http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/florence-mangkhut-bring-data-and-destruction-coastal-scientists > Hurricane Florence dawdled over North Carolina, dropping catastrophic amounts of rain. > Weather and marine scientists were awestruck last week as they watched deadly, record-breaking storms evolve on opposite sides of the globe. Now, they are scrambling to analyze a torrent of data on the origins and impacts of the storms, collected by satellites, gauges, robotic submarines, and other instruments. They are also assessing damage to research infrastructure.