Hurricane Irene is the first major hurricane of the 2011 season and is currently a category three storm, packing winds of 115mph (185km/h), and now 580 miles (933km) wide. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14674374
A state of emergency has now been declared in five American states.John Cangialosi from the National Hurricane Centre in Florida, told the BBC the storm was “what we call a once in a generation type hurricane”.
For many scientists this statement is inaccurate. Some believe that climate change could mean an increased number of tropical storms and more extreme weather on a regular basis. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=global-warming-and-the-science-of-extreme-weather&WT.mc_id=SA_sharetool_Twitter
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I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
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Fri, Aug 26, 2011
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