Hurricane Sandy near Jamaica. Sixty-nine people were killed in the Caribbean from the storm to date. Photo by: NOAA. While scientists are still debating some fundamental questions regarding hurricanes and…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) raised its estimate of the number of storms that will likely form during this year's Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA now predicts 12 to…
Madagascar Emergency Relief Fund More than 110 are dead and 330,000 homeless after two tropical storms battered Madagascar over the past month, says the island nation's disaster management agency. This…
As the Philippines begins to bury more than a 1,000 disaster victims in mass graves, Philippine President Benigno Aquino has ordered an investigation into last weekend's flash flood and landslide,…
Disaster management is a global policy problem with a critical land-use change component related to settlement patterns, deforestation, and agriculture development. This is further exacerbated by climate change. For example,…
Erosion caused by hurricanes and large-scale deforestation may have contributed to last year's devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people in Haiti, according to a geologist at the University…
This Ceiba tree fell on the jaguar Junior Buddy's exhibit during Hurricane Richard; Junior was unharmed. Note the fencing on the right. Image and caption courtesy of the Belize Zoo…
Highly endangered coastal habitats are incredibly effective in sequestering carbon and locking it away in soil, according to a new paper in a report by the IUCN. The paper attests…
Sobering report is the most comprehensive to date. Government officials and scientists released a 196 page report detailing the impact of global warming on the U.S. yesterday. The study, commissioned…
Studying nearly a hundred and fifty years of tropical storm landfalls in the United States, researchers have discovered that the storm systems have a sizable impact on forest carbon sinks…
Largely ignored by scientific community, new theory could change how future generations view forests Two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, have published…
2008 Atlantic hurricane season second costliest on record 2008 Atlantic hurricane season second costliest on record mongabay.com December 1, 2008
Powerful hurricanes may be getting stronger due to warmer seas Powerful hurricanes may be getting stronger due to warmer seas mongabay.com September 3, 2008 Warming climate is causing the strongest…
Scientists forecast 4 Atlantic hurricanes in September Scientists forecast 4 Atlantic hurricanes in September mongabay.com September 2, 2008 Prominent hurricane researchers are forecasting five tropical storms in the Atlantic for…
Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted? Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted? mongabay.com August 31, 2008 With Gustav threatening to become the second major hurricane to hit New…
69% of Floridians believe coast threatened by rising sea levels 69% of Floridians believe coast threatened by rising sea levels mongabay.com June 24, 2008 69 percent of Floridians believe that…
2008 hurricane forecast: storm activity will be above normal 2008 hurricane forecast: storm activity will be above normal mongabay.com May 22, 2008 The U.S. government's weather agency predicts an above…
Global warming will not increase the number of Atlantic hurricanes Global warming will produce fewer hurricanes mongabay.com May 18, 2008 Global warming will produce fewer Atlantic hurricanes, according to a…
Massive deforestation of mangroves may have worsened scale of disaster in Burma Massive deforestation of mangroves may have worsened scale of disaster in Burma Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com May 13, 2008…
Cyclone batters Madagascar Cyclone batters Madagascar wildmadagascar.org February 23, 2008 29 people were reported dead after Cyclone Ivan, a category 3 storm, struck Madagascar. The storm flooded key rice-producing regions…
Natural climate variations have larger effect on hurricanes than global warming Natural climate variations have larger effect on hurricanes than global warming University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine &…
Hurricane forecast calls for 7 hurricanes, 3 major, in 2008 Hurricane forecast calls for 7 hurricanes, 3 major, in 2008 mongabay.com December 7, 2007 2008 forecast: 13 named storms, 7…
Historical records of Atlantic hurricanes are accurate says study Historical records of Atlantic hurricanes are accurate says study Penn State University November 28, 2007 EDITOR SUMMARY: Historical records of Atlantic…
Hurricane Katrina released large amounts of carbon by destroying 320 million trees Hurricane Katrina released large amounts of carbon by destroying 320m trees mongabay.com November 15, 2007 The destruction of…
Felix Death Toll Washes Up on Coastline Felix Death Toll Washes Up on Coastline Joshua S Hill special to mongabay.com September 7, 2007 Nicaraguan and Honduran officials have announced that…
Felix: first time two Category-5 storms hit land in same season Felix: first time two Category-5 storms hit land in same season mongabay.com September 4, 2007 Hurricane Felix made landfall…
Dean was 3rd most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall Dean was 3rd most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall mongabay.com August 21, 2007 Hurricane Dean was the third most intense Atlantic…
San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and could be affected by such storms in the future, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
U.S. government weather agency cuts hurricane outlook U.S. government weather agency cuts hurricane outlook mongabay.com August 6, 2007 The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday reduced its forecast…
