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Tropical Cyclones are Stalling More
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Tropical Cyclones are Stalling More

Storms in the North Atlantic are lingering longer near the coast, leading to significantly more rainfall.

Published Jun 6, 2019

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Hurricane Paul
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Hurricane Paul

Published Oct 24, 2006

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Barbara Ushers in a Potentially Busy Hurricane Season
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Barbara Ushers in a Potentially Busy Hurricane Season

Forecasters are calling for an active storm season in the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, in the eastern Pacific, Hurricane Barbara made an early-season landfall in southern Mexico.

Published Jun 1, 2013

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State of the Sea at the Start of Hurricane Season
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State of the Sea at the Start of Hurricane Season

Tropical waters are warm, as usual, but not unusually so.

Published Jun 1, 2012

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Records Fall in 2015 Cyclone Season
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Records Fall in 2015 Cyclone Season

Thirty major hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones occurred in the northern hemisphere in 2015—the previous record was 23—and many of them reached places that don't see many storms.

Published Dec 5, 2015

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Atlantic Ocean Temperatures at End of June 2009
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Atlantic Ocean Temperatures at End of June 2009

This image of ocean temperatures on June 30, 2009, shows why storms that form in the early part of the Atlantic hurricane season tend to happen in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.

Published Jul 2, 2009

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Hurricane Isaac
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Hurricane Isaac

Published Sep 29, 2000

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Hurricane Helene
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Hurricane Helene

Published Sep 18, 2006

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Gearing Up for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season
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Gearing Up for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season

Abnormally warm ocean temperatures and a potential La Niña set the stage for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.

Published Jul 17, 2020

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Rainfall from the 2010 Hurricane Season
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Rainfall from the 2010 Hurricane Season

This map provides a summary of the very active 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, showing both the track each storm took and the rain it produced.

Published Dec 3, 2010

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A Closer Look at Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes
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A Closer Look at Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes

Aircraft campaigns have the potential to help scientists answer one of the toughest challenges in hurricane forecasting.

Published Oct 17, 2017

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Dust Dampens Hurricane Formation
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Dust Dampens Hurricane Formation

Warm sea surface temperatures help fuel hurricanes, and in 2006, those temperatures were cooler than expected. Why the difference between 2005 and 2006? William Lau of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Kyu-Myong Kim of University of Maryland-Baltimore County think the answer comes from the Sahara, namely dust.

Published Apr 18, 2007

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