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2006, Oceanography 19(2):24–36, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.60
Hurricane Prediction: A Century of Advances
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Authors
Nan D. Walker | Earth Scan Laboratory, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Alaric Haag | Coastal Studies Institute Earth Scan Laboratory, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Shreekanth Balasubramanian | Coastal Studies Institute Earth Scan Laboratory, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Robert Leben | Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Ivor van Heerden | LSU Hurricane Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Paul Kemp | School of the Coast and Environment, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Hassan Mashriqui | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
First Paragraph
Tropical cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes are common words used around the world to describe the same natural phenomenon—one of the most deadly, costly, and feared weather systems on Earth. These small, intense tropical weather systems have killed more people than any other natural catastrophe (see Keim, this issue). In the United States during the 20th century, ten times as many deaths and more than three times as much damage occurred from tropical cyclones as compared with earthquakes (Gray, 2003). The continuous rapid rise in coastal populations along the hurricane-prone coast of the southeast United States since the 1950s (Figure 1) has placed more of the public at risk to coastal and inland flooding (see Bowen et al., this issue and Bowen case study, this issue). Nevertheless, advances in technology, communication, and forecasting have reduced risks to public health as is shown by the significant reduction in hurricane-related mortalities between 1900 and 2000 (Figure 1).
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Citation
Walker, N.D., A. Haag, S. Balasubramanian, R. Leben, I. van Heerden, P. Kemp, and H. Mashriqui. 2006. Hurricane prediction: A century of advances. Oceanography 19(2):24–36, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.60.