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Most hurricane casualties come not from wind but from rain, waves, and surge—the vast mound of seawater that is pushed in front of the storm. The surge from Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 rose some 28 feet (8.5 meters), wiping out low-lying areas like Dauphin Island, Alabama, shown here. Photograph by Tyrone Turner