Predicted Storm Surge from Hurricane Laura (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Predicted Storm Surge from Hurricane Laura

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Predictive science is crucial to the prediction and modeling of extreme weather. This is a visualization of predicted storm surge on the Louisiana coast caused by Hurricane Laura, the Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that struck Texan shores earlier this year.

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Computational Hydraulics Group, Oden Institute/University of Texas at Austin.

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