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Mangroves on the edge of the water.
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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is El Nino?

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Wave Size and Depth

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What Could a Hurricane do to my home?

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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

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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

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the foamy surface of the ocean
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Waves in Motion

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Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

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Aerial image of Hurricane Bill
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The Ingredients for a Hurricane

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A screenshot of Dr. Isaac Ginis presenting a lecture titled "Predicting a Hurricane's Path of Destruction."
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Changing Tides Lecture: Predicting a Hurricane's Path of Destruction

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Screenshot from video of an aerial view of the ocean drilling vessel Chikyu.
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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Wavechasers and the Samoan Passage

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