Storm Science: Texas A&M Students Collecting Severe Weather Data For NOAA
For the next six months, when severe weather strikes at universities across the Southeast United States, meteorology students will be helping NOAA collect important atmospheric sciences data, and Aggie...
View ArticleThe Dutch Know How To Prevent Coastal Flooding
William Merrell, the George P. Mitchell ’40 chair in marine sciences at Texas A&M University at Galveston, takes regular trips with students to The Netherlands to study how an ‘Ike Dike’ would work...
View ArticleTexas A&M Expert: Ike Dike Still Needed To Protect Galveston Area
Damaged beach front homes are seen on Galveston Island after the passing of Hurricane Ike on Sept. 13, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. Ike caused extensive damage along the Texas Gulf Coast, leaving millions...
View ArticleConstruction Science Professor Develops Unique App To Gauge Flood Levels
The app allows users to upload pictures of stop signs in floodwaters to help determine the flood risk in the area.Courtesy photo As Hurricane Laura’s menacing march to the Texas and Louisiana coasts...
View ArticleNatural Disasters Are Colliding With The COVID-19 Pandemic
Volunteers fill sandbags for residents as the city prepares for Hurricane Laura on Aug. 25 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Getty Images With a major hurricane hitting Louisiana and Texas and wildfires...
View ArticleTexas A&M Study: Marine Heatwaves Can Strengthen Hurricanes
At atmospheric heatwave caused Hurricane Michael in 2018 to became much stronger than expected.Getty Images Oceanographers have found that a hurricane can be considerably strengthened in the Gulf of...
View ArticleTexas A&M Expert: Storms Worsening State’s Beach Erosion Problem
An estimated 64 percent of the Texas coast is eroding at an average rate of six feet per year.Getty Images Numerous tropical storms and hurricanes have damaged the Texas coast in recent months, and...
View ArticleTexas A&M Prof: Passage of ‘Ike Dike’ Bill A Great Start
In this aerial photo, damaged beach front homes are seen on Galveston Island after the passing of Hurricane Ike on Sept. 13, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. Smiley Pool/Getty Images The Texas Legislature...
View ArticleTexas A&M Scientists To Study Storm Systems In Houston
Rain from Hurricane Harvey over Downtown Houston.Scott Olson/Getty Images In Houston’s air, there are many aerosols that can interact with convective storm systems: marine and urban aerosols, smoke...
View ArticleTexas A&M Expert: Winter Tornadoes Usually Not Severe
Winter tornadoes are relatively uncommon in Texas.Getty Images The Houston area recently was hit by several tornadoes, and it’s proof that a tornado can happen year-round in Texas, said a Texas...
View ArticleThough Not A Hurricane, Cindy Can Pack A Big Punch
By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications It doesn’t take a hurricane to cause problems from a storm, and many residents along the Gulf Coast may be about to find that...
View ArticleSahara Dust May Make You Cough, But It’s A Storm Killer
On July 16, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of a river of Saharan dust streaming out over the Mediterranean Sea and...
View ArticleTexas A&M Expert Stresses Need For Preparedness This Hurricane Season
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially began June 1 and will last through Nov. 30. The months of August, September and October are generally regarded as the peak time for hurricane...
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