The eyewall replacement cycle, also known as a concentric eyewall cycle, is a natural process in intense hurricanes that are a Category 3 or higher. The eyewall is where the strongest and most ...

The Hurricane Hunters noted that Paloma appeared to be forming a second eyewall concentric with the main eyewall at 1:30 pm, and there was also evidence of this on visible satellite loops.

This morning, Dorian had concentric eyewalls—a tiny inner one with a diameter of just 6 miles, surrounded by a larger outer eyewall of about 30 miles in diameter. Until Dorian consolidates ...

Hurricane Matthew is poised to affect parts of Florida that have never experienced a landfalling Category 4 or 5 storm. Disney World is closing on Friday and as are many Waffle Houses in Florida ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Though likely weakened some by Taiwan's landmass and terrain, southern China could eventually be affected by the storm as well.

Their walls naturally fluctuate in a process called "concentric eyewall cycle". Project Cirrus The plan: Drop dry ice into the hurricane. The theory: Many say "cloud seeding," or spreading a ...

This often gives the storm an appearance of having two concentric eyes, before the larger eye decreases in diameter and “replaces” the old eye. The erosion of Milton’s inner eyewall is what ...

It seems incredible that even more strengthening could occur before landfall later today, but recent microwave imagery shows hints of a concentric eyewall developing. If the trend toward an ...

About 80% of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) possess concentric eyewalls—namely, the primary and secondary eyewalls. The intensity of the TC can vary considerably during secondary eyewall ...

Late Monday night, Hurricane Florence -- the Category 4 storm barreling toward the East Coast of the U.S. -- decided to replace its eyewall. And it's threatening to do so again. This dramatic ...