{"id":110,"date":"2020-12-15T15:53:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/learn\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:12:34","slug":"weather-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/learn\/weather-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/learn\/hurricanes-and-tropical-cyclones\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-630\"\n            alt=\"Hurricane icon\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/hurricane.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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