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Stunning Weather Channel Video Shows Why Storm Surges Are So Dangerous

September 13, 2018 | Article

Hurricane Florence is packing the potential for some dangerous flooding, and a new Weather Channel video highlights why it's important to avoid.
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Hurricane Florence Shifts Course, Will Make a 'Grand Tour' of Southeastern States

September 12, 2018 | Article

Hurricane Florence is changing course, according to new models released today.
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If You Stay Put During Hurricane Florence, Be Ready for Challenges After the Storm

September 11, 2018 | Article

Many people will likely decide to stay put despite evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Florence. And if history is any guide, they may not be fully thinking through the problems they'll face in the aftermath.
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A Hurricane-Hunting Plane Flies Straight Through Florence's Eye, Captures Harrowing Video

September 11, 2018 | Article

What does a hurricane's eye look like from the inside?
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New Eye Means Hurricane Florence May Get Stronger Before Slamming into the US

September 11, 2018 | Article

Hurricane Florence's eye wall has grown since yesterday.
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Warnings Abounded Before Massive Alaska Landslide and Tsunami

September 08, 2018 | Article

A 2015 landslide and tsunami in Alaska came after two decades of warning signs.
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Tons of Major Quakes Have Rattled the World Recently. Does That Mean Anything?

August 23, 2018 | Article

Yes, California will have a big earthquake, but the chances of "the big one" happening now didn't suddenly increase.
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Hurricane Lane Bears Down on Hawaii

August 23, 2018 | Article

Hurricane Lane is nearing Hawaii from the southeast, and the first tendrils of the storm have already reached the Big Island.
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Hawaii Faces Huge Hurricane: Why That's So Rare

August 22, 2018 | Article

A very big storm is coming for Hawaii, an island state that's largely avoided encounters with major cyclones in recent memory.
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Hurricane Lane, a Monster Category 4 Storm, Barrels Toward Hawaii

August 22, 2018 | Article

Damaging winds could hit the Big Island as early as this afternoon.
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