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Hurricane categories are based on wind speed, but the worst damage usually comes from water. Photos...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHurricane Idalia is seen barreling toward Florida as a Category 1 storm on Tuesday, August 29,...
Cat. 5 storms making landfall in U.S. are rare. But three out of the four smashed Florida
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoHurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday afternoon as a powerful Category 4 hurricane battering...
FEMA administrator urges Black communities to prepare for natural disasters after Hurricane Ian
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,...
Here’s what the hurricane categories mean
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOnce a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane, it earns a category designation on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: 1 through 5. Knowing...
Preliminary estimates say Hurricane Idalia could be the 9th costliest storm in Florida
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday morning near Keaton Beach in Florida,...
Here's Where All The Strongest Hurricanes Have Hit the U.S. in the Past 50 Years
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis satellite image taken at 3:06 p.m. EDT and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Ian making landfall...
Factbox-The worst hurricanes in Florida's history as Ian takes aim
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Florida braces for Hurricane Ian, here are the five of the most deadly and destructive hurricanes...
Tornadoes a threat from Hurricane Idalia across west central Florida, Big Bend. What to know
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHurricane hazards are often colloquially lumped together, especially regarding damage from historic...
What is a Category 4 hurricane?
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130-156 mph is considered to be a Category 4 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 4...
18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from mistakes
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFuture engineers need a greater understanding of past failures — and how to avoid repeating them — a...
