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"Hurricane Catarina" off the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, March 24-28, 2004

How Hurricanes Have Shaped the Course of U.S. History

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

As much as humans have shaped nature, nature has also shaped the course of human history. Read more about how hurricanes affect us.

This entry was posted in Nature at Work and tagged History, People, Science & Nature on August 1, 2020 by Daniella Navarro.

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