By: Mark Decherd | 2010-01-26 | Environment If you’ve ever wondered why hurricanes arrive like clockwork during “hurricane season,” it’s because conditions are just right. With the warm waters of late summer, low pressure systems, and other con read more
By: Rick Brady | 2012-01-21 | Weather Hurricanes get their massive amounts of energy from warm, moist air. A Hurricane typically will only form when a storm passes over water that is at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius). read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-09-01 | News and society Tropical storm Irene has hit though the US eastern coast and New York City, leaving widespread flooding in several states, including New Jersey, North Carolina, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and New York. Hurricane Irene has been called the most powerful storm to hit the East Coast in seven years. Here are photos of the life in the United States after the tropical storm Irene. read more
By: Lance Winslow | 2010-04-02 | Weather The first tropical depression in the Atlantic for 2009 formed on Friday May 29, 2009 and It looked pretty solid and was thought to become the first Tropical Storm of the year. 2009 was predicted to be a rather mild Hurricane Season, but the winds are flowing and it looks pretty healthy after all. The first Tropical Storm will be Tropical Storm Ana and if it becomes Hurricane Ana, which is potentially likely, it will arrive right on time. read more
By: Samuel Butler | 2011-02-02 | Construction Hurricanes, tropical storms, and other violent weather systems can have major impacts on homes and business sturctures in Florida. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-08-27 | Community News Hurricane Irene is developing dramatically and the National Hurricane Center warned that the storm upgraded from its current level to Category 3. read more
By: Mark Decherd | 2010-03-19 | Reference & Education If you've ever wondered why hurricanes arrive like clockwork during "hurricane season," it's because conditions are just right. With the warm waters of late summer, low pressure systems, and other conditions in place, hurricanes are born. read more
By: Eric Giguere | 2010-09-09 | Science The eye of the storm is a small area with calm weather, clear sky, and lightly breezy winds at the center of a fierce tropical storm. The eye is formed when there are strengthening storm and increasing wind speeds up to about 80 mph. As seen from the space, the eye is usually circular with a diameter of about 20 to 40 miles. The eyewall, the most violent part of a hurricane surrounds the eye. There is a ring of dense thunderstorm clouds in the eyewall. read more
By: BillyDRitchie | 2011-09-12 | Weather Communities are still crawling out from under the damage left over by Irene and Lee, with billions of dollars in water restoration costs staring property owners in the face. No sooner had the cleanup process begun than reports began to circulate about a new tropical depression in the Atlantic basin. Named Katia, this storm would eventually blow into a Category 4 hurricane, with initial models taking it along the same course Irene had followed two weeks before. read more
By: Lance Winslow | 2010-04-04 | Environmental Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones erode our coastlines and cause future flooding, land loss and severe harm to wildlife. Even a series of small Tropical Storms, Monsoons or Nor-Easters will cause damage that can be irreparable - is there some way we can stop this serious erosion? read more
By: Ernie Fitzpatrick | 2009-08-18 | Weather The first three named storms of the 2009 seasons have now been whittled down to just one- Bill. Can he makes it to America? read more
By: Igor Purlantov | 2012-03-13 | Weather Scientists at NASA have recently been studying the increase in solar activity to try and understand what affect it may have on Earth. This work has been carried out in large part due to the expected increase of solar storms in 2012 and 2013. Although many have tied this increase of solar activity to the Mayan Long Count Calendar and predictions for December 21, 2012, the threat of global economic harm as a result of solar flares is very real says Igor Purlantov. read more
By: Sanctuarybelize | 2010-10-19 | Travel Tips There were no casualties reported after the massive tropical storm Matthew left the area of Belize. It was a matter of preparedness and Belize was more than ready for the storm. Fortunately, the storm caused minimal damage to the small country. read more
By: Lance Winslow | 2010-03-27 | Weather Hurricane Ana started out as a mild Tropical Storm with winds of barely 40 miles per hour, but in her 800 mile journey towards the Leeward Islands she grew in strength and potential. Her first major stop at that time was believed to be Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands and residents of those locations were warned that trouble could be on the way. The Islanders were told watch Tropical Storm Ana's progression, as she got closer each day. read more
By: Art Gib | 2010-10-01 | Article Marketing There has been more hurricanes and tropical storms in 2010 than in any other time in history. Knowing that they are vulnerable to violent weather many residents of Fort Meyers have installed hurricane shutter to keep Mother Nature at bay. read more