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Gazing into the crystal ball

Here we go again.

Seems to me that making predictions for the hurricane season isn’t all that different from flipping coins for football picks.

Hurricane predictions are out (Don’t panic)

Bless their hearts, they mean well:
In an updated outlook, the Colorado State University forecasters led by pioneer researcher William Gray said the June. 1-November 30 season will produce 17 tropical storms. Of the nine hurricanes forecast, five will be major ones of Category 3 or higher with winds over 110 mph (177 kph).
If the prediction […]

The Corps continues its tradition of excellence in New Orleans

I’m speechless:
NEW ORLEANS - The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush’s promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season, installed defective flood-control pumps last year despite warnings from its own expert that the equipment would fail during a storm, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
The […]

Ernesto (Updated)

Well now. This is special:

It’s much too early, of course, to know where Ernesto’s going. What it is time to do is finalize storm and evacuation plans, which is why I spent part of my morning on the phone with friends and “family” in New Orleans.
The good news is that everybody I’ve talked […]