Featured in Hurricane Irma
Feb 19, 2020
Hurricanes lay waste to mangroves, but they also help them flourish
Relationship status: complicated
Jul 26, 2018
Hurricanes may have made these lizards better huggers
Long forelimbs and short hind limbs, combined with big toe pads, may better suit the lizards for surviving hurricanes.
May 14, 2018
When there’s a hurricane between you and the hospital, telemedicine could save the day
Videoconferencing offers the possibility of uninterrupted care during disasters.
Nov 06, 2017
Could brighter clouds make hurricanes less destructive?
Ever-so-slightly more reflective clouds could, theoretically, slow down storms.
Sep 18, 2017
All the ways hurricanes can harm—and help—the ecosystems they hit
What Harvey and Irma left behind.
Sep 16, 2017
Stuck in a hurricane? Don’t forget to look out for tornadoes.
A serious hidden hazard.
Sep 12, 2017
WATCH: How big was Hurricane Irma when it hit Florida?
How Hurricane Irma measures compared to the size of Pluto, a literal space mountain, every state in America, and Hurricane Katrina.