Superstorm Simulation (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Superstorm Simulation

Caption

This image depicts the output of a computer model designed to reproduce the weather conditions that created Hurricane (later Superstorm) Sandy in October 2012, with one key difference: The model included higher sea surface temperatures, which resulted in storms more than twice as destructive as Sandy.

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William Lau/UMD/ESSIC

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