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1. Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh 1970 (Nov. 12) Bay of Bengal 300,000-500,000 ...

Hurricanes began getting names in 1950, when the U.S. Weather Bureau began using the phonetic alphabet (Able-Baker-Charlie). The storm with the most appearances so far is Arlene, which has ...

Wind shear is often the most critical factor controlling hurricane formation and destruction. In general, wind shear refers to any change in wind speed or direction along a straight line.

The hot tropical sun beats down on me as I cross the tarmac at Barbados's Grantly Adams field. I look to the northeast, scanning the sky for signs of Hurricane Hugo's outer cloud bands, but see ...

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The Loop Current is an ocean current that transports warm Caribbean water through the Yucatan Channel between Cuba and Mexico. The current flows northward into the Gulf of Mexico, then loops ...

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We hit the eyewall. Darkness falls. Intense blasts of turbulent wind rock the airplane. Torrential rain hammers the fuselage. The winds shoot up to 170 mph, gusting to 190. The three remaining ...

* - Adjusted to 2016 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) rates Hurricane Katrina's damage at $133.8 ...

2. Midwest/Eastern U.S. Drought 1988 7,500 $71,200,000,000 ...

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