natural disasters
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9 Tools To Help Tame Hurricane Irene
Well, Hurricane Irene is here, which means much the US east coast should be prepared for the worst. We ran this toolkit earlier in the week in wake of the earthquake. But it’s just as useful for hurricanes.
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What Is A Hurricane?
Every year, about six tropical storms graduate to hurricane status, pummelling the Carribean and Eastern United States. Yes it’s a beast of a rain storm, but how does it get that way, and how do weather folks decide when it should be crowned “hurricane”?
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The Prettiest Way To Track Hurricane Irene’s Impending Doom
I’m sitting on this sunny, peaceful, picturesque New York day staring at my computer. Why? Because Irene’s a coming. See where she’s currently at with the New York Times’ slick Hurricane Irene Tracking Map.
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Hurricane Irene Is Worse Than You Think
You may not yet have heard yet, but Hurricane Irene is shaping up to be a major disaster for New York City Long Island, and the rest of the mid-Atlantic and northeast US.