Topic
Meteorology
10 published works
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Fujiwhara Effect: A Rare & Intriguing Meteorological Phenomenon
As the new movie “Twisters” is being filmed in downtown Oklahoma City, and some scenes in our building right outside the Merlin entrance, tornados are an appropriate blog topic in…
The Right Coast
The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle May Finally Be Solved | Big Think
Now, a new theory has been proposed by meteorologists that claims that the reason for the mysteries pervading the Bermuda Triangle area are unusual hexagonal clouds creating 170 mph air…
Texas Bar Blog
Random Profile – LaDonna B. Key, Dallas
For Random Profiles, we randomly pick one of our 80,000-plus attorneys, call them, and do a Q&A. We've found that every Texas lawyer has an interesting story. Will yours be…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Tropical Storm Erika? – Rocco Calaci Gives His Plain-Talk Interpretation of the National Hurricane Center Bulletin
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Rocco Calaci Questions Current Models Used to Determine Wind Damage
By Chip Merlin
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a…
Texas Bar Blog
Random Profile – Marissa C. Hernandez, Edinburg
For Random Profiles, we randomly pick one of our 80,000-plus attorneys, call them, and do a Q&A. We've found that every Texas lawyer has an interesting story. Will yours be…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hidden Causes of Hurricane Damage: Meteorologist Rocco Calaci Explains That Hurricanes Are More Than Just High Winds And Water
*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Forecast: Cloudy and Rainy
The art and science of climate modeling has improved enormously over the years with both an increasing sophisticated understanding of climatic feedback effects and the empirical knowledge that can set…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Science reports on new hurricane model
ScienceDaily (July 9, 2008) — A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
New Hurricane Model Seeks to Capture Warm Water Dynamics that Led to Hurricane Wilma’s Shockingly Swift Intensification
Link: New Aid for Storm Forecasters. New Aid for Storm Forecasters Computer Model to Give Greater Sense of Intensity and SizeBy Peter Whoriskey Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 12,…