There is no rest for weary Florida residents who have yet to recover from Hurricane Helene. Less than two weeks since the Category 4 storm made landfall, battering the state and surrounding southeast region, another major hurricane is charting a dangerous path toward Florida’s Gulf Coast.Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm as of Monday, has reportedly reached sustained winds of 160 mph as it threatens a direct hit to the Tampa Bay area.
Tag: Storm Surge
Hurricane Milton Strengthens to a Category Five Storm as it Prepares to Make Landfall
Hurricane Milton is on a path towards Florida as it grows to a category five hurricane. The threatening storm surge is headed to the Tampa Bay area as evacuations are underway. According to the National Weather Center, it could come…
Disaster research experts can discuss topics related to Hurricane Idalia
Faculty from the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center can talk about a variety of topics related to Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to strengthen and slam into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Experts can provide insight into hurricane preparedness, sea-level rise,…
Developing Digital Twins for Improved Hurricane Prediction
UT’s Oden Institute will lead an interdisciplinary research project to develop a computational “digital twin” framework for storm surge modeling in the Gulf Coast that bridges the gap between multi-physics simulations and knowledge discovery through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies.
Expert: Devastating Hurricane Laura storm surge could push miles inland
Civil engineer and coastal hazards researcher Hermann Fritz says the setup along the coast where Hurricane Laura is forecast to make landfall creates a potentially devastating scenario: The storm is on a dangerous path almost perpendicular to the shoreline, which…
Rutgers Experts Can Discuss Tropical Storm Isaias Threats, Record N.J. Warmth in July
New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 4, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick climatologist David A. Robinson and meteorologist Steve Decker are available for interviews on the outlook for Tropical Storm Isaias in New Jersey and the record warmth in July. “Isaias has the potential…
Rutgers Experts Can Discuss 2020 Hurricane Season Outlook in N.J.
New Brunswick, N.J. (May 19, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick experts are available for interviews on the 2020 hurricane season outlook in New Jersey, the Garden State’s vulnerability to hurricanes and tropical storms, and the state’s tropical cyclone history. Hurricane…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss ‘New Jersey’s Rising Coastal Risk’ Report
New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 29, 2019) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Robert E. Kopp is available to discuss “New Jersey’s Rising Coastal Risk,” a report released today on the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s devastating arrival in the Garden State. The research…