hurricane
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A Texas-size flood threatens the Gulf Coast, and we’re so not ready
As much as 40 inches of rain could hit parts of Texas and Louisiana. Meteorologists are getting worried.
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Oysters could have helped save New York from Sandy
They're basically the coral reefs of the Northeast.
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Pretty much everyone evacuating Lower Manhattan lives on land we created
Writer Don Rogerson has noticed something interesting about Zone A in Lower Manhattan, an area that's been evacuated.
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After the flood [VIDEO]
Late summer is time most farmers have been working for all year, and when your crop gets wiped out, it can mean losing the bulk of your income.
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How to assess hurricane damage using waffles
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has an idiosyncratic (and tasty) way of determining the damage caused by a hurricane: the Waffle House Index. The iconic Southern chain is so widespread -- and so stalwart -- that you can gauge a storm's severity based on whether the local Waffle Houses closed.
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Here's a quick roundup of the insane ways the right is reacting to Irene
If you thought Katrina represented the pinnacle of storm-related fail for right-wing politicians ... well, you're right. But that doesn't mean they don't really reach for the crazy when a lesser storm hits the East Coast. Current and former Republican presidential candidates and their little dog Fox were all whipped to great heights of lunacy by Irene's winds, and they busted out some grade-A artisanal tomfoolery over the weekend.
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Global warming will make future hurricanes worse, full stop
Ignore the members of the peanut gallery bleating about whether or not we can blame hurricane Irene on global warming. What matters is that in the future, warmer temperatures will mean more moisture in the air, so more flooding. And higher sea levels will make cities, especially New York, substantially more vulnerable to storm surges.
Elizabeth Kolbert, in The New Yorker:
Are more events like Irene what you would expect in a warming world? Here the answer is a straightforward “yes."
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Jaded New Yorkers aside, Irene was serious business
With Hurricane Irene, now a tropical storm, going relatively easy on Gotham, some New Yorkers are feeling ripped off. The New York Times quotes several locals furiously white-whining about extra batteries, too much tuna fish, and the general "buzz kill" of not being subject to death and property damage.
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Climate change has made New Yorkers more vulnerable to Irene
A new map shows that climate change-related sea-level rise has boosted the number of people living in areas vulnerable to storm-surge flooding from Hurricane Irene.