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\u201cIn 2019, the chance for a weak to moderate El Ni\xf1o is definitely on the table.\u201d - Dr. Philip Klotzbach

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Sandy, Katrina, Dennis\u2014these are the names of catastrophic storms that devastated millions of people and left billions of dollars in damages.

Hurricanes are sure to happen, but how can our increasing knowledge and advancing technologies help us better predict their behaviors?

On today\u2019s episode of FNO: InsureTech\u2014we are joined by Dr. Philip Klotzbach to discuss all things related to hurricanes. \xa0Phil Klotzbach is a Research Scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, and among many achievements\u2014he developed the two-week forecasts currently being issued during the peak months of the hurricane season between August-October. He has published over two dozen articles in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Climate and Weather and Forecasting.

Tune in to this episode to hear Dr. Philip Klotzbach\u2019s insights, so you can better understand the trends and science of hurricanes.

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• Large-scale signals in the atmosphere and in the ocean can predict hurricanes
• El Ni\xf1o is warmer than normal temperature in the central/tropical Pacific
• The higher damage done by hurricanes is largely because more people are living on the coast
• Due to technological inadequacies, much of the storm-tracking data from the past isn\u2019t reliable
• Tropical cyclones\u2019 primary fuel source is warm ocean water, whereas mid-latitude cyclones thrive off the gradient of temperature
• Especially in the Gulf of Mexico, hurricane storms can appear out of nowhere
• The number of systems coming off the coast of Africa doesn\u2019t change year-to-year (around 60-70)
• The more southern the storm is coming off Africa, the worse the damage will be
• Vegetation in the chaparral climate is designed to burn

• National Hurricane Center
• Seasonal Hurricane Predictions
• Tropical Tidbits

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