News Medical

Tropical cyclone exposure associated with higher risk of death from various causes

Beyond direct injuries, exposure to tropical cyclones is associated with higher risks of death across a range of causes including kidney, heart and lung diseases, neuropsychiatric conditions, and ...
Phys.org

Tropical cyclones and the carbon cycle: New insights from a model simulation

For the first time, scientists have resolved extremely intense tropical cyclones and their effect on the ocean carbon cycle in a global Earth system model. Using two category-4 hurricanes in the North ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Advancing Risk Communication with Decision-Makers for Extreme Tropical Cyclones: Learning from Extreme and Unprecedented Weather Events -- A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will assemble an ad-hoc committee tasked with planning a workshop on risk communication with decision-makers around tropical cyclones. The ...
Houston Chronicle

Coastal Texas flood threat with tropical disturbance in Gulf of Mexico. Here's a timeline

A tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico is likely to bring downpours and the risk of flooding to South Texas and areas along the Texas Gulf Coast by Friday, according to forecast models.
The Conversation

We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you

Professor and Deputy Head, Climate, Air Quality Research Unit, and Group Leader of Children’s Environmental Health Research, Monash University Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or ...