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Future Tropical Storms Will Impact More Places

A new, Yale-led study suggests the 21st century will see an expansion of tropical storms — hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons — into mid-latitude regions, which includes major cities such as New York, Boston, Beijing, and Tokyo. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the study’s authors said tropical storms could migrate northward and southward in their respective ...

Troy Oakes

Satellite view of a tropical storm cell.

Hong Kong Observatory Keeps an Eye Out for Approaching Cyclone

April to June are the wettest and most humid months for Hong Kong. This year, however, had its residents steaming in the streets and in their homes as May 2018 was the hottest on record. On the heels of this news, the Hong Kong Observatory issued a Tropical Cyclone Warning at 04:45 (HKT) on June 6, 2018. With ...

Hermann Rohr