What Ike left behind

Before and after photos:


That's Bolivar Peninsula, the companion to Galveston.

Words fail me.

From USGS. More photos there.

Hat tip to Sheril, at The Intersection.
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Update on Ike

Well, so far, so good. Hurricane Ike has come and gone, and though it flattened and/or shredded or set on fire much property, so far only 4 deaths have been reported. More may be discovered later; tens of thousands of people are still stranded in unreachable homes.

But for now, there is a cautious optimism.

I'm relieved.
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