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The Three Faces Of Isabel: Storm Surge, Storm Tide, And Sea Level Rise, John D. Boon
The Three Faces Of Isabel: Storm Surge, Storm Tide, And Sea Level Rise, John D. Boon
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To the thousands of Tidewater residents who encountered this storm on September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabelshowed many faces, none of them a welcome sight. I would like to dwell for a moment on three that I saw –three different physical traits that tell us not only what we‟ve just experienced from Isabel, in terms of high winds and high water, but what we might expect from other storms like her in the future. Two of these traits –storm surgeand storm tide-are governed by probability. Like rolls of the dice, they have odds but no certainty about them. The third -sea …
The Chesapeake Bay : A Synopsis, William J. Hargis Jr.