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Here comes Kyle!

HURRICANE KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008
500 PM AST SAT SEP 27 2008...
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA...AND FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK

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Past:
my home town of key west just saw some tropical storm winds and waves from hurricane ike, which crossed cuba twice while running along its coast,

Present
and is now growing bigger in the gulf of mexico:

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Urban Renewal

Halifax's Point Pleasant Park was largely demolished by Hurricane Juan in 2003. (It was estimated that 70% of the 55,000 trees in the 75 hectare park were blown down or heavily damaged.) The immediate concern was to remove the large quantities of woody debris before spring when it would create conditions for an urban inferno. After that, it was what to do with the park. Fortunately, after considerable debate and a lot of public input, the decision was essentially, 'Nothing'. Let it regenerate on its own. A vote for nature. It's a great place for children to encounter the natural world. The images in this album are from the park and some adjacent unmanaged or minimally managed land, e.g., by the railway.

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