Read on to see the 20 costliest and most damaging hurricanes to hit the United States in recorded history, according to NOAA. No. 20: Agnes, 1972 (Image credit: Tampa Bay Times/Zuma) Agnes, the first named storm of the 1972 hurricane season, reached hurricane strength on June 18, over ...
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It needed just 15 hours to go from a Category 1 to a Category 5 intensity, making it one of the fastest intensifying hurricanes in the satellite record. The storm has been able to grow so intense by drawing energy from warm ocean waters that were not disturbed by Hurricane Irma, which ...
North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future.
From droughts, floods and tornado outbreaks to hurricanes, winter storms and wildfires, communities across the United States have weathered significant storm damage in the past decade. In October, the National Centers for Environmental Information –under the National Oceanic and Atmospheri...
America's costliest and one of its deadliest hurricanes is virtually impossible to sum up in one photo or image. Buildings along the Mississippi Gulf Coast were wiped away from a U.S. record storm surge up to 28 feet. Without neglecting the Mississippi landfall, virtually any photo showing Ne...
"We had gone through almost two decades of very little hurricane impact in Canada," Fogarty said in a recent interview, recalling how Juan would become the most powerful and deadly storm to hit Atlantic Canada in almost 50 years. "People didn't really have any memor...
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In extreme cases, the storm surge can be much higher: Hurricane Katrina's estimated storm surge towered 28 feet (8.5 meters) [source: Knabb]. Hurricanes and cyclones typically diminish in strength after they make landfall because they lose contact with their key source of power -- large ...
world. Unlike often equally damaging severe weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes, earthquakes can hit at any time. Earthquakes can also have a range of magnitudes (震级) with the strongest having destructive consequences for the areas where they are centered, nearby areas, and even some...