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Hurricane Force

  • April 4, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

An especially dangerous part of a hurricane is storm surge, the sudden rise of water caused when high winds force it toward the shore. During hurricanes Katrina and Ike, for example, storm surges created devastating floods in coastal areas.

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