Western composers evoke nature's fury with orchestral music that imitates the sounds of weather. Indian composers depict the monsoon rains in more abstract terms with the classical raga system.
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A Cooler Climate Would Trigger More Tropical Cyclones
New model reveals tropical cyclones could form at lower sea surface temperatures than previously thought.
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Does U.S. Hurricane Rating Scale Get the Danger Right?
Some scientists think it's time to retire the Saffir-Simpson scale and start fresh.
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Ten Years After Katrina: What Have We Learned?
One mitigation strategy—relocating people and sensitive infrastructure to higher ground—eventually will need to be considered as sea level rise accelerates.
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Underwater Robot Tracked Ocean Sediment During Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy moved a lot of debris, but where did it all end up?
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Historic Warm Periods Shed Light on Future Cyclones
Researchers look back in time to help understand our warmer future.
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Historic Hurricane Data Give a Warning for the Future
Sediment cores from a Massachusetts pond help suggest that as ocean temperatures rise, the occurrence of severe hurricanes along North America's Atlantic coast will increase.
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Sea Level Rise Added $2 Billion to Sandy's Toll in New York City
The storm surge affected 11.4% more people and 11.6% more housing units than it would have without sea level rise.
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A Dearth of Hurricanes Cannot Explain Maya Collapse
Mud layers in a stalagmite from a cave on the Yucatán Peninsula show hurricane activity was steady or elevated throughout the Maya collapse.
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History of Storm Surge in Florida Strongly Underestimated
Florida’s sediment record reveals surprising new information about the frequency of large hurricanes hitting the state.