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The outer bands of Cat 2 Hurricane Irene are beginning to smack the North Carolina coastline. The projected landfall is Cape Hatteras, N. C. on Saturday. Irene is approximately the exact same size of Katrina. Just as in the 2005 Gulf coast disaster, eastern coastal residents are fleeing the storm. One of the benefits of Katrina is the absolute seriousness with which now view threatening hurricanes.
Irene, understandably, has eclipsed the August 23rd 5.8 Virginia earthquake. The earthquake was felt in major urban areas, Washington, D. C., New York and Boston. Broken glass and minor cracks were found in the 1857 castle of the famed Smithsonian Institute; pinnacles were toppled from the main tower of the National Cathedral, (said to have no insurance). and cracks were found in the top portion of the Washington Monument. The Monument was closed due to unanswered questions as to whether or not it was leaning.
http://thecomingcrisis.blogspot.com/2011/08/washington-monument-national-cathedral.html.
As a southern girl, living on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, I grew up with hurricanes. I always considered us lucky as we knew when the storms were coming. Tornados and earthquake sneak up on you! Now, I’ve learned other ways to predict calamities on the way. “Inmates” at the Washington D. C. National Zoo had the word long before we did! Several of the animals “announced” an upcoming upset and an elephant let out a low-pitched growl to alert her family. I’m not surprised; my novel, The Night the Elephants Cried is tells more of elephants remarkable abilities!
3 comments:
Yes, we had an earthquake and a hurricane within one week! Wow...I pray and hope for the 65 million people that may be affected by this storm. KB - Naples, Florida
It seems we were lucky here on the First Coast, and from what my sister in Shelton, Connecticut, tells me, the storm wasn't nearly as bad as forecast (at least when I last spoke to her it wasn't). She told me her cats were shrugging it off (she has six or seven). But then, cats are plenty cool.
ET, Atlantic Beach, FL
The earthquake was crazy. Initially, I thought it was a terrorist attack but it was not. I was literally the first one out of my building. Lucky for me I live right down the street so I decide to leave early and go home. Interesting thing to experience.
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