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Study shows more hurricanes hit U.S. in past millennia.
Weather band radio Floyd's last gasp Satellite view of Floyd Thursday morning, Sept. 16, prior to being downgraded to a tropical storm. Floyd then headed up the East Coast. Expect more, but not quite as much, of the same. The TRMM satellite measures latent heat in a storm, critical to forecasting development. The legacy of Hurricane Floyd has drifted out to sea, literally, as dying organic matter and sediment threatens the marine food chain.