Friday, August 29, 2008

In The Teeth Of The Season

We are in the peek of hurricane season and it shows.
Today the last seven remaining unclaimed bodies that where victims of hurricane Katrina where laid to rest.
Three years ago today Katrina made landfall. Katrina was the fifth strongest hurricane ever in Atlantic and third strongest ever to make landfall. Katrina took at least 1,836 lives with 705 still missing. She packed winds measured up to 175 mph.
Meanwhile today one hurricane and one tropical storm lurk in the Atlantic ocean. Hurricane Gustav is traveling towards the Gulf of Mexico and tropical storm Hana is growing stronger.
There are 92 days left in the hurricane season.

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