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Season 45 Episode 8 | 53m 26s Video has closed captioning.
In just one devastating month, Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were changed forever. In summer 2017, three monster hurricanes swept in from the Atlantic one after another, shattering storm records and killing hundreds of people. As the planet warms, are these superstorms the new normal? How well can we predict them?
Aired: 06/14/18
Expires: 06/28/21
National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS …
National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Additional funding for this program is provided by the Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation.
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The Town Hurricane Harvey Ruined
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Two Texas residents set out on a motorboat to join the Hurricane Harvey rescue effort.
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Hurricane Harvey Destroys Home
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