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Fortunately, Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm. This bodes well for it continuing to lose strength quickly as it heads north, but it doesn’t mean the Carolinas nor Cape Cod is out of the woods by any means.
That should be easy to remember based on this latest satellite image of the [...]
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CNN has a good breakdown of of Earl’s likely path. Cape Hatteras and other areas on the Carolinas’ coast have the most to fear as the storm may still have Category 4-force winds (131-155 mph) as it nears their shore. New York’s Long Island should likely be spared a direct blow, but Cape Cod may [...]
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On August 29, 2005, the levees that were supposed to protect New Orleans failed catastrophically. The United States Army Corps of Engineers simply did not do the job it was tasked to do. As such, it was found liable for the flooding in court.
“It is the court’s opinion that the negligence of the Corps, in [...]
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In the Caribbean, waves created by the winds of Hurricane Earl pounded the shores of Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Martin, Virgin Gorda and Antigua. All the islands faced some flooding and have downed trees dotting their landscapes. Fortunately, however, they all dodged a direct hit and the damage is relatively minor compared to that which [...]
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