Dyllan Furness

1 week ago | theinvadingsea.com | Dyllan Furness

By Dyllan Furness, Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and InnovationAs Hurricane Idalia approached Florida’s Big Bend in August 2023, warm waters of the Gulf fueled its growth. In less than 24 hours, the storm jumped from a Category 1 to a Category 4 in a phenomenon known as rapid intensification. Idalia is not alone in the annals of supercharged storms. Recent hurricanes such as Milton (2024), Helene (2024) and Ian (2022) rapidly intensified before their devasting landfalls.

2 weeks ago | phys.org | Dyllan Furness |Gaby Clark |Robert Egan

As Hurricane Idalia approached Florida's Big Bend in August 2023, warm waters of the Gulf fueled its growth. In less than 24 hours, the storm jumped from a Category 1 to a Category 4 in a phenomenon known as rapid intensification. Idalia is not alone in the annals of supercharged storms.

2 weeks ago | usf.edu | Dyllan Furness

By: Dyllan Furness, Director of Communications As Hurricane Idalia approached Florida’s Big Bend in August 2023, warm waters of the Gulf fueled its growth. In less than 24 hours, the storm jumped from a Category 1 to a Category 4 in a phenomenon known as rapid intensification. Idalia is not alone in the annals of supercharged storms. Recent hurricanes such as Milton (2024), Helene (2024), and Ian (2022) rapidly intensified before their devasting landfalls.

Mar 28, 2025 | usf.edu | Dyllan Furness

By: Dyllan Furness, Director of Communications A yellow-brown seaweed called Sargassum has become an annual problem for communities across Florida, the Caribbean, and Gulf Coast. Since 2011, large mats of Sargassum wash ashore each spring and summer. Where they decay, they emit a foul rotting odor, harm marine life, and disrupt local communities.

Mar 20, 2025 | usf.edu | Dyllan Furness

By: Dyllan Furness, Director of Communications A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. Published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal mSphere, the study is the first to identify viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide.