Category Archives: Extreme events

The Oroville Dam 2017 Spillway Incident – Possible Causes and Solutions

Posted on December 9, 2017 by | 47 comments

by Telis Koskinas

On February 2017, Oroville Dam gained worldwide attention when its main spillway suddenly failed, seemingly without precedent, under natural operating conditions.

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Posted in Adaptation, Extreme events

Post-mortem on the forecasts of Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew

Posted on November 7, 2016 by | 27 comments

by Judith Curry

Reflections on forecasting hurricanes in light of U.S. landfalling Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew, highlighting the complexities of forecast ensemble interpretation.

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Posted in Extreme events, Hurricanes

International Water Prize

Posted on November 2, 2016 by | 62 comments

by Judith Curry

Peter Webster has been awarded the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Creativity Prize for Water.

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Posted in Extreme events

Snowpocalypse – not

Posted on January 27, 2015 by | 219 comments

pby Judith Curry

Some reflections on the east coast U.S. snowstorm: the forecasts, their communication and the response.

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Posted in Communication, Extreme events

UK floods in context

Posted on February 11, 2014 by | 358 comments

by Judith Curry

“If we look at the broader base of evidence then we see things that support the premise that climate change has been making a contribution.” – Dame Julia Slingo

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Posted in Extreme events