Irene provides a cruel reminder that water is a primary agent for delivering tropical cyclone impacts, be it storm surge or floods. Perhaps we put too much emphasis sometimes on maximum sustained wind and storm category.
Monday, August 29, 2011
White Mountains Flooding
This is one of the more breathtaking photos I've seen from the Irene-driven flooding in the northeast. It was taken along Wildcat Brook in the White Mountains, NH. Photographer unknown.
Irene provides a cruel reminder that water is a primary agent for delivering tropical cyclone impacts, be it storm surge or floods. Perhaps we put too much emphasis sometimes on maximum sustained wind and storm category.
Irene provides a cruel reminder that water is a primary agent for delivering tropical cyclone impacts, be it storm surge or floods. Perhaps we put too much emphasis sometimes on maximum sustained wind and storm category.
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