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Corinne Joachim-Sanon and her team are caught in a major downpour that floods the outskirts of Cap Haitian and halts the traffic to a stop. Ouanaminthe, Haiti, November 2016. Photo: Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering.

Research on forecasting and managing disasters

As the climate changes, weather events could become more extreme: Hurricanes are expected to increase in intensity. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms may occur more often. Shifts in airborne moisture patterns known as atmospheric rivers can hold storm systems in place for long periods of time, causing flooding. In other places, long-term droughts could occur. Michigan Engineering researchers are developing better ways to understand these events, predict them, and manage their impacts. As one example, they lead the CYGNSS mission, a constellation of eight microsatellite observatories designed to provide unprecedented detail about the inner cores of hurricanes. CYGNSS, launched in December 2016, is expected to dramatically improve hurricane intensity forecasts.
Amazon basin
CYGNSS hurricane-tracking satellites reveal Amazon flooding
“These images got us excited about the potential for doing new land-applications science with the CYGNSS data..."|Short Read
Weather moving across the United States on January 29, 2019. Photo: Nasa
Polar vortex: U-M researchers explain impacts
Electric vehicles will have reduced range, and batteries won't charge as readily. But beyond the cold Midwest, more of the globe is experiencing record highs.|Medium Read
More Extreme Weather News
Tianlin Wang.
Tianlin Wang recognized with Towner Prize and Distinguished Leadership Award
The College of Engineering honors ECE PhD candidate Tianlin Wang for his excellent research in remote sensing as well as his leadership and service to the community.|Medium Read
Artistic rendition of CYGNSS in orbit.
A passenger airplane will advance a U-Michigan-led satellite mission to understand climate
New Zealand plane fitted with receivers will validate CYGNSS data and improve interpretation.|Medium Read
IOE students recognized by the Society for Risk Analysis
Two U-M IOE graduate students were recently recognized by the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) with student merit awards.|Short Read
CYGNSS satellite in orbit
CYGNSS mission celebrates third anniversary
The CYGNSS hurricane-hunting mission launched on December 15, 2016. |Short Read
Major hydrologoical weather event (Hurricane reaching shore)
Yulin Pan awarded MIDAS PODS grant for research predicting hydrological weather extremes
Ashley Payne (CLaSP), Yulin Pan (NAME), and Xun Huan (ME) have been awarded a Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) grant for their project Optimal Design of Data Assimilation for the Prediction of Hydrological Extremes.|Short Read
NAME student featured in Our Oceans, Our Future programme
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department featured in new film, “Our Oceans, Our Future”
Featuring the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Our Oceans, Our Future, explores the critical issues affecting our oceans, and the work being done by marine professionals worldwide for a brighter future.|Medium Read
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi with the Emperor and Empress of Japan
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi welcomes Emperor and Empress of Japan at IGARSS 2019
Predicting future disasters is an important goal of those participating in the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium|Short Read
Photo of Tom Logan
Tom Logan wins American Association of Geographers student paper award
U-M IOE PhD candidate, Tom Logan, has won the 2019 American Association of Geographers (AAG) J. X. Kasperson Student Paper Award from the Hazards, Risk, and Disasters section of AAG.|Short Read
Amazon basin
CYGNSS hurricane-tracking satellites reveal Amazon flooding
“These images got us excited about the potential for doing new land-applications science with the CYGNSS data..."|Short Read
Weather moving across the United States on January 29, 2019. Photo: Nasa
Polar vortex: U-M researchers explain impacts
Electric vehicles will have reduced range, and batteries won't charge as readily. But beyond the cold Midwest, more of the globe is experiencing record highs.|Medium Read
Hurricane Florence approaching the east coast. Photo courtesy of the NOAA
Hurricane Florence: U-M researchers forecast impacts
More than 2 million people could lose power, and flooding is the major concern for several reasons.|Medium Read
Artistic rendition of CYGNSS in orbit.
CYGNSS’ ocean achievements pave way for land applications
18 months after the satellites launched, researchers are still discovering new study opportunities.|Medium Read
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