SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION
MEDIA/
DOCUMENTARIES
How a Warming World May Have Caused Hurricane Florence to Stall
(PBS News Hour - September 2018)
(PBS News Hour - September 2018)
This short film discusses the science behind the increasing frequency of stalled tropical cyclones.
Dr. Hal Needham describes both the physical processes involved and potential catastrophic impacts.
Dr. Hal Needham describes both the physical processes involved and potential catastrophic impacts.
Rise of the Superstorms (NOVA/PBS - June 2018)
NOVA's Rise of the Superstorms featured Dr. Hal Needham as a local flood expert. Dr. Needham lived in the Houston-Galveston metro area during Hurricane Harvey. He provided crucial flood communication with the public during the disaster.
Killer Typhoon (NOVA/PBS - January 2014)
Killer Typhoon features Dr. Hal Needham as an international storm surge expert. The documentary tells the story about deadly Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines during November 2013. Dr. Needham built the first storm surge database for the Philippines, as part of the U-Surge Project.
Print Media
Dr. Needham is featured in the following articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/storm-surge-irma-flooding.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/climate/how-hurricane-harvey-became-so-destructive.html?mcubz=1
https://www.livescience.com/60328-hurricane-irma-storm-surge-threat.html
http://mashable.com/2017/09/06/historic-hurricane-irma-sets-records-buzzsaw-islands/#oyZ38Iu7MkqG
http://wxshift.com/news/blog/hurricane-irma-aiming-at-miami-storm-surge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/storm-surge-irma-flooding.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/climate/how-hurricane-harvey-became-so-destructive.html?mcubz=1
https://www.livescience.com/60328-hurricane-irma-storm-surge-threat.html
http://mashable.com/2017/09/06/historic-hurricane-irma-sets-records-buzzsaw-islands/#oyZ38Iu7MkqG
http://wxshift.com/news/blog/hurricane-irma-aiming-at-miami-storm-surge
SOCIAL MEDIA, BLOGS AND
WEATHER FORECASTS
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LIVE SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION
Galveston Hurricane Tour
Come to Galveston and join Dr. Hal Needham on a tour of the world's most resilient coastal city. Galveston is home to the nation's most deadly natural disaster, as the 1900 Storm killed between 6,000-8,000 people on the Island. Galveston Hurricane Tour explores lessons learned in overcoming natural and manmade disasters, investigates the science of hurricanes, discusses the latest developments in climate science and provides your group with an amazing adventure where history and science meet!
PROFESSIONAL
PUBLICATIONS
Bilskie, M.V., S.C. Hagen, K. Alizad, S.C. Medeiros, D.L. Passeri, H.F. Needham, and A. Cox, 2016: Dynamic simulation and numerical analysis of hurricane storm surge under sea level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Earth’s Future, manuscript accepted online April 4, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/2015EF000347.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, and D. Sathiaraj, 2015: A Review of Tropical Cyclone-Generated Storm Surges: Global Data Sources, Observations and Impacts. Reviews of Geophysics, 53, 2, 545-591.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2014a: Correlating Storm Surge Heights with Tropical Cyclone Winds at and before Landfall. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-26.
Needham, H.F. and B.D. Keim, 2014b: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Tropical Cyclone Size and Storm Surge Heights along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-15.
Trepanier, J.M., H.F. Needham, J.B. Elsner, and T.H. Jagger, 2014: Combining Surge and Wind Risk from Hurricanes Using a Copula Model: An Example from Galveston, Texas. The Professional Geographer, ahead-of-print. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2013.866437.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, D. Sathiaraj, and M. Shafer, 2013: A Global Database of Tropical Storm Surges. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 94, 24, 213-214.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2012: A Storm Surge Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast. International Journal of Climatology, 32,14,2108-2123. DOI: 10.1002/joc.2425.
Needham, H., D. Brown, and L. Carter, 2012: Impacts and Adaptation Options in the Gulf Coast. Science and Impacts Program, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: Arlington, VA. Available on the Web at: http://www.c2es.org/publications/gulf-coast-impacts-adaptation-options
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2011: Storm Surge: Physical Processes and an Impact Scale. Chapter 20 within publication Recent Hurricane Research- Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts, ISBN: 978-953-307-238-8. Pages 385-406.
Needham, H.F. and L. Carter, 2011: Gulf Coast Climate Information Needs Assessment. Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, Louisiana State University. 19 pp. Link: http://www.southernclimate.org/publications/Gulf_Coast_Assessment_Final.pdf
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, and D. Sathiaraj, 2015: A Review of Tropical Cyclone-Generated Storm Surges: Global Data Sources, Observations and Impacts. Reviews of Geophysics, 53, 2, 545-591.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2014a: Correlating Storm Surge Heights with Tropical Cyclone Winds at and before Landfall. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-26.
Needham, H.F. and B.D. Keim, 2014b: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Tropical Cyclone Size and Storm Surge Heights along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-15.
Trepanier, J.M., H.F. Needham, J.B. Elsner, and T.H. Jagger, 2014: Combining Surge and Wind Risk from Hurricanes Using a Copula Model: An Example from Galveston, Texas. The Professional Geographer, ahead-of-print. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2013.866437.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, D. Sathiaraj, and M. Shafer, 2013: A Global Database of Tropical Storm Surges. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 94, 24, 213-214.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2012: A Storm Surge Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast. International Journal of Climatology, 32,14,2108-2123. DOI: 10.1002/joc.2425.
Needham, H., D. Brown, and L. Carter, 2012: Impacts and Adaptation Options in the Gulf Coast. Science and Impacts Program, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: Arlington, VA. Available on the Web at: http://www.c2es.org/publications/gulf-coast-impacts-adaptation-options
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2011: Storm Surge: Physical Processes and an Impact Scale. Chapter 20 within publication Recent Hurricane Research- Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts, ISBN: 978-953-307-238-8. Pages 385-406.
Needham, H.F. and L. Carter, 2011: Gulf Coast Climate Information Needs Assessment. Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, Louisiana State University. 19 pp. Link: http://www.southernclimate.org/publications/Gulf_Coast_Assessment_Final.pdf
