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Riskpulse calls for active 2020 hurricane season

24 May 202020 May 2020

Hurricane Dorian's outer bands are lashing Florida as the storm moves northward along the U.S. coastline.

The 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season – from June 1 to November 30 – will see above-average activity, according to the tropical storm season outlook just released by Riskpulse and Resilience360, DHL’s supply chain management platform. Riskpulse is an analytics and risk management firm focusing on weather impacts to supply chains.

There are two primary factors that contribute to above-average activity in an Atlantic hurricane season – sea surface temperatures and wind shear.

Warm waters...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/riskpulse-calls-for-active-2020-hurricane-season

Warmest Oceans on Record Adds to Hurricanes, Wildfires Risks

21 April 2020

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — The world’s seas are simmering, with record high temperatures spurring worry among forecasters that the global warming effect may generate a chaotic year of extreme weather ahead. Parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans all hit the record books for warmth...

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Barry Set to Dump Two Feet of Rain on Louisiana

12 July 2019

(Bloomberg) –The leading edge of Tropical Storm Barry’s wind and rain is reaching Louisiana, where communities including New Orleans are bracing for a downpour that threatens to inundate already-high waterways. As much as 25 inches (64 centimeters) of rain could fall in some areas, according to the...

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Tropical Storm Barry Forms in Gulf of Mexico, Taking Aim at Louisiana

11 July 2019

Update: The NWS National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Barry has now formed over the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, becoming the second named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. July 11 (Reuters) – A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans was expected to...

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Strengthening Storm Heads for Louisiana as Oil Rigs Evacuate

10 July 2019

By Brian K. Sullivan and Mike Jeffers (Bloomberg) –A potential cyclone could become Hurricane Barry before slamming into Louisiana by Saturday, putting at risk oil and natural gas production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The system is about 170 miles (275 kilometers) from the mouth of the Mississippi...

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Tropical Storm Barry May Form in Gulf of Mexico Later This Week

9 July 2019

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –A tropical storm may loom in the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday or early on July 11 as a low pressure system moves off Georgia into warm waters, gaining strength and threatening offshore oil and natural gas production. The patch of low pressure currently over...

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U.S. Hurricane Season is Unnecessarily Dangerous

11 June 2019

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — Forecasters are expecting this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season to be roughly average, with about 14 named storms including six full-fledged hurricanes. Last week, the government finally dealt with the fallout from 2018, enacting a $19.1 billion relief package to...

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2017 hurricane season report available

27 December 2018

The drillship Paragon DPDS1 grounded in the Port Aransas Channel during Hurricane Harvey. U.S. Coast Guard photo

The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) recently issued the report, 2017 Hurricane Season: Recommendations for a Resilient Path Forward for the Marine Transportation System.

Developed by the CMTS Resilience Integrated Action Team (RIAT) and approved by the CMTS Coordinating Board at the meeting held Dec. 12, the report provides an overview of the impacts to the MTS during the 2017 hurricane season and identifies best practices and lessons learned for federal agencies....

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/2017-hurricane-season-report/

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