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FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?

Sandy crippled the NYC subway system this week, knocking out power, damaging switches, and dumping gallons of storm water into the city's aging tunnel infrastructure. Officials estimated that it would...

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News Writers: Stop Trying To Scare People With Made-Up Storm Language

Superstorm[suːpər ˈstɔrm] Here is a short list of major news organizations referring to Sandy as a "superstorm": The L.A. Times, CBS News, Time, The Guardian, Business…

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Designed Like We Give A Dam: New Proposals To Protect New York Coastal...

Ten proposals are vying for funding to prepare the New York metro region for disasters like Superstorm Sandy and make recovery from such events easier, cheaper, and faster. Organized by a project...

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Blame This Arctic Superstorm For Brutal U.S. Winter Weather

Got a lot of snow last week—or yesterday? You can blame this guy, above. The satellite image, taken November 8, shows a superstorm over the Bering Sea. The storm was one of…

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The Origins Of Saturn's Massive Superstorms Solved

Storms here on Earth might be devastating events that can last for days and bring cities to their knees, but that's nothing compared to Saturn's storms. Massive…

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