Storm surge: How hurricanes turn oceans into deadly walls of water
Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone.
State lifts water contact advisory in place since Hurricane Helene flooded East Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation tested rivers and streams that flooded after Hurricane Helene and ...
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Prepare for a Storm Surge
This wind-driven water has tremendous power ... including the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (over 8,000 killed), the Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 (2,500 killed), and Hurricane Katrina of ...
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Hurricane Helene Brought Nearly Twice The Water Flow Of Niagara Falls To This 111-Year-Old Tennessee Dam—And It Stood Strong
A historic Tennessee dam is one of the countless heroes emerging from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene ... 1.3 ...
Gavin Newsom slams ‘hurricane-force’ disinformation over Los Angeles fires
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom told President Joe Biden on Friday the country must address the “hurricane-force ...
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Wind or water damage? Ian court cases show what policyholders face in challenging insurers
More than two years after landfall, Hurricane ... over a point that could be key in damage disputes from this year’s set of storms. Is the source of drenching damage the result of wind or water?
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Hurricane Dorian: Path of destruction
Aerial images over the Abacos showed miles of destruction ... Storm surges are caused when huge volumes of water are pushed by hurricane-force winds. When they meet land, the water surges inshore ...
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Hurricane Dorian: Storm inches north west, leaving devastation in Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian is moving very slowly north west over the Bahamas, leaving devastation and flooding in its wake. Satellite images showed large areas under water, including the Grand Bahama ...