Hurricanes Facts

A fully developed hurricane releases as much heat energy as a 10-megaton nuclear bomb exploding every 20 minutes!

An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.

Galveston jacked its entire city into the sky. After the 1900 hurricane killed an estimated 8,000 people, crews put 2,000+ buildings on hand-cranked jackscrews, raising some up to 17 feet, including this 3,000-ton church. The 1915 hurricane killed only 11.