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Largest storm surges in the northeast aren't caused by hurricanes ...
Feb 15, 2018 ... Most of the large storm surges in the northeastern United States are not caused by hurricanes, but by extratropical cyclones.
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Tiger sharks can take a direct hit from a major hurricane - Earth.com
May 7, 2021 ... The team investigated whether sharks evacuated shallow coastal habitat during the hurricanes, as has been previously found for smaller sharks ...
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2017 Atlantic hurricane season even more active than expected ...
Aug 11, 2017 ... 2017 is slated to be the most active hurricane season since 2010, with 14 to 19 major storms, of which 5 to 9 could turn into hurricanes.
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Forests can recover incredibly quickly after cyclones and hurricanes ...
Mar 2, 2024 ... The study meticulously examined the aftermath and recovery process of Tanna's forests over five years, documenting a surprisingly swift and robust regeneration.
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CYGNSS: Eight Little Satellites Monitoring Hurricanes - Earth.com
Sep 1, 2016 ... Hurricane track forecasts have improved in accuracy by about 50 percent since 1990, but in that same period there has been essentially no ...
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Tracking hurricanes from space - Earth.com
Apr 24, 2018 ... Though many places in the Caribbean are still recovering from last year's historically devastating hurricanes, the 2018 Atlantic hurricane ...
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Hurricane Maria research reveals how trees recover from storm ...
Dec 18, 2018 ... Changes in leaf growth also showed that the trees after the hurricane were able to still capture enough light without expending any unnecessary ...
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Hurricane flooding poses a dangerous threat to water quality - Earth ...
Jun 3, 2020 ... The hurricane season is barely underway in the Atlantic Ocean and the third named storm of the year has already developed.
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Hurricane-related deaths on the rise, especially in vulnerable ...
Aug 20, 2023 ... What the researchers discovered. The experts found that over recent decades, 83 percent of hurricane-related deaths occurred more recently and ...
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How rapid intensification made 2017 hurricanes so potent - Earth.com
Oct 6, 2017 ... ... hurricanes so devastating. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria all caused unprecedented and historic damage this year. While the storms were ...
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