About Us: IHRC


The International Hurricane Research Center is a Type I research center within the State of Florida University System. The IHRC is an interdisciplinary research center focused on the mitigation of hurricane damage to people, the economy, and the built and natural environments.

In 2003 the name of the Center was officially changed to the International Hurricane Research Center to better describe our mission as a research facility rather than an operations center.

• Research: Top Priority at FIU's Hurricane Center

To discover more about our research please have a look at each of our four laboratories that make up the IHRC.

• Laboratory for Coastal Research
• Laboratory for Social and Behavioral Research
• Laboratory for Insurance, Financial, and Economic Research
• Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research

The All About Hurricanes section includes information on historical hurricanes, typical meteorology, as well as contains an interactive GIS application, Hurricane Hazard pamphlet and a Get Ready Guide for the hurricane season.

Please feel free to contact us with comments or suggestions.