With summer and the Atlantic hurricane season in full swing, surfers navigate thrills, threats and even deadly weather conditions.
The geography in certain places — along the Gulf Coast in the United States, for example — lends itself to particularly severe storm surges, and that sensitivity means less force is required on the part of the hurricane to trigger a higher surge.
"The problem with storm surges is that these waves tend to be chaotic and do not have a regular breaking pattern. They break here and there, they're bigger and smaller," he said, adding that a storm surge"can change the quality of the wave dramatically." Surges can also happen at seemingly random intervals before, during or after a storm, and can cause water levels to rise substantially in minutes, so heeding evacuation notices and other safety protocols ahead of time is important and could be life-saving.While storm surges cannot be prevented, weather experts have systems in place to track them, allowing communities in the expected path of a hurricane to prepare.
"I wouldn't advise being out in the areas where a storm is approaching," he said."When a storm surge comes in it can be very fast and destructive. It's not something that any one person should kind of mess with. I mean, there's a reason why we put out warnings to alert the public about the dangers of storm surge, because it is life threatening, ultimately."
"Surfers have a bunch of different resources we use to check the surf, but you can always look at the wave size and have a good idea whether it's safe," he said.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Heritage tour will look at Atlantic City’s “Northside”The Northside Heritage Tour looks at Atlantic City’s “Northside”; a historically, predominantly African American neighborhood founded prior to the Great Migration.
Read more »
Updated Atlantic hurricane season forecast sees busier season despite onslaught of El NinoNOAA said the impacts primarily stem from increased vertical wind shear, which can prevent tropical cyclones from forming and strengthening. FOX13
Read more »
'Record' ocean temps lift Atlantic hurricane outlookForecasters at Colorado State University for a second time raised their estimate for storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season, citing 'record' sea surface temperatures.
Read more »
Record ocean temperatures lift Atlantic hurricane outlookForecasters at Colorado State University for a second time raised their estimate for tropical storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season, citing record warm sea surface temperatures.
Read more »
Top spots in Atlantic City: Guitar-shaped chocolate, famous subs, new live showIn this week's Top 6, you don't have to be a gambler to make the most of a trip to Atlantic City.
Read more »