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Haunted by Hurricanes

Hurricanes are powerful storms that can cause devastating damage when they hit the...

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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...

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Flooding Waters

In 2015 remnants of Tropical Storm Bill dropped over 10 inches of rain in one night...

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Whipping WInds

Palm trees bend in the whipping winds of Hurricane Dennis in 2005. ...

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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...

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Aftermath

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

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Floods of Katrina

The breaking levees caused considerable damage in the area around New Orleans,...

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Typhoon Damage

Typhoon-strength winds are strong enough to level trees. These crops were...

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What Fuels a Hurricane

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Hurricane Formation Basins

The World Meteorological Organization designates seven different hurricane...