An aerial photograph taken Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 of damages in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti caused by Hurricane Ike. Photo source: ©© Marion Doss
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Hurricanes are Mother Nature’s largest and most destructive storms. Fed by warm ocean waters and moist atmospheric conditions, about 90 such storms, also known as tropical cyclones, form worldwide each year.
With the population of coastal areas growing daily and sea level on the rise, how these monster storms may change as the climate continues to warm is an increasingly urgent question facing climate scientists, insurance companies, and public officials…
Read Full Article, Hurricane Central, Weather Channel News
Hurricane Risks Rise as Coastal Populations Grow, LiveScience
Populations along the coasts are growing exponentially, which could mean problems when it comes to hurricane season.
Flood Insurance Costs May Soar For Hardest-Hit Sandy Victims
Q&A: Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger in the Caribbean, IPS News
Burned and flooded homes at Breezy Point, Fort Tilden, NY. Aerial pictures of New York’s coast, after superstorm Sandy devastated the area. Photo courtesy of: © Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS) / WCU
