From the atmospheric disturbances that generate them to the insurance market that helps in their aftermath, there is much to understand about hurricanes. Florida State University faculty are world leaders in the study of these destructive storms and solutions for mitigating their impacts.
FSU faculty members are available to answer media questions and provide perspective for news stories throughout the hurricane season and beyond.
A close call: How FSU weathered historic Hurricane Idalia
Published: | 7:36 PM
Let’s set the scene: Nearly 6,000 Florida State University students have just finished moving into their campus residences and more than 43,000 students in Tallahassee are excited to kick off a new school year. But, as fate would have it, Hurricane Idalia makes an uninvited appearance, disrupting everyone's plans. Idalia, […]
El Niño and record warm ocean temperatures: FSU climatologist offers insight on what they mean for hurricanes
Published: | 12:52 PM
Record-breaking high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean combined with El Niño spell uncertainty for the Atlantic hurricane season. El Niño, known to reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin, developed early this summer. With the conflicting factors of El Nino in the Pacific leading to fewer hurricanes and warm Atlantic […]
Study by FSU researchers finds resilience to natural disasters lags in Black communities
Published: | 3:38 PM
Years after Hurricane Michael devastated Florida's Gulf Coast, residents of that area are still struggling to overcome the trauma of the Category 5 storm. In a recent study, FSU researchers found that trauma and a host of psychosocial and physical challenges caused by Hurricane Michael are disproportionately affecting the region’s […]