Hurricane Irene: Scientists Collect Water Quality and Climate Change Data from Huge Storm

Hurricane Irene: Scientists Collect Water Quality and Climate Change Data from Huge Storm
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:53:00 -0500

While Hurricane Irene had officials along the East Coast preparing for mass evacuations, scientists at the Stroud Water Research Center and the University of Delaware were grabbing their best data collection tools and heading straight for the storm's path.

It was a rare opportunity for the scientists to learn more about climate change and water quality, as Irene threatened to be the biggest hurricane to hit the Northeastern United States since 1985.

Center scientist Anthony ...

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