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Displaying 75 of about 290 resultsThe mysteries of severe weather in the southeastern U.S. — and why tornadoes kill and injure more people here than any other part of the country — will get an in-depth probe this spring, as researchers from 11 research institutions around the country gather at UAH for the second year of a major research campaign.
Coordinated by the National Oceanic and…
Annual aggregated risk to the U.S. property industry from severe convective storm (SCS) is as high as the risk from hurricanes, based on 2003-2015 Verisk Analytics’® Property Claim Services® (PCS) loss statistics. Average annual loss (in 2016 USD) from severe convective storms is $11.23 billion compared to $11.28 billion from hurricanes. If we consider…
On the night of February 19, tornadic thunderstorms tore through northern sections of San Antonio, Texas. Audrey Gagné and her husband were unknowingly heading toward them, on the way home from a trip to Dallas.
Although Gagné knew thunderstorms were in the forecast, she was not anticipating a threat from tornadoes, and the couple continued onward as l…
Their research, which is being published in the journal Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, is the first ever threat calculation of tornadoes across the European continent.
The team analysed tornado reports from the European Severe Weather Database between 1950 and 2015, looking at the social and economic impact of tornadoes on the contine…
While the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 calls for improving the prediction of tornadoes beyond one hour, research suggests that lead times in the one hour range may make the public less likely to respond with the same sense of urgency.
Recently, the Washington Post Capital Weather Gang wrote an interesting article about advanc…
Experimental facilities and cyberinfrastructure will offer opportunities for natural hazards research to bolster community resilience
Recognizing the national need for resilience against multiple natural hazards, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated a new chapter in hazards research with a $40-million investment in Natural Hazards Engine…
Every year, the United States foots a multi-billion dollar bill for the economic and insured losses incurred from natural disasters, reports The New York Times. In 2014, the costs reached $25-billion with certain regions of the country more prone to calamity than others. So what disasters are the most common and how much do they cost?
These New York Ti…
Research demonstrates existing hypothesis of top-down tornado formation is incorrect
Weather forecasters may be looking in the wrong place when working to issue tornado warnings, new research led by Ohio University has demonstrated.
Historically, there have been a wide number of conflicting theories about how tornadoes form, but the most widely accept…
By Karina M. Tehusijarana
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"We predict that in 2019, over 2,500 natural disaster will occur across Indonesia," National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told reporters on Monday. "Hydrometeorological disasters such as floods, landslides and puting beliung [small tornadoes] will continue to domina…
Project to focus on community-based rural development
Tegucigalpa/Miami - As Caribbean weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable and natural disasters become more frequent, a new initiative in Honduras is being launched to help communities prepare and protect themselves.
Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado signed an agreement Wedne…
Washington — A new American Red Cross app helps children between the ages of 7 and 11 learn emergency preparedness while playing a game as monster characters.
The free app, “Monster Guard: Prepare for Emergencies,” is a game to teach children how to prevent emergencies such as home fires and how help them to stay safe if severe weather or natural disas…
By Tim Ellis
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Nine of the 10 metros with the lowest Natural Disaster Hazard Score ratings have lower home prices than the national median price of $287,400 in February. On the flip side, many of the most disaster-prone metros, including Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and New York are expensive coastal cities that home searchers are increasing…
In this study, the authors test the ability of negative binomial regression models to predict tornado-induced injuries and fatalities by coupling data on physical characteristics of tornadoes, exposure of populations, and underlying social vulnerability. They also present a modified spatially weighted social vulnerability index (SVI-WT). Tornadoes…
Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states?
Higher temperatures might create more favorable conditions for these violent storms, but for now, scientists remain cautious about drawing a direct connection.
While research has firmly linked recent extreme…
The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the U.S. president are asking what role climate change might have played – and whether tornadoes will become more common in a warming…