On the 24th August, a tropical depression formed south-east of Barbados. Over a matter of days, as it was studied by NASA satellites, it developed into hurricane Dorian. Passing over Barbados as a tropical storm, Dorian quickly reached hurricane status on the 28th August near the U.S. Virgin Islands. By The 2nd September, Dorian was…
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Summer hurricane devastation
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, both high category storms, have devastated parts of South America, the Caribbean Islands, and the Southern United States over the last three weeks. Deaths directly caused by Hurricane Harvey are believed to exceed 83, almost all of which are in the US. At the time of writing, the death toll from…
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Hat-trick hurricanes reveal climate change reality
The question of whether Hurricane Irma was caused by climate change is circulating across both mainstream and social media in the wake of the storm. However, this is the wrong question. Extreme weather including storms like Irma and Harvey have always happened, the real question is ‘How is climate change making them worse?’. Most of…
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Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti
More than 900 people in Haiti are believed to have died after the country was devastated by Hurricane Matthew on 4th October. The official death toll still stands at 336, however, many more have been reported dead or missing, or are out of reach by aid services according to local civil protection officials. Matthew made…
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