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Hurricane Ida just before landfall on the Louisiana coast on Aug. 29, 2021. NOAA.

How Did Ida Turn Into Such a Strong Hurricane?

August 31, 2021 by Nick Shay

Oceanographer Nick Shay explains how eddies, part of what’s known as the Loop Current, help storms rapidly intensify into monster hurricanes.

Categories Climatology Tags hurricanes, Ida, United States
Hurricane Ida just before landfall on the Louisiana coast on Aug. 29, 2021. NOAA.

4 Things to Learn About Hurricane Ida

August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 by Stacy Morford, The Conversation

These four resources explain why the New Orleans area is at high risk for severe hurricanes and what role climate change plays in these devastating storms.

Categories Climatology Tags 2021 Hurricane Season, climate change, hurricanes
A father and daughter look out at the Pacific Ocean.

How Much Would the Ocean Rise if Everyone Sat in it?

October 22, 2021March 29, 2021 by Geo Contributor

If everyone in the world decided to sit in the ocean all at once, how much would the sea level rise?

Categories Oceanography Tags oceans, sea level rise
Cicada on a wooden post. Cicadas (Cicadidae, Magicicada) are 13- and 17- year periodical cicadas of North America. Photo: John J. Mosesso, USGS. Public domain.

Billions of Cicadas Will Be Emerging In the United States

July 8, 2021March 12, 2021 by Geo Contributor

Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas will emerge from underground in a dozen states.

Categories Biogeography Tags cicada

From the Arctic to Mexico: Tracking the Epic Migration of Birds

August 13, 2021March 6, 2021 by Geo Contributor

In winter, more than 1 million shorebirds that breed in the Arctic will visit and move throughout the coastline of northwest Mexico.

Categories Biogeography
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