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Hurricane Hanna seen from above on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

Hanna becomes 1st Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it treks toward Texas

By Jeanna Bryner published

Tropical Storm Hanna, now packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it treks west toward the coast of Texas

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.

Hurricanes really are getting stronger, just like climate models predicted

By Rafi Letzter published

The authors of a new paper studied 4,000 tropical cyclones spanning 39 years, and showed that major hurricanes are coming more frequently as Earth cooks.

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Satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Arthur, as seen on May 17, 2020.

Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020

By Meghan Bartels published

Government satellites have spotted the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arthur, swirling off the coast of North Carolina.

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Satellite images captured by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES-East) showed Hurricane Lorenzo as it rapidly intensified from a Category 2 storm to a Category 4 storm on Sept. 26.

Hurricane Lorenzo, Strongest Storm Ever This Far East in the Atlantic, Roars Toward the Azores

By Mindy Weisberger published

Hurricane Lorenzo, a powerful storm now bearing down on the Azores, is the strongest hurricane to form this far east in the Atlantic.

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NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this view of the strong Category 1 storm at 8:20 a.m. EDT, just 15 minutes before the center of Hurricane Dorian moved across the barrier islands of Cape Hatteras.

Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall on Cape Hatteras, Takes Aim at Canada

By Tia Ghose, Rafi Letzter published

Still a dangerous storm, Dorian plowed over North Carolina's Cape Hatteras this morning.

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A hurricane update goes awry when U.S. President Donald Trump refers to a map, from Aug. 29, 2019, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4. See anything funny on the map

Trump Holds Up Doctored Hurricane Map, Meteorologists Cringe

By Stephanie Pappas published

As Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Atlantic coast on Wednesday (Sept. 4), meteorologists suddenly found themselves facing an unexpected hurricane hazard: a president with a Sharpie pen.

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Hurricane Dorian, seen in this satellite view on Sept. 3, 2019, along with two other brewing storms.

Hurricane Dorian Intensifies Again, Headed Toward Carolinas

By Jeanna Bryner published

Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm, with sustained winds reaching 115 mph (185 km/h), and it's barreling up the U.S. East Coast.

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.

Hurricane Dorian Barrels Up the Coast, Threatening the Carolinas

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Hurricane Dorian, after devastating the Bahamas over the weekend, while sparing Florida a direct hit, is now inching up the East Coast of the U.S., threatening the Carolinas.

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hurricane dorian damage

Photos: Hurricane Dorian Leaves Devastation in Its Wake

By Jeanna Bryner published

Here's a look at the damage wreaked by the monstrous Hurricane Dorian.

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Hurricane Dorian as seen by the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite at 11:16 a.m. EDT (1516 GMT) on Sept. 2, 2019.

Hurricane Dorian Looks Massive from Space As NASA Prepares for Impacts

By Meghan Bartels published

Hurricane Dorian's clouds are staggering, a massive swirl of white surrounding the knotted eyewall at the storm's heart, in this image taken from space.

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