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June 1, 2021 at 9:00am
The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season begins today, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts an above-average season, estimating 13 to 20 named storms with possibly half of those being hurricanes. Out of those storms, NOAA predicts between three and five may become major hurricanes.
FIU experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricanes and their aftermath. The full list of experts will be continuously updated.
Meteorology and Hurricane Intensification
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Earth and Environment Hugh Willoughby studies tropical cyclone structure, intensity, and impacts. He has flown more than 400 missions into the eyes of hurricanes and typhoons as a meteorologist for the federal government. Willoughby was a Research Meteorologist at the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, where he
Manatee mystery: Sea cow found decapitated in Florida
‘It just seemed like a clean cut,’ witness says
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Wildlife Biologist Natalie Mahomar was birdwatching at Miami’s Little River with a friend Sunday when they saw it.
“I came over here and I see this giant manatee without a head,” Mahomar told Local 10. “It was very devastating. There were some small pieces, maybe two or three.”
It was the carcass of an adult female manatee that appeared to have been beheaded.
“The head was on the other side of the gate and for sure, that’s what it was,” Mahomar explained. “Because there was an eyeball, and we did see the actual face that was detached from it.”