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Haunted by Hurricanes

Hurricanes are powerful storms that can cause devastating damage when they hit the...
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 14:03
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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
A satellite image of Hurricane Sandy as it passed over Cuba and Jamaica on October 25, 2012.
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Hurricane Sandy "Frankenstorm" Over Cuba

What do you get when you mix together a hurricane, the remnants of a wintry...
NOAA satellite image of four tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean basin on 9/8/2011
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NASA Spots Four Tropical Storms in Atlantic Basin on Sept 8, 2011

This image shows four tropical storm systems in the Atlantic Ocean basin on...
A NASA satellite image from August 23, 2011 of Hurricane Irene, the Atlantic basin's first hurricane of 2011.
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Hurricane Irene

Even when viewed from space, Hurricane Irene looks sizable. When a NASA satellite...
Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

What’s the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon and a cyclone? The short...
April 2018
Hurricanes hurt humans and marine life.
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Hurricanes and Marine Life

When hurricanes blow through an area, they don’t just have an impact on humans....
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...
Snapshots of Hurricane Ike over several days
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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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