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A storm surge is the bulge of water that rises under a hurricane or tropical storm when it makes landfall. Flooding causes the most damage. Here's how to stay safe in a storm surge!

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The same oceans that nourished human evolution are poised to unleash misery on a global scale unless the carbon pollution destabilising Earth's marine environment is brought to heel, warns a draft UN report obtained by AFP.

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Circumstances often force us to move to a new place. But no move is more abrupt than a move triggered by a natural disaster. My heart goes out to those affected by Hurricane Matthew. With over a thousand lives lost and many more homes destroyed, it will not be easy to rebuild. It is a time

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Photo: Arthur Villator (Shutterstock)A hurricane’s category only tells you about its wind speed, but much of its devastation comes from flooding. With Hurricane Hilary approaching the West Coast, some areas could see as many as 10 inches of rain plus a storm surge that, the National Hurricane Center says, could come with “large and destructive waves.”What is a storm surge?The winds of a hurricane push water around, even while the storm is still in the ocean. Water that is pushed onto land…

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