hurricanes
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Officials Warn Those In Path Of Hurricane Florence It’s Their Last Chance To Evacuate
Authorities are warning U.S. coastal residents in the path of Hurricane Florence to evacuate now or be at the mercy of the Category 3 storm, which is expected to slow upon hitting the coast of the Carolinas on Thursday and ravage the region with storm surge, rainfall, and flooding.
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Hurricane Florence Is The Atlantic’s First Major Hurricane
The Atlantic hurricane season has suddenly found its legs. Following some summer doldrums, a number of factors have come together to fuel a run of tropical weather. That includes Hurricane Florence, which has become the first major hurricane of the season.
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Hurricanes Aren’t Moving As Fast As They Used To, And That’s Bad
Hurricane Harvey, as seen from low-Earth orbit.Image: NASA The pace at which hurricanes move across the planet is slowing, according to new research. This suggests Hurricane Harvey, which stalled over Texas last year, may not have been an anomaly, and that highly destructive, slow-moving tropical storms are becoming more common.
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Stunning Aerosol Visualisation Accidentally Captures The Ferocity Of This Year’s Hurricane Season
A new simulation produced by NASA’s Data Visualisation Studio packs four months of swirling atmospheric activity into a two minute clip that reminds us how unrelenting this past hurricane season really was.