Hurricanes Bring Environmental Renewal
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Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand.
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Authorities are crediting heavily forested areas along the Caribbean coast with sapping the energy of Hurricane Felix when it made landfall earlier this week.
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Hurricanes pose more of a threat than they did 30 years ago because of population growth.
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When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, overall hurricane activity jumps by half, according to a new study.
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Recovery effort will buoy some industries, but many are hit hard by the hurricanes.
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Hurricanes feed on warm water, and a  study released on Monday shows a link between warmer ocean  temperatures and human use of fossil fuels, challenging  skeptics who blame them on natural climate cycles.
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Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires: a year after Katrina, a tour of the American hazardscape shows that we haven't learned much
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The remnants of deadly Hurricane Ivan,  which rampaged through the Caribbean and then into the U.S.  Gulf Coast a week ago, killing more than 100 people, have  reformed in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm threatening  the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
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As Hurricane Ivan and its powerful winds churned through the Gulf of Mexico, scientists told Congress on Wednesday that global warming could produce stronger and more destructive hurricanes in the future.
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Science & environment: Warmer waters in the north Atlantic have made hurricanes stronger, according to British scientists
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WAYCROSS, Ga.  -- Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom. By Richard Luscombe | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 19--It is undeniable that setbacks occur in efforts to promote a healthy Long Island Sound environment. But experience has shown that the dedication of people and resources can help this vital resource continue to rebound and improve.
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Hurricane forecasters are calling for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season again next year after one of the most destructive seasons on record.
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WAYCROSS, Ga., June 3 -- Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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Hurricane season has affected many corporations, with varying outcomes.
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PENSACOLA, FLA. -- As hurricane Ivan&#39;s remnants soaked the South yesterday and left a trail of destruction from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas, Floridians once again are coping, cleaning up and coming together