How Hurricanes Can Affect Weather after Landfall
08/30/2019
A satellite image of Hurricane Dorian approaching Florida. Photo Credit: Earth Scan Lab, 海角社区
BATON ROUGE 鈥� After a hurricane has made landfall and moved through a community, it can affect the weather in the following weeks and months, said 海角社区 Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professor Paul Miller based on new research he conducted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Here are a few reasons why and how:
- Humidity can decrease without leaves, which hold moisture.
- Without the leaves and trees to 鈥渟weat,鈥� which cools the surface, the air temperature can rise.
- Without tree foliage and vegetation to disperse a heavy rain, communities may be more prone to flash flooding in the days or weeks after a hurricane.
- Additionally, the high discharges in rivers and streams leads to large sediment plumes in the ocean that muddy the water and may affect shrimpers, fisherman and the seafood industry
Miller鈥檚 areas of expertise include coastal meteorology, hydroclimatology, weakly forced thunderstorms, land-atmosphere interactions and hazardous weather impacts. He is available for media interviews upon request.
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