Associate Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
I am a geography professor who studies and researches weather and climate. My specific focus is on the climatology of atmospheric hazards, including tornadoes, hurricanes, heat, flooding, and others. I collaborate with social scientists to connect the climatology of these events to exposure, vulnerability, perceptions, and policies.
Get ready for a busy Pacific hurricane season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño
May 26, 2023 14:51 pm UTC| Nature
The official 2023 hurricane season forecasts were just released, and while the Atlantic may see an average storm season this year, a busier-than-normal season is forecast in the eastern Pacific, meaning heightened risks...
Tornadoes that strike at night are more deadly and require more effective warning systems
Mar 06, 2020 08:58 am UTC| Nature
During the hours after midnight on March 3, 2020, tragedy struck middle Tennessee when a tornado ripped through the region, traveling over 50 miles from West Nashville to near Gordonsville. Another tornado formed from the...
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