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Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophic
How destructive storm surge gets depends on both the hurricane and the shape of the land.
How strong can hurricanes get?
There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."
Hurricane season 2024: How long it lasts and what to expect
This guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2024, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.
Hurricane Milton: Jaw-dropping images taken from space show the storm rapidly intensifying as it approaches Florida
An image of Hurricane Milton moving towards Florida taken with the GOES satellite at 22:30 UTC on 10/07/24.
'This is the most impactful storm we have faced': 'Major' storm Hurricane Milton to make landfall as Florida reels from Helene
State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.
'People should not be there': 'Unsurvivable' 20-foot storm surge predicted as ferocious Hurricane Helene heads to Florida
Hurricane Helene has been intensifying with the help of unprecedentedly warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and is now barreling toward Florida.
Experts predicted way more hurricanes this year — here's the weird reason we're 'missing' storms
Here's one reason why the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has had such few storms.
Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists say
The Antarctic ozone hole usually starts forming in early August, but rare warming events and a strangely elongated polar vortex this year may have delayed its arrival.
Sahara desert hit by extraordinary rainfall event that could mess with this year's hurricane season
The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is being hit with unusually heavy rain. Scientists are unclear why, but it may be linked to a subdued Atlantic hurricane season.
Successive lightning strikes illuminate eye of tropical cyclone in rare photos from space
Earth from space A pair of 2015 astronaut photos taken just minutes apart shows the eye of tropical cyclone Bansi illuminated by two lightning strikes as the storm raged in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.
