The first long-range forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was released today, with Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) projecting there could be 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes next year, which would be roughly aligned with the 30-year norm.While these extended range forecasts are typically taken with a grain of salt, they … Read more
The Hurricane season in 2024 has been extremely wrathful and led to tragic loss of human lives and caused havoc in states like Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia. According to science.org, the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton have caused an estimated combined damage of over $300 billion in just two weeks. Hence, the hurricanes have … Read more
Playing defense Reefense The project is one of three being developed under a $67.6 million program launched by the US government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa. Cheekily called Reefense, the initiative is the Pentagon’s effort to test if “hybrid” reefs, combining manmade structures with oysters or corals, can perform as well as a … Read more
