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How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain

The past half-century has seen remarkable improvements in air quality in many parts of the world, thanks largely to legislation like the U.S. Clean Air Act. Efforts like these took aim at pollutants like the group of chemicals known as…

Hurricane Storm Surge | Ocean Today

Transcript NARRATOR:Powerful winds aren’t the only deadly force during a hurricane. The greatest threat to life actually comes from the water – in the form of storm surge. Storm surge…

What is storm surge?

Storm surge is the abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm, measured as the height of the water above the predicted astronomical tide. The surge is caused primarily by a storm’s winds pushing water onshore. The amplitude of the…

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