A Universal Hurricane Frequency Function

Radio Frequency Identification of Hurricane Katrina Victims

R ecently, news.com reported that the U.S. Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team and health officials in Mississippi’s Harrison County have been implanting human cadavers with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. Their efforts have been aimed at speeding up the identification process of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Motivated by the interest generated by this news, in what fol...

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A Universal Model for Spike-Frequency Adaptation

Spike-frequency adaptation is a prominent feature of neural dynamics. Among other mechanisms, various ionic currents modulating spike generation cause this type of neural adaptation. Prominent examples are voltage-gated potassium currents (M-type currents), the interplay of calcium currents and intracellular calcium dynamics with calcium-gated potassium channels (AHP-type currents), and the slo...

Global warming and hurricane intensity and frequency: The debate continues

The recent destruction due to hurricanes and the apparent increase in frequency in the southeastern United States, especially in 2005 season, has prompted many scientists to study possible causes of these changes. Some scientists believe that global warming and increased sea surface temperatures are to blame. Warm water holds more energy to fuel hurricanes and may contribute to the conditions n...

Hurricane Sandy's flood frequency increasing from year 1800 to 2100.

Coastal flood hazard varies in response to changes in storm surge climatology and the sea level. Here we combine probabilistic projections of the sea level and storm surge climatology to estimate the temporal evolution of flood hazard. We find that New York City's flood hazard has increased significantly over the past two centuries and is very likely to increase more sharply over the 21st centu...