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Spatiotemporal Analyses of Lightning and Tornado Exposure to Large Outdoor Gatherings in the Conterminous United States
Keywords: Lightning; Severe storms; Tornadoes; Risk assessment; Societal impacts; Vulnerability 1. Introduction In May 2004, the Indianapolis 500 race was shortened by 20 laps because of a severe thunderstorm that went on to produce a tornado within approximately 10 km (6 mi) of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where over 200 000 people were in attendance (NWS 2004).
Spatiotemporal Analyses of Lightning and Tornado Exposure to Large Outdoor Gatherings in the Conterminous United States
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The climatology, vulnerability, and public perceptions associated with overlapping tornado and flash flood warnings in a portion of the Southeast United States
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OPINIÓN | El problema del huracán que Florida pudo haber evitado Original
Nota del editor: Stephen Strader es profesor asociado de geografía y medio ambiente en la Universidad de Villanova. Sus estudios se centran en la manera en que los ambientes humanos son vulnerables a los desastres naturales. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor.
Opinion: Why Florida is especially vulnerable Original
Editor’s Note: Stephen Strader is an associate professor of geography and the environment at Villanova University. He studies how human environments are vulnerable to natural disasters. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN — After hours of battling Hurricane Ian’s high winds, torrential rain and storm surges nearing 12 feet in some locations, residents are left to pick up the pieces.
Opinion | How We Create Our Own Hurricane Catastrophes
Why do we continue to build in places prone to big storms and other disasters? By Stephen M. Strader Dr. Strader is a hazards geographer and atmospheric scientist at Villanova University. Aug. 30, 2019 Despite being in the potential path of tropical storms or hurricanes, the number of homes in Florida has roughly doubled since 1980. Over the past 167 years, 40 percent of all hurricanes that scored direct hits on the United States struck Florida.
Unpacking Tornado Disasters: Illustrating Southeastern US Tornado Mobile and Manufactured Housing Problem Using March 3, 2019 Beauregard-Smith Station, Alabama, Tornado Event | Natural Hazards Review | Vol 22, No 1
Abstract This study illustrates and describes how Southeast US tornado disasters commonly unfold by examining the 2019 Beauregard-Smith Station, Alabama, tornado event from spatiotemporal and structural engineering standpoints. Findings indicate that although the meteorological forecasts leading up to the tornado event were accurate and timely, 23 individuals—19 in manufactured homes—still perished.
Opinion | Why the Carolinas Have Become More Vulnerable to Hurricanes
We often hear that climate change is influencing the frequency and strength of tropical storms, heat waves and wildfires, and this is certainly true, though it is too early to say what influence the warming temperatures may be having on Hurricane Florence. That answer must await a post-mortem by climate scientists.
We have disaster amnesia. So we keep building at the North Carolina coastline.
Twenty-nine years ago this month, Hurricane Hugo barreled ashore just north of Charleston, S.C., a category 4 storm with maximum winds estimated at 140 miles an hour and the highest storm tide ever recorded on the East Coast. Hugo was the nation’s costliest hurricane ever at the time, with damages of about $7 billion. Over the next three decades, an estimated 610,000 homes were added within 50 miles of the coastline, according to my research.
Driving Blind: Weather-Related Vision Hazards and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes
The death toll from motor vehicle crashes due to weather-related vision hazards exceeds the number of fatalities caused by well-known hazards such as tornadoes, floods, tropical cyclones, and lightning.
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