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Outer Banks
(Encyclopedia) Outer Banks or the Banks, chain of sand barrier islands and peninsulas, c.175 mi (280 km), along the Atlantic coast of SE Va. and E N.C. Separated by inlets and enclosing several…Corpus Christi, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Corpus Christi Corpus Christi kôrˈpəs krĭsˈtē [key], city (2020 pop. 317,863), seat of Nueces co., S…Biloxi
(Encyclopedia) Biloxi Biloxi bĭlŭkˈsē [key], city (2020 pop. 49,449), Harrison co., SE Miss., on a peninsula…Great Barrier Reef
(Encyclopedia) Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia.…Youth, Isle of
(Encyclopedia) Youth, Isle of, Span. Isla de la Juventud, island and special municipality (1989 est. pop. 71,500), 1,180 sq mi (3,056 sq km), off SW Cuba, from which it is separated by the Batabanó…The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Levee Breaks After Hurricane Katrina
Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Gulf Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8…Chittagong
(Encyclopedia) Chittagong Chittagong chĭtˈəgŏng [key], city, capital of Chittagong division, SE Bangladesh, on the…Most Intense<sup class="fnr">1</sup> Hurricanes in the United States<sup class="fnr">2</sup>
(U.S. Mainland) Rank Hurricane Year Category3 1. Florida Keys 1935 5 2…Montserrat, island, West Indies
(Encyclopedia) MontserratMontserratmŏntsərătˈ [key], British dependency and island (2015 est. pop. 5,000), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. It is a rugged, scenic island…Superstorm Sandy
A pre-Halloween storm of scary proportions by Catherine McNiff The eye of the storm bears down on the eastern seaboard Hurricane Links Hurricane Katrina TimelineHurricane Season 2008Maps…