Saturated soils can fuel a hurricane after landfall, researcher finds

Name: Saturated soils can fuel a hurricane after landfall, researcher finds
Uploaded: 2024-03-14T12:44:59-04:00
Duration: 5 min 15 s
Description: Hurricanes generally weaken after making landfall because they lose the warm ocean energy source. A new study suggests that saturated soils and shallow bodies of water on land can also feed the storms. Dev Niyogi, University of Texas professor and lead scientist of the study explains the "brown ocean effect."

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Saturated soils can fuel a hurricane after landfall, researcher finds

Hurricanes generally weaken after making landfall because they lose the warm ocean energy source. A new study suggests that saturated soils and shallow bodies of water on land can also feed the storms. Dev Niyogi, University of Texas professor and lead scientist of the study explains the "brown ocean effect."

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