COSEE Ocean Systems: News
No matter how the storm tracks, it's smart to prepare for Joaquin
Description: Tropical Storm Agnes was downgraded to a strong storm by the time it hit the mid-Atlantic in 1972, yet the heavy rains and high tides--driven 18 inches above normal--proved devastating, causing the deaths of 19 Marylanders. That experience might prove useful as Hurricane Joaquin approaches, its precise path still uncertain. Even if the hurricane with its 120 mile per hour winds stays out in the Atlantic Ocean, the consequences of the heavy rains it brings to the Eastern United States could be alarming. [Source: Baltimore Sun]
URL: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-joaquin-20151001-story.html
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Source: Baltimore Sun
Publish Date: 10/1/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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