The short version? Definitely better at predicting where they’re going. Slower progress on figuring out their strength. See the graphs on the National Hurricane Center’s site.
Tag Archives | weather & climate
If You Were to Raise the Floor of a Basketball Court, You’d See a Lot More Dunks
Posted on March 15, 2012
PBS NewsHour tries for a sports metaphor when describing sea level rise. Watch the video here.
Growing Agreement that Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize Risky Coastal Development
Posted on March 14, 2012
From today’s New York Times: Insurance companies got out of the business of writing flood insurance decades ago, so much of the risk from sea level rise is expected to fall on the financially troubled National Flood Insurance Program, set up by Congress, or on state insurance pools. Federal taxpayers also heavily subsidize coastal development […]
Why Communities Should Consider Total Cost of Ownership When Making Decisions
Posted on March 13, 2012
(From FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate): National Leadership Speaker Series: FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate from U.S. Green Building Council.
NOAA Releases New Storm Surge Brochure
Posted on January 6, 2012
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit has put together a new brochure explaining the what storm surge is and how to best measure it. There’s nothing here on how to prevent losses, but the before/after shots (on page 3) should motivate some people to think about how we need to plan for it. Added […]
Animated Map of Extreme Weather Events
Posted on December 16, 2011
Just an animated map showing last year’s extreme weather events around the country. Amusing if you don’t think about it. Very worrisome if you do. Extreme Weather Map
New Reality: Innocous High Tide Floods Street [video]
Posted on November 29, 2011
Delaware Sea Grant has released a great short video showing how a little (offshore) storm plus a high tide can affect a seemingly safe street. Take a short break and watch. Expect a lot more like this as we see more sea level rise.
City Folds Climate Change Adaptation into Hazard Mitigation Plan
Posted on October 27, 2011
“Hazard mitigation is very important and there’s a lot of value in looking at past events, but we know with climate change that we can’t use the past to project what the future will be like. For example, the flood that a community used to experience every 100 years may now be the 20-year flood.” […]
What’s the Relationship Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather?
Posted on October 6, 2011
Some scientists give us the rundown: (From Climate Communication)
Irene Heading North. Will it be New England’s First Major Hurricane in 20 Years?
Posted on August 25, 2011
While the models never exactly agree (have a look at the National Hurricane Center’s page on Irene for an overview), there seems to be general agreement that Irene is going to get at least awfully close to North Carolina, and then continue up the coast. Some are predicting that it’s going to bash right into […]