Major Hurricanes with Landfall in Southwestern Florida: A Comparative Analysis in the Florida Keys
Disciplines
Geographic Information Sciences
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Hurricanes are natural occurring hazards, which impact earth, shape the landscapes, and influence human behavior, particularly in the Southeast coastal United States. Increasing surface and ocean temperatures influence hurricane hazards and potentially lead to disaster. This storymap will consist of climatology on hurricanes with a comparative analysis of Hurricane Irma in 2017, Hurricane Charley in 2004, and Hurricane Donna in 1960. By comparing the differences and impacts of these past hurricanes this analysis helps to better understand the ramifications of three similar hurricanes in terms of landfall location, intensity, and time of year. Hurricane data was collected and created into novel maps using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online to help visualize and compare hurricane tracks. After a comparative analysis of these three major hurricanes that made landfall in Southern Florida, this storymap will identify varied impacts on landfalling major hurricanes in Southern Florida and the Keys. By comparing these storms, we can also see if the impacts are intensifying into a greater concern. This investigation will not find a new way to track hurricanes or determine their destruction, but it will seek to understand similarities and differences that affect impacts like wind speeds, intensities, precipitation amounts, or economic damages.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Geography & Anthropology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Erinn Bariteau
Major Hurricanes with Landfall in Southwestern Florida: A Comparative Analysis in the Florida Keys
Hurricanes are natural occurring hazards, which impact earth, shape the landscapes, and influence human behavior, particularly in the Southeast coastal United States. Increasing surface and ocean temperatures influence hurricane hazards and potentially lead to disaster. This storymap will consist of climatology on hurricanes with a comparative analysis of Hurricane Irma in 2017, Hurricane Charley in 2004, and Hurricane Donna in 1960. By comparing the differences and impacts of these past hurricanes this analysis helps to better understand the ramifications of three similar hurricanes in terms of landfall location, intensity, and time of year. Hurricane data was collected and created into novel maps using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online to help visualize and compare hurricane tracks. After a comparative analysis of these three major hurricanes that made landfall in Southern Florida, this storymap will identify varied impacts on landfalling major hurricanes in Southern Florida and the Keys. By comparing these storms, we can also see if the impacts are intensifying into a greater concern. This investigation will not find a new way to track hurricanes or determine their destruction, but it will seek to understand similarities and differences that affect impacts like wind speeds, intensities, precipitation amounts, or economic damages.