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Hurricane Milton: What does a Category 5 storm look like?
The Category 4 hurricane with a wind speed of about 225km ... Other hurricane scales, such as the Integrated Kinetic Energy (IKE) and Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), provide broader assessments ...
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The 15 most destructive hurricanes in US history
Starting off the west coast of Africa, Hurricane Ike made its way over the Caribbean and into the Gulf, making US landfall in Texas as a Category 2 storm. About 25 years ago, the Category 5 ...
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With storms once again flooding Galveston, could the ‘Ike Dike’ provide a solution?
As a coastal city, Galveston is no stranger to floods. Most notably, Hurricane Ike caused over $30 billion in damages in 2008. While the city hasn’t been hit quite as hard since then ...
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15 of the deadliest, most destructive American hurricanes in history
Starting off the west coast of Africa, Hurricane Ike made its way over the Carribean and into the Gulf, making US landfall in Texas as a Category 2 storm. Hurricane Agnes, as seen in this image ...
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As Hurricanes Get Stronger, Can a $34 Billion Plan Save Texas?
After Hurricane Ike destroyed thousands of homes and inflicted an estimated $30 billion in damages in 2008, engineers hatched an ambitious plan to protect southeast Texas and its coastal ...