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A New Facility will Test Winds of 200 mph and Storm Surges to help Prepare for Category 6 Hurricanes, a

With the ongoing effects of climate change being seen all over the planet, causing more severe and extreme weather events that we've never before experienced, the Category 4 and 5 Hurricanes, where winds can top 160 to 180 mph, are now predicted not to be the max that might be headed our way.  In light of that sobering fact, CNN reports that the National Science Foundation (NSF) just awarded a […]

todayApril 12, 2022

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19 Named Storms are Expected this Hurricane Season, Topping the last Two Years’ Count

After two consecutive years of exhausting the hurricane name list, this year is predicted to top those numbers, as 19 named storms are expected this hurricane season, five more than normal. Of the 19 storms predicted for 2022, nine are expected to become hurricanes, and four are expected to become major hurricanes -- Category 3 or higher -- with winds exceeding 111 miles per hour, according to hurricane experts at […]

todayApril 11, 2022

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