Storm surge - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A storm surge is a sudden rise of water hitting areas close to the coast. Storm surges are usually created by a hurricane or other tropical cyclone. The surge happens because a storm has fast winds and low atmospheric pressure. Water is pushed on shore, and the water level rises. Strong storm surges can flood coastal towns and destroy homes. A storm surge is considered the deadliest part of a hurricane. They kill many people each year.

Related pages[change | change source]

• Tropical cyclone
• Tsunami

Other websites[change | change source]

• Data on Bangladesh disasters Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine from NIRAPAD disaster response organisation.
• NOAA National Hurricane Center storm surge page Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
• "The 1953 English East Coast Floods" Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
• DeltaWorks.Org Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine North Sea Flood of 1953, includes images, video and animations.

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