Storm Surge: Offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system
A storm surge is a sudden rise of water hitting areas close to the coast.
Storm surges are usually created by a hurricane or other tropical cyclone. The surge happens because a storm has fast winds and low atmospheric pressure. Water is pushed on shore, and the water level rises. Strong storm surges can flood coastal towns and destroy homes. A storm surge is considered the deadliest part of a hurricane. They kill many people each year.
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- Data on Bangladesh disasters Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine from NIRAPAD disaster response organisation.
- NOAA National Hurricane Center storm surge page Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- "The 1953 English East Coast Floods" Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- DeltaWorks.Org Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine North Sea Flood of 1953, includes images, video and animations.
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