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After the hurricane, where does all of the water go? - Earth.com
Sep 22, 2018 ... Much of the floodwaters after Hurricane Harvey drained into the ocean and Galveston Bay, and some of the water was lost through evaporation and ...
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Report: Hurricanes are now getting stronger faster - Earth.com
May 12, 2018 ... A new study found that rapid intensification, the process by which major hurricanes quickly increase their wind speed by 25 knots (28.8 ...
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Tsunami vs. Hurricane: What's the Difference? - Earth.com
From 1998-2017, tsunamis killed about 250,000 people around the world (most of which were in the Boxing Day tsunami). Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are ...
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Space hurricanes are much more common than we thought - Earth ...
Aug 5, 2024 ... A space hurricane is a geomagnetic phenomenon where plasma interacts with Earth's magnetosphere – the space owned by Earth's magnetic field.
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Climate change is slowing down hurricanes, making them stronger -
Jun 9, 2018 ... In 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit the eastern part of Texas – including the city of Houston – resulting in chaos and devastation across the state.
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'Buffer zone' may shield U.S. East Coast from intense hurricanes ...
Jan 5, 2017 ... Vertical wind shear and cooler ocean temperatures form along the Atlantic coast during periods of hurricane activity. Those conditions provide a ...
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Scientists propose adding a "Category 6" to the hurricane scale ...
Feb 6, 2024 ... In their research, Wehner and Kossin introduce the concept of a Category 6 for hurricanes, which would cover storms with winds exceeding 192 mph ...
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The future of Caribbean hurricanes depends on the extent of global ...
Aug 27, 2020 ... The analysis revealed that the Caribbean is shockingly vulnerable to climate change. The simulations showed that extreme hurricanes will become ...
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Hurricanes will increase in frequency on the Gulf Coast - Earth.com
Nov 11, 2021 ... According to recent climate models estimates, the frequency of hurricanes in the Gulf Coast will significantly increase by the end of the ...
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Human aerosol emissions directly linked to stronger hurricanes in ...
Sep 13, 2023 ... Researchers have discovered a significant correlation between human-caused aerosol emissions and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
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