Unveiling the Fury of Hurricane Idalia: A Meteorological Marvel

Source Idalia, a Category 3 hurricane, made landfall with a relentless fury, submerging homes, transforming streets into rivers, and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. As the Southeastern coastal states grappled with its aftermath, the unique path and sheer power of Hurricane Idalia challenged preconceived notions. They underscored the need for continued research…

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A Deep Neural Network to Globally Forecast the Track and Intensity of Tropical Cyclones

Recorded PresentationRecording 11B.2: A Deep Neural Network to Globally Forecast the Track and Intensity of Tropical Cyclones Boston Convention and Exhibition Center – 156A Hammad Usmani Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA, USA Aadil Habibi Univ. of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, USA Daanish Habibi Univ. of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, USA Tropical cyclones are the most devastating weather…

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 Current and Potential Future Aftermath of Cyclone Freddy 

Cyclone Freddy was a very fierce, surprisingly chronic, high-octane, and lethal storm that made its way across the Southern part of the Indian Ocean for almost six weeks in March and February 2023. Satellite image of cyclone Freddy generated via Stability-AI What Determined the Intensity of Cyclone Freddy? To determine if Tropical Cyclone Freddy has…

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Harnessing Generative AI for Innovative Hurricane Visualization

Visualising the intensity and progression of hurricanes on digital platforms has seen an impressive upgrade. A diligent researcher has created a set of distinctive icons that represent the categories of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. They are hosted on a GitHub repository called hurricane-net and can be found here. These icons, interestingly, are not just…

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Dramatic Views of a Hurricane from the International Space Station

2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season

“The No. 1 killer in all of these storms is water” Deanne Criswell, Federal Emergency Management Agency’s administrator The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season was devastating, with peak winds of 145 knots (166.86 mph), based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 data. The analysis utilizes the Saffir-Simpson scale to categorize storms, with Category 5 hurricanes like Lee representing the…

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A Deep Recurrent Neural Network to Forecast the Intensity and Trajectory of Atlantic Tropical Storms

J1.6A A Deep Recurrent Neural Network to Forecast the Intensity and Trajectory of Atlantic Tropical Storms More Wednesday, 9 January 2019: 9:45 AM North 124B (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings) Hammad Usmani, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Recorded Presentation The National Hurricane Center (NHC) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…

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