Jo Bonner

Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.

American Politician

Lawrence Wright

To an outsider, Abilene was like a small landfall in the Sargasso Sea - remote, laconic, and forever closed to strangers.

American Author

Used when a trip over sea or air concludes by reaching land.

Journey's End

May imply discovery or exploration, reminiscent of historical sea voyages.

Discovery Implications

Implies relief and safety after potential hazards during the journey.

Safe Arrival

Used specifically in the context of weather, regarding storms or hurricanes.

Weather Context

Often associated with emergency preparedness and disaster response.

Emergency Preparation

Frequently used in news reports about storms, it signals immediate relevance.

Media Coverage

 and headed southwest. After making landfall in what is now Brazil, it proceeded along the coast, exploring any water way leading inland. They were looking for the fabled passage linking east and west. As the weather worsened, the Spaniards resentment at having a Portuguese captain escalated.

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 that we've been talking about. We have knowledge. But think about this This is Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey. Now, I write a contribution for "Forbes" magazine periodically, and I wrote an article a week before Hurricane Harvey made landfall, saying,

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 as the most destructive storm ever to make landfall. Pope Francis, who has made such a difference to this whole issue, visited Tacloban right after that. Superstorm Sandy went over areas of the Atlantic nine degrees warmer than normal

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 the rapidly changing hurricanes the ones that rapidly intensify like lily and the ones that rapidly diminished like Lily did before landfall and being able to predict a Hurricanes intensity is vitally important you really do have to

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 height of a few feet a passing ship might not even notice but as the waves enter shallow waters friction with the ocean floor lowers the wave speed and raises their height until at landfall they can engulf a 10-story building

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 the mainland of North America and when they do the damage can be catastrophic most dangerous is the storm surge a wall of water that sweeps across the coastline where hurricane makes landfall

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 might not even notice but as the waves enter shallow waters friction with the ocean floor lowers the wave speed and raises their height until it landfall

Tsunami 101 PIPE National...

 enter shallow waters friction with the ocean floor lowers the wave speed and raises their height until at landfall they can engulf a 10-story building

 Or did the Arthropods first make landfall, with their little flexible suits of armor -- their exoskeleton?

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 24 hours from landfall the hurricane has strengthened to category 5

Landfall