Thu, Jul 21
|Via Zoom & In Person at CSU ATS101
July Coffee Talk - Atlantic Basin Hurricane Activity: Climate Drivers and Long-term Trends
Join us as Dr. Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University shares the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season outlook. Topics include: current and projected patterns of sea surface temperature, predictors of continental US hurricane damage, and implications of a long-term trend towards La Nina conditions.
Time & Location
Jul 21, 2022, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Via Zoom & In Person at CSU ATS101 , 3915 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
Guests
About the Event
The International Society of Catastrophe Managers in collaboration with the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science presents...
July Coffee Talk - Atlantic Basin Hurricane Activity: Climate Drivers and Long-term Trends
with Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Research Scientist
A part of the ISCM Coffee Talk Series
In-Person Location: CSU Atmospheric Science Building ATS101
Virtual Location: Zoom link to follow after registration
Date: Thursday, July 21st at 10:00am MT/12:00pm ET
Abstract
This presentation will begin by discussing the outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, including the
current and projected state of El Nino and Atlantic basin sea surface temperature patterns. Next, we will
examine if pressure or wind better predicts continental US hurricane damage. Finally, the implications of an
observed long-term trend towards La Nina-like conditions on both Atlantic and global hurricane activity will be
discussed.
About Dr. Phil Klotzbach
Phil Klotzbach is a Research Scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University.
He received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from CSU in 2007. Klotzbach has worked in the Department of
Atmospheric Science for the past 21 years and was co-author on the Atlantic basin hurricane forecasts with Dr.
William Gray through 2005. He became first author on the seasonal hurricane forecasts in 2006. Klotzbach
developed the two-week forecasts currently being issued during the peak months of the hurricane season
between August-October. He has authored over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Climate
and Weather and Forecasting.
Klotzbach graduated from Bridgewater State College with a BS degree in Geography in 1999. After receiving his
Masters degree from CSU in 2002, Klotzbach thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine (2100+
miles). He has also climbed all 54 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado, and has completed nine marathons and six
ultra-marathons.