A research team flew over the Everglades and found that an estimated 60 percent of their mangrove study areas were heavily or severely damaged by hurricanes in 2017.
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Rainfall from Hurricane Irma affected people on land, while most of Jose’s rain fell over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Lush landscapes on the Caribbean islands turned brown after being battered by the powerful storm.
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Lush landscapes turned from green to brown after being battered by the powerful storm.
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The storm moved toward the west coast of the peninsula, though effects were being felt along both coasts and across the interior.
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Three intense storms are bearing down on North America and the Caribbean Islands.
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In early September 2017, hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose lined up across the Atlantic basin.
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After striking the Leeward Islands as a category 5 storm, Irma is headed toward more warm, hurricane-sustaining water.
Growing to a category 5 storm, Hurricane Irma is among the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever observed.
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