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Should we add a Category 6 hurricane to the Saffir-Simpson scale? Experts weigh in
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 ...
How 'tropical waves' carry confounding clues about huge hurricanes
Even without further development, tropical waves can impact local weather in Florida and the Caribbean by influencing ...
Hurricane Ida in 2021 could have been even worse for New York City
During the final week of summer in 2021, Hurricane Ida emerged from the Gulf of Mexico, turned almost directly northeast and ...
Hurricane hunters save lives, but NOAA plane breakdowns, staffing shortages put them at risk
His team had bullied into Hurricane Helene’s eye when he noticed on radar that the storm looked like it was dripping ...
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Significant Wave Height Prediction Based on MSFD Neural Network
Abstract: Due to the complicated behavior of the ocean wave, significant wave height (SWH) prediction is a difficult field in physical oceanography. In this paper, a novel neural network model, based ...
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Sebastian Inlet pier to close due to waves from Hurricane Florence
Wave heights for the inlet are forecast to reach up to 12 feet during the overnight hours and into Thursday, due to a high pressure ridge over the Florida peninsula caused by Hurricane Florence as it ...