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Hurricane Webinar Series 2012

The 2012 Hurricanes: Science and Society (HSS) Webinar Series is presented by The University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography in partnership with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), and the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The HSS Webinar Series is designed to provide educators with an opportunity to "meet" some of the top hurricane scientists in the country, while learning about their research and being introduced to a range of hurricane related topics. Target audiences are instructors of high school and undergraduate level courses and informal science educators.

Each webinar is 1 hour long and starts at 7PM Eastern Time.

Registration for the February 28th Webinar is now open. Register Here.

Image of Hurricane Irene at landfall in NY

Hurricane Irene over New York. NOAA.

Basic Hurricane Science Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

Introduction to the HSS Webinar Series - Isaac Ginis, Univeristy of Rhode Island
Hurricane Structure - Rich Yablonsky, University of Rhode Island
Hurricane Movement - TBA
Hurricane Lifecycle - Mark DeMaria, NOAA - CIRA
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Hurricane Observation and Forecasting Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

Hurricane Observations - Jack Beven, NOAA - National Hurricane Center
Hurricane Modeling - Isaac Ginis, Univeristy of Rhode Island
Hurricane Forecasting - Dan Brown, NOAA - National Hurricane Center
Hurricane Seasonal Hurricane Activity - Eric Blake, NOAA - National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Hazards and Impacts Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

Hurricane Winds/Tornadoes - Mark Powell, NOAA - Hurricane Research Division
Storm Surge/Flooding - Jeff Pereira, NOAA - National Hurricane Center
Coastal Impacts - Doug Meffert, Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research

Hurricane History, Climate Change and Hurricanes Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Past Hurricanes - Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Long-term Records of Hurricane Activity - Chris Landsea, NOAA - National Hurricane Center
Projections of Future Hurricane Activity - Tom Knutson, NOAA - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Typhoon Ma-On approaches Japan in 2011. NOAA.

Hurricane Preparedness Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Presented as part of National Hurricane Preparedness Week

Assessing Your Risk - Rick Knabb, The Weather Channel
Preparation to Response and Recovery - Brandon Bolinski, FEMA - Region IV Hurricane Program Manager

Resources and additional information for each webinar will be posted close to the webinar date.