Hurricanes

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Climate Change Made Recent Hurricanes Wetter. And They May Get Worse.

November 14, 2018 | Article

Rainfall in some of the biggest storms in recent years was fueled by climate change.
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Hawaiian Island Vanishes Overnight

October 26, 2018 | Article

East Island in Hawaii is no more.
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Peer into Hurricane Michael's Mesmerizing Eye in This Eerie Time-Lapse Video

October 10, 2018 | Article

A close-up view captures the whirling clouds circling Hurricane Michael's eye
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Hurricane Michael Is Officially More Powerful than Hurricane Katrina

October 10, 2018 | Article

The storm struck the Gulf coast of Florida this afternoon as the third most intense hurricane ever to strike the continental U.S., and the most intense since 1969.
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Why Did Hurricane Michael Become Such a Monster Storm So Quickly?

October 10, 2018 | Article

Forecasters watching Hurricane Michael barrel toward the Gulf coast of Florida earlier this week saw the storm do something "most unusual."
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Hurricane Michael Strengthens to 'Unprecedented' Category 4 Storm Overnight

October 10, 2018 | Article

Florida is bracing for winds up to 140 mph and a potentially deadly storm surge.
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See Hurricane Michael from Space in These Satellite Images

October 09, 2018 | Article

Hurricane Michael is expected to hit the Florida panhandle as a major storm on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 10) — and U.S. weather satellites are busy watching the storm to help meteorologists keep people safe.
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Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station Video

September 14, 2018 | Article

Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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Hurricane Florence Drowned a Riverfront 30 Miles from the North Carolina Coast (Video)

September 14, 2018 | Article

Video shared from the town of Washington, North Carolina shows a riverfront drowned as far as the camera can see by Hurricane Florence's floodwaters.
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Hurricane Florence Is Dumping a Huge Amount of Rain on the Carolinas

September 14, 2018 | Article

The storm's winds are no longer as strong as they once were, but the rainfall is already approaching 'catastrophic.'
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