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Image of dramatic thumbnail of when Hurricanes Collide.
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Fujiwhara Effect

What happens when hurricanes collide? They begin a circular dance in what's called...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
It is estimated that the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan was 1,000 times more powerful than the quake that struck Haiti in 2010. Watch as Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell explains this and more about the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
A real-time monitoring system helps to forecast and track tsunamis before they reach shore, giving people a chance to move to higher ground.
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Tracking Tsunamis

Tsunamis, giant waves caused by underwater earthquakes, speed across the ocean at...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:16
Screenshot from video of an aerial view of the ocean drilling vessel Chikyu.
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu

The Chikyu allows scientists to gather and study data about seafloor sediments as...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:57
wooden ships are swept into Providence, RI during a storm
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The Great Gale

The Great September Gale of 1815 in New England occurred well before the...
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Hurricane Ike Dies

Hurricane Ike grew to a Category 4 hurricane temporarily but the Caribbean islands...
A bridge is flooded in Oklahoma after a hurricane
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Flooding Waters

In 2015 remnants of Tropical Storm Bill dropped over 10 inches of rain in one night...
Palm trees bend in hurricane strength wind
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Whipping WInds

Palm trees bend in the whipping winds of Hurricane Dennis in 2005. ...
A three dimensional radar of Hurricane Patricia
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Three Dimensional Rain

Better than a traditional radar, a NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...
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In Hot Water

Ideal temperatures for hurricanes are usually in the tropics. This is a map of sea...
Volunteers unloading water from helicopter
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Aftermath

Sailors and local volunteers unload drinking water from an MH-60S Seahawk to...

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