Storm Surge: The Science behind This Year's Unusual Hurricane Season

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August 26, 2020

Dear Reader, The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season has arrived and is living up to its name: Two storms, Laura and Marco, developed within the relatively small confines of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea area late last week. To break down how unusual it is to have two storms so close together—and where climate change fits in with hurricane trends and risks—Scientific American spoke with J. Marshall Shepherd, a meteorologist and professor at the University of Georgia. Check out today's featured story to learn more.

Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @sunyaaa

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "To have a situation where we're seeing, in the week building up to this, two cones of uncertainty essentially crossing each other within days--that's bizarre." J. Marshall Shepherd, meteorologist and professor at the University of Georgia

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