Hurricane Tornadoes
Hurricane forecasters are adjusting down their predictions for this fall. It was supposed to be an active season – but so far, not much to talk about, at least here in Alabama.
Over in Georgia, researchers are taking a close look at the size of hurricanes. In an article published in the latest issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Judith Curry and her colleagues at the
Georgia Institute of Technology suggest that as hurricanes get larger they spawn more damaging and deadly tornadoes. Curry tells WBHM’s Tanya Ott that since the 1950’s there’s been a 35% increase in the size of hurricanes and that translated to an almost doubling in the number of tornadoes.
The research is published in the September issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
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The American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report shows some metro areas in the Gulf States continue to have poor air quality.
Why haven’t Kansas and Alabama — among other holdouts — expanded access to Medicaid?
Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the "coverage gap" for health care
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
Thousands of ordinary people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick. A court settlement was supposed to help compensate them, but it hasn’t turned out as expected.
Q&A: How harm reduction can help mitigate the opioid crisis
Maia Szalavitz discusses harm reduction's effectiveness against drug addiction, how punitive policies can hurt people who need pain medication and more.
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Gambling bills face uncertain future in the Alabama legislature
This year looked to be different for lottery and gambling legislation, which has fallen short for years in the Alabama legislature. But this week, with only a handful of meeting days left, competing House and Senate proposals were sent to a conference committee to work out differences.
