Popular Science

I covered the 2017 and 2018 hurricane seasons for Popular Science‘s website, including Hurricanes Irma, Maria, Florence, and Michael.

  1. December 12, 2018: The 2018 hurricane season was full of extremes. Here’s what we expect in 2019.
  2. December 5, 2018: The 2018 hurricane season taught us some important lessons—so let’s not forget them
  3. November 10, 2018: Florence and Michael might be retired from the Hurricane naming book
  4. October 25, 2018: A super typhoon of historic proportions just cut thousands of U.S. citizens off from the world
  5. October 23, 2018: Hurricane Willa’s explosive intensification is the latest twist in a record-breaking season
  6. October 22, 2018: When flying into a hurricane won’t work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives
  7. October 19, 2018: This could be the fiercest Pacific hurricane season ever
  8. October 10, 2018: There is simply no precedent for Hurricane Michael
  9. October 10, 2018: Hurricane forecasts can be confusing—here’s a helpful glossary
  10. October 10, 2018: Hurricane Michael is slamming into Florida as a devastating category 4
  11. October 8, 2018: Hurricane categories consider windspeed but ignore one of the deadliest effects
  12. September 28, 2018: An uncommon storm called a ‘Medicane’ is headed for Greece
  13. September 28, 2018: Hurricane Rosa could flood the parched Southwest next week
  14. September 24, 2018: Hurricane Florence helped spin up new storms in the Atlantic 
  15. September 14, 2018: Hurricane Florence’s slow creep across the Carolinas is bad news
  16. September 10, 2018: Hurricane Florence could stall out over the East Coast for days, bringing intense flooding
  17. September 6, 2018: Hurricane Florence could be heading for the East Coast—but she’s a tough storm to track
  18. September 3, 2018: Tropical Storm Gordon could hit hurricane status before it next hits the U.S.
  19. August 30, 2018: Hurricane season has been quiet so far, but the Atlantic is finally waking up
  20. August 25, 2018: No longer a hurricane, Lane continues to threaten Hawaii
  21. November 11, 2017: The 2017 hurricane season is finally fading away. But what comes next?
  22. October 17, 2017: Dangerous hurricanes come in all shapes and sizes (literally)
  23. October 12, 2017: Hurricane Ophelia is one extremely weird storm
  24. October 6, 2017: Nate could hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane on Saturday night
  25. October 4, 2017: Another hurricane could threaten the Gulf Coast this weekend
  26. October 3, 2017: The conditions to blame for 2017’s wildly destructive hurricane season
  27. September 29, 2017: This hurricane season has been brutal—but it’s not over yet. What’s coming next?
  28. September 22, 2017: The anatomy of a hurricane
  29. September 19, 2017: Hurricane Maria proves how difficult it is to predict a storm’s devastation
  30. September 15, 2017: Stuck in a hurricane? Don’t forget to look out for tornadoes.
  31. September 14, 2017: Tropical Storm Jose may leave the U.S. alone—but it’s too soon to know for sure
  32. September 9, 2017: What Florida residents should expect from Hurricane Irma
  33. September 7, 2017: The massive, record-breaking Hurricane Irma is on its way to Florida
  34. September 5, 2017: Hurricane Irma threatens the United States with power rarely seen