COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Hurricane Irene Gains Strength as It Batters the Bahamas
Description: Hurricane Irene grew into a major storm on Wednesday as it battered parts of the Bahamas with 115-mile-per-hour winds and up to a foot of rain and made its way north toward the East Coast. The storm, now classified as a Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall in eastern North Carolina on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. [Source: New York Times]
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/us/25hurricane.html
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Source: New York Times
Publish Date: 8/24/2011
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