Flooding, not storm surge, was Irene's biggest threat

Precipitation is the underestimated, mundane, unexotic hazard of a tropical storm. No one fears rain. It is familiar, unlike a wind that gusts to 110 mph or a sea that foams and rages. But floods can be killers, their effects felt far inland. That fact was demonstrated this week as Irene, a ...

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