This combined force, aka spring tide (which also occurs during a new moon) altered tidal patterns, making high tides higher and adding to an already deadly storm surge. (scientificamerican.com)
Winter weather that spun off a series of deadly storms in the Midwest brought the season's first big punch to the Northeast on Tuesday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain greasing roads, sending drivers spinning and keeping people indoors amid subfreezing temperatures. (nystateofpolitics.com)
One year after hurricane Katrina, one of the costliest and deadliest storms ever to hit the US, 10 eminent hurricane scientists including Kerry Emanuel, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with Knutson, wrote, «the... urgent problem of our lemming - like march to the sea requires immediate and sustained attention. (environmentalresearchweb.org)