Liam Dutton
Earth from space: five stunning pictures
Recently, there have been some particularly striking images of earth from space. I’ve rounded up the best ones and explained what they are showing.
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Liam Dutton
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Liam Dutton
El Nino’s influence: more Pacific hurricanes likely this year
Yesterday, the National Hurricane Center issued its eastern Pacific hurricane outlook, saying that there’s a 70 per cent chance of an above-normal number of storms this year – largely due to El Nino.
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Liam Dutton
A stronger El Nino: what does this mean for global weather?
The latest predictions from climate models suggest that a moderate to strong El Nino is on the cards in the coming months. But what could this mean for global weather?
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Liam Dutton
How are hurricane names chosen?
When I write about hurricanes, a common question that I get asked is: who decides on the names of hurricanes that form?
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Liam Dutton
First Atlantic hurricane of season expected this week
The south east coast of the US is closely watching a tropical depression off the east coast of Florida that is likely to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season this week.
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Liam Dutton
Where are the oceans warm enough for hurricanes and typhoons to thrive?
As the northern hemisphere summer continues to heat up the land and oceans, it’s a time of year when the tropics become most fruitful in terms of delivering hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones.
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Liam Dutton
Record-strength May hurricane in eastern Pacific
Hurricane Amanda has not only become the first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season, but also the strongest May storm on record for the region.
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Liam Dutton
2013 Atlantic hurricane season yields fewest hurricanes in 30 years
The Atlantic hurricane season officially draws to a close on Saturday 30 November, in what has been a memorable year, but for the opposite reason to recent years.
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Liam Dutton
Tropical Storms Gabrielle and Humberto roam the Atlantic
After a very quiet first half of the Atlantic hurricane season, things are looking more active at the moment, with two tropical storms roaming the Atlantic ocean basin.
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Liam Dutton
First Atlantic hurricane of season likely as tropics spring to life
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on 1 June and has been eerily quiet so far this year, with only seven tropical storms up to yesterday – none of which had gone on to become hurricanes.
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Liam Dutton
Active Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2013
In just a few days’ time, the Atlantic hurricane season begins, with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center predicting an active season and an above-average number of storms.
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Liam Dutton
What made Hurricane Sandy’s impact so great?
Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the east coast of the US on Monday evening as a powerful storm, but what has made Sandy’s impact so great?
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Liam Dutton
Hurricane Sandy heading for US east coast early next week
Although hurricane Sandy has already caused significant problems in the Caribbean, the worst may be yet to come, with the storm predicted to directly hit the east coast of the US early next week.
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Liam Dutton
The Great Storm of 1987 – how forecasting has improved since then
The Great Storm of 1987 left a swathe of death and destruction across southern and eastern parts of England. But what improvements have been made in weather forecasting since then?
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Liam Dutton
A summery September weekend for many
So will the fine weather continue this weekend? Will we get the chance to dust off the barbecue? In a nutshell – yes, but as always, some places will fare better than others.