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Hurricane Melissa’s Mesovortex: Understanding the Small-Scale Vortices Within the Eye

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Hurricane Melissa made history this week as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, devastating Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. But beyond the raw power of this catastrophic hurricane, satellite imagery captured a fascinating atmospheric phenomenon that meteorologists have been studying for decades: mesovortices spinning within … Read more

Alaska Coastal Villages Devastated by Fierce Storm: Typhoon Halong’s Remnants Bring Disaster

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The remnants of Category 4 Typhoon Halong evolved into a powerful extratropical storm that struck western Alaska with hurricane-force winds and record-breaking storm surge. Entire villages such as Kwigillingok and Kipnuk were inundated, leaving over 1,400 residents displaced. One woman was confirmed dead, two remain missing, and more than 50 people were rescued from rapidly … Read more