Hurricanes

FSU research improves hurricane intensity forecasting

Published: October 17, 2024 | 12:53 pm

Hurricanes are massive, complex systems that can span hundreds of miles as they swirl around the low pressure of the […]

Five Questions: FAMU-FSU professor uncovers the impacts of hurricane flooding on mold growth

Published: September 11, 2024 | 12:09 pm

Atlantic hurricane season is nearing its peak, raising alarms for mold outbreaks triggered by flooding and the respiratory health issues […]

Five questions: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor explains how his work helps protect communities from hurricane winds

Published: June 11, 2024 | 9:39 am

Wind from a category 1 hurricane can reach nearly 100 mph, fast enough to damage homes and snap tree branches. […]

A close call: How FSU weathered historic Hurricane Idalia

Published: September 5, 2023 | 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 […]

El Niño and record warm ocean temperatures: FSU climatologist offers insight on what they mean for hurricanes

Published: July 20, 2023 | 12:52 pm

Record-breaking high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean combined with El Niño spell uncertainty for the Atlantic hurricane season. El Niño, […]

Study by FSU researchers finds resilience to natural disasters lags in Black communities

Published: February 22, 2023 | 3:38 pm

Years after Hurricane Michael devastated Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents of that area are still struggling to overcome the trauma of […]

FSU drone team finishes urban search and rescue work after Hurricane Ian

Published: October 11, 2022 | 2:37 pm

Florida State University’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program’s (EMHS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) team has completed its urban search […]

The Big Story: October 3, 2022

Published: October 3, 2022 | 11:34 am

FSU’s Center for Disaster Risk Policy drone team was dispatched to Cape Coral and then to Naples last Thursday. The team is controlling remotely piloted aircraft that fly […]