Science and Nature

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2022

Rise of the Superstorms

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Rise of the Superstorms

Season 45 Episode 8 | 53m 26s | CC

In just one devastating month, Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were changed forever. In summer 2017, three monster hurricanes swept in from the Atlantic one after another, shattering storm records and killing hundreds of people. As the planet warms, are these superstorms the new normal? How well can we predict them?

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