on the speed of the wind, a hurricane can be classified as a number between 1 and 5. However, what most people do not know is that wind speed Read More…

Intro: The oceans around the globe are warming up, which is partially being caused by global warming. The burning of fossil fuels from the Industrial Revolution to the current day has produced carbon dioxide that is now trapped in the atmosphere. This is preventing radiation from exiting the atmosphere and is steadily warming the planet. Read More…

Intro: The city of Tateyama in Japan is bracing for yet another typhoon. The city, populated with 45,000 people, sits on the Boso Peninsula and is recovering from the last typhoon that devastated the region a month earlier. The next typhoon, Hagibis, is forecast to hit Japan’s east coast this weekend. At this point the Read More…

Intro There are many ways that the National Hurricane Center track tropical cyclones and hurricanes. The improvements in technology have provided them with many methods for collecting data. The data the NHC gathers generally focuses on the track, intensity, size, and structure of tropical cyclones. In addition, they gather data on storm surges associated with Read More…

Intro The tropics are very active right now, as there are 3 tropical storms brewing in the Atlantic. Tropical storms Karen, Jerry, and Lorenzo have formed in the Atlantic and show some potential to be destructive for certain areas. Many areas in their paths are already under tropical storm advisories and tropical storm warnings.  But Read More…

About Us Hello my name is Michael Swope and I am currently a freshman studying Environmental Systems Engineering. I am very concerned with issues regarding the environment such as sustainability and climate change. I find the weather to be fascinating and I am eager to learn about different weather phenomena and explore what causes severe Read More…