Hurricanes

 Washington Post: How bad will hurricanes get? Scientists look for answers in mud. Their work suggests oceans are capable producing hurricane seasons far more relentless than anything modern society has seen so far. By Dino Grandoni

Sifting through the sediment, paleotempestologists have spotted periods in which intense storms struck coastlines more frequently than current records show. Their work suggests oceans are capable of producing hurricane seasons far more relentless than anything modern society has seen so far.