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Hurricane Dorian satellite image taken Aug. 30, 2019.

Hurricane Dorian Is Now a Major Category 4 Storm

By Tia Ghose published

The monster storm has been getting stronger, but its predicted track moves it a hair away from South Florida.

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Hurricane Dorian is expected to strengthen as it approaches the northwestern Bahamas.

Hurricane Dorian Is Getting Stronger As It Heads Toward Florida

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Hurricane Dorian becomes stronger as it makes its way up the Atlantic toward the Bahamas, according to the latest forecast.

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Tropical storm Dorian as seen on the morning of Aug. 26 overlaid on nightlights from several islands including Barbados and St. Lucia. Tropical storm Dorian turned into a hurricane on the afternoon of Aug. 28 near St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Forecast: Dorian Will Slam into Florida As a 'Major' Category 4 Hurricane

By Rafi Letzter published

Hurricane Dorian will likely hit Florida Sunday (Sept. 1) as a Category 4 hurricane, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center.

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NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the storm Dorian as it turned into a hurricane near St. Thomas on Aug. 28 at 1:30 pm ET.

Tropical Storm Dorian Just Turned into a Hurricane

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Dorian might strengthen to a Category 3 Hurricane before hitting Florida.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES East satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Irma at 10:37 a.m. EDT on Sept. 9, 2017 when it was a Category 4 storm.

Nuking a Hurricane Would Probably Just Create a Slightly Bigger, Radioactive Hurricane

By Rafi Letzter published

Has Trump been reading old Live Science articles about nuking hurricanes? And if not, should he be?

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch captured this image of tropical storm Barry on July 11, 2019.

Barry Becomes a Hurricane, Barrels Toward Louisiana Coast

By Jeanna Bryner published

Barry is now packing winds of 75 mph. Life-threatening flash flooding will become increasingly likely later today and tonight as Barry moves inland.

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The Mississippi River laps at the stairs on a protective levee in New Orleans as Tropical Storm Barry approaches on July 11, 2019.

New Orleans Braces for Intense Floods As Tropical Storm Barry Rolls In

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

New Orleans is bracing for a tropical storm that is expected to hit tonight or tomorrow, bringing with it chances of intense flooding.

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Hurricane Michael wreaked havoc in Mexico Beach, Florida, in October 2018, which made landfall there as a Category-4 hurricane.

The Atlantic May See Up to 4 Major Hurricanes This Season, New Forecast Says

By Laura Geggel published

Here's what to expect for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season and how to get prepared.

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Monster Cyclone in India Prompts the Biggest Evacuation in the Country's History

By Tia Ghose published

The cyclone has triggered the biggest evacuation in the country's history.

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Imagery captured by Sentinel-1 on March 19 shows the extent of flooding (depicted in red) around Beira, Mozambique, after Cyclone Idai made landfall.

'Inland Oceans' from One of Southern Hemisphere's Worst Storms Seen from Space

By Megan Gannon published

One of the worst cyclones to hit southern Africa left flooding that could be seen from space.

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