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Not Water Scarce, But Mismanaged

Over the summer, the East Coast found itself in the crosshairs of a storm that threatened to pound the region with record wind and rainfall. As prognosticators, weathermen, and news anchors conspired to predict the worst—flooding, deaths, billions of dollars in damage—Hurricane Irene made landfall with some vigor, but not nearly the level of violence that had been predicted. And while much of the eastern seaboard emerged from the storm unscathed but underwater, ultimately Hurricane Irene will most likel...... continue reading