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Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophicHow destructive storm surge gets depends on both the hurricane and the shape of the land.
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How strong can hurricanes get?There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."
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Hurricane season 2024: How long it lasts and what to expectThis guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2024, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.
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Hurricane Milton: Jaw-dropping images taken from space show the storm rapidly intensifying as it approaches FloridaAn image of Hurricane Milton moving towards Florida taken with the GOES satellite at 22:30 UTC on 10/07/24.
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'This is the most impactful storm we have faced': 'Major' storm Hurricane Milton to make landfall as Florida reels from HeleneState officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.
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'People should not be there': 'Unsurvivable' 20-foot storm surge predicted as ferocious Hurricane Helene heads to FloridaHurricane Helene has been intensifying with the help of unprecedentedly warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and is now barreling toward Florida.
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Experts predicted way more hurricanes this year — here's the weird reason we're 'missing' stormsHere's one reason why the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has had such few storms.
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Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists sayThe Antarctic ozone hole usually starts forming in early August, but rare warming events and a strangely elongated polar vortex this year may have delayed its arrival.
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Sahara desert hit by extraordinary rainfall event that could mess with this year's hurricane seasonThe world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is being hit with unusually heavy rain. Scientists are unclear why, but it may be linked to a subdued Atlantic hurricane season.
