by Henry Brinton | Oct 1, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
Hurricane Ian delivered a devastating blow to southwestern Florida in late September, leaving people without electricity, drinking water, or habitable homes. Governor Ron DeSantis said that there had been a “biblical” storm surge on Sanibel Island, a tourist area...
by Henry Brinton | Aug 13, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
“Everybody’s come together and just done what we have to do to support each other,” said Kayla Slone to CNN, after eastern Tennessee was recently hit by a devastating flood. “That’s just what we do.” Slone has delivered home-cooked meals to people displaced by the...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 16, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
“We are at a moment of reckoning,” said Rachel Kyte, dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Unless we take action to reduce carbon pollution, the world will face a warmer and deadlier future. We are at a tipping point,...
by Henry Brinton | Jan 1, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
In mid-December, a fierce tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky, causing a candle factory to collapse with workers inside. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear feared that the factory catastrophe would lead to the largest loss of life in the powerful storm. “It may end up being...
by Henry Brinton | Dec 18, 2021 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
On October 29, the DC region experienced the worst tidal flooding in years. Fierce winds and storms rocked the area, and the Occoquan River came close to overflowing its banks. Some areas reported two to four feet of coastal flooding. According to DCist, heavy winds...
by Henry Brinton | Jul 21, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
In early July, a morning storm dumped over 4 inches of rain near Arlington, Virginia. Floodwaters rose when the heavens opened. According to The Baltimore Sun, water levels at Cameron Run in Alexandria, Virginia, rose more than 7 feet over 30 minutes. In Montgomery...
