Hurricanes
The ghosts of ancient hurricanes live in Caribbean blue holes
South Andros Island, part of the Bahamian archipelago, is a sandy slice of paradise whose shores conceal buried geological treasures: blue holes. Hiding in the depths of these ethereal submarine sinkholes lay ancient sediment sandwiches whose layers betray the bygone passages of powerful hurricanes.
In the Blue Holes of the Bahamas, Secrets of Hurricanes Past
Researchers have assembled a 1,500-year history of hurricanes in the Bahamas, based on sand and shell fragments pulled up from submarine caverns known as blue holes.
Scientists have discovered stormquakes, where earthquakes and hurricanes collide
The study says that stormquakes are actually a fairly common occurrence, but they just sounded like seismic background noise and went undetected.
The History of Ancient Hurricanes Is Written in Sand and Mud
Over the past year and as a student fellow in 2017, I have been working with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientist Jeffrey Donnelly, who uses sediment cores—tubes of sand and mud layers that are extracted from coastal lake beds—to track ancient cyclones in the Atlantic and, recently, in the islands of the South Pacific.
Climate Change on Cape Cod: At the Edge of a Warming World
In the 81 years since the 1938 storm, the sea level here has risen about a foot, said WHOI researcher Jeff Donnelly, and is now rising faster than it has in thousands of years.
Up All Night- Atlantic hurricanes
BBC radio host Rhod Sharp and Jeff Donnelly of WHOI’s Coastal Research Lab trace the history of hurricanes in the Atlantic and discuss the frequency of intense storms. New sediment records indicate that historically unprecedented levels of intense hurricane activity impacted the eastern seaboard of the United States and northeastern Gulf Coast in the last two millennia.
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Nova: Killer Hurricanes
features the work of Jeff Donnelly
‘Killer Hurricanes’ reconstructs the past to predict storms of the future
features Jeff Donnelly
Meet the researcher uncovering the mysteries of ancient hurricanes
features Jeff Donnelly
In New TV Fare, National Geographic Sustains Its Climate Focus
mentions Jeff Donnelly and WHOI
Climate change is scarier than vampires – just ask Ian Somerhalder
mentions Jeff Donnelly and WHOI
Local Scientists Head Out To Sea To Study Effects Of Hurricane Hermine
features Glen Gawarkiewicz and Robert Todd
New York City warned of more Sandy-like storm surges
mentions Jeff Donnelly and WHOI
Underwater gliders could improve hurricane predictions
quotes Glen Gawarkiewicz and mentions WHOI
Scientists eye global warming’s role in severe storms
features Glen Gawarkiewicz and Robert Todd
SCIENTISTS USE UNDERSEA DRONES TO HELP PREDICT HURRICANES
quotes Glen Gawarkiewicz and mentions WHOI
also picked up by other major news outlets: ABC New and CNBC among others
Ian Somerhalder visits Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A photo and brief mentions Jeff Donnelly and the recent filming for the climate change series “Years of Living Dangerously,” which will air this year on the National Geographic Channel.
Nature Series
mentions Jeff Donnelly’s talk, “History of Hurricanes in New England” on Jan. 27 at South Shore Natural Science Center
Our View: Another reason to study effects of weather
editorial mentions WHOI research