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storm surge

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storm surge
See tidal wave.
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A hurricane-driven storm surge can be as destructive and deadly as a major tsunami started by an undersea earthquake or exploding volcano In fact, tropical cyclones -- called hurricanes in the Atlantic, typhoons in the eastern Pacific, and cyclones in Australia, Bangladesh, and India -- have done far more damage in the past 100 years than tsunamis A hurricane-driven storm surge can be as destructive and deadly as a major tsunami started by an undersea earthquake or exploding volcano.
Big Winds Can Be Big Killers by Steven Vannoy And Craig Ross / Writing and Speaking community
Storm surge damage is made by the huge waves created by hurricane winds.
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A storm surge is a tide level change primarily brought about by a storm, particularly of the tropical cyclone ilk.
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