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Wonders of Weather: Hurricane Deaths
Hurricane winds gust at at over 200 mph, and the storms possess a force equivalent to exploding an atomic bomb every second. Find out how hurricanes cause more deaths each year than any other type of storm.
Added: Apr 6, 2006
Views: 47761 Views
Runtime: 05:24
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