Saturday, 9 September 2017

Why a storm surge can be the deadliest part of a hurricane

Why a storm surge can be the deadliest part of a hurricane

It can start before a hurricane even makes landfall. What really concerns experts, though, are places that don’t experience a lot of hurricanes but are still vulnerable to storm surge. This map shows that in the event of a big hurricane, based on the characteristics of the shoreline, the coasts of Northwest Florida and Georgia would be at comparable risk to the Gulf Coast.

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