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Hurricane Erin’s Huge Waves Crash Into Outer Banks Homes

Name: Wood You Believe It? Uncovering How These ‘Worms’ Sink Ships
Uploaded: 2024-06-07T14:19:46.000-04:00
Duration: 38 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Since ancient times, mariners have known these “worms” can sink a ship. But, for at least a century, scientists have been trying to figure out how. Now, in a new study, researchers say there’s a special part of the invertebrate’s body that can munch through even the toughest components of wood.

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Drone footage is giving us a dramatic look at the early storm surge from Hurricane Erin in North Carolina’s barrier islands. Watch this video for the latest on how bad things are expected to get and see how waves have already surrounded and pushed past homes.

Hurricane Erin’s Huge Waves Crash Into Outer Banks Homes

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