Hurricanes

10:30am Sep 19, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Democracy 101: The Challenge Of Voting After Hurricane Florence

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3:28pm Sep 14, 2018

World News World News National Science Environment

September Is Peak Hurricane Season. Why Is That?

by Laurel Wamsley

September 10 is the day you're statistically most likely to find a tropical cyclone somewhere in the Atlantic basin. The reason has to do with both wind and water.
12:33pm Sep 14, 2018

News News

'Wreaking Havoc': Cooper Urges Caution As Hurricane Florence Comes Ashore

by Associated Press
2:45pm Sep 12, 2018

News News

Hurricane Florence Downgraded To 'Category 3' Storm, Still Dangerous

by Associated Press

Hurricane Florence has gotten a little bit weaker but it remains a very large and dangerous storm.
4:48pm Sep 11, 2018

News News

If Florence Stalls Over Coast, Heavy Rains In Triad Could Be Delayed

New projections from the National Weather Service suggest the effects of Hurricane Florence may be delayed in the Piedmont Triad, though bad weather is still on the way.
2:02pm Sep 11, 2018

Daily News Daily News

Cooper Issues Mandatory Evacuation Order For Barrier Islands Ahead of 'Monster' Florence

Gov. Roy Cooper sounded the alarm on Hurricane Florence once again Wednesday in a televised appearance with members of his emergency management team.
NOAA/GOES / Getty Images

12:31pm Sep 11, 2018

Environment Environment Science

Climate Change Drives Bigger, Wetter Storms — Storms Like Florence

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricane Florence — large, slow and full of moisture — is threatening to inundate the Southeast. It's a type of storm that's getting more likely to form.

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NOAA / NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

3:49pm Sep 04, 2018

National National

Gordon Is Forecast To Hit Northern U.S. Gulf Coast As A Hurricane Tuesday Night

by Bill Chappell

Gordon brought heavy bands of rain to areas from Panama City, Fla., to New Orleans. When it makes landfall, a storm surge of 3-5 feet is possible for all of coastal Mississippi, forecasters say.
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4:43pm Jul 29, 2018

Music & Culture Music & Culture

Kenny Chesney's Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It's About The Moving Forward

Country star Kenny Chesney went into the studio as therapy after hurricanes tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, the place he calls home. Those sessions became his latest album, Songs for the Saints.
National Hurricane Center

2:26pm Jul 06, 2018

World News World News Science

Beryl Becomes 'Very Tiny' First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season

by Amy Held

The Category 1 storm is expected to cross the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean by late Sunday or early Monday. Some of the islands are still recovering from last year's hits by Maria and Irma.
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8:12am Jun 17, 2018

National National

Some Survivors Of Category 5 Hurricane Irma Want A Category 6

by Greg Allen

Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year.
Katie Hayes Luke for NPR

10:41pm Jun 06, 2018

Science Science Environment

Hurricanes Are Moving More Slowly, Which Means More Damage

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricanes are moving more slowly than they used to. That means storms are dumping more rain and doing more damage when they make landfall, as Hurricane Harvey did when it lingered over Houston.

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