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S. Geological Survey estimates the southern tip of Florida can expect more than 60 hurricanes over a 100-year period.

In contrast, as many as four-fifths of property owners in Florida are insured against high winds and hurricanes.

Hurricane Irene wound up by most estimates as one of the top ten most destructive and deadly hurricanes to hit the United States since 1980.

Instruments onboard the WB-57 include HIRAD, the hurricane Imaging Radiometer, which will help determine the strength and structure of hurricanes by looking at wind speeds deep within the storm.

Although most of the major storms missed the continental United States, curving back out to sea instead, hurricanes and tropical storms did major damage to Haiti, eastern Mexico, and Central America.

This is because hurricanes are also sensitive to winds in the upper atmosphere, which slice storms apart when these blow too strongly, preventing them from developing into hurricanes.

Most hurricanes occur before leaf drop and during or following heavy rains.

Of course, the decision not to buy insurance for earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters isn't always conscious.

During August and September, extreme natural events (hurricanes and flooding) have killed at least 300 people in Haiti, damaged and disrupted health facilities, and displaced thousands.

They are fertile nurseries for many marine species, and also serve as a first line of defense against hurricanes and tsunamis by dissipating wave and wind energy.

When hurricanes move onto the land from the sea, the heavy rain, strong winds and huge waves can cause unbelievable damage to buildings and trees, and cars can be picked up and thrown like matchboxes.

To the insurance industry, wildfires thus bear some resemblance to hurricanes.

Some research has even suggested that hurricanes could trigger or enhance El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean.

The relief Wells may falter at the first attempt; pipes may erode and fail; and this is the season when hurricanes happen.

But new issues kept intruding, like hurricanes and epidemics.

In fact, this decade has been packed with earthquakes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods and fires.

Security woes in the Middle East and Africa, political worries in Latin America, and violent hurricanes in North America have made everyone jumpy—and eager to hoard precious petroleum.

A hotly debated topic is whether hurricanes are getting worse-and if so, why.

"Doctor" Mary Ann Pizzolato, the woman behind the shop, repairs and restores dolls that have been ripped apart by pets, accidentally dropped, burned in home fires, or damaged in hurricanes.

It formed last autumn when four storms, three of them hurricanes, swept over the poorest country in the Americas in the space of a month.

There's no denying that hurricanes erode coastlines, but several hurricanes striking in a row can also wash away pollutants and unwanted sediment that damage the environment.

They are designed with watertight fittings that are intended to keep out water from floods or hurricanes.