The Hurricane Hypothesis Holds

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 7, 2008 

My Mom’s hurricane hypothesis holds.? Hanna remained a tropical storm because my Mom’s pampas grass is not yet blooming.? They got a few inches of rain and a 2-3 foot small storm surge on their tidal creek.? The photographs “shows” my Dad’s dock which is under a few inches of water. More evidence?? Hurricane Ike […]

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Friday Forecast

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 5, 2008 

Located in North Carolina, we’re preparing for a potential visit from Tropical Storm Hanna, possibly followed by Hurricane?Ike. The Beginnings of a Pampas Folktale Although I’m inland, my parents live at the coast.? My Mom’s pampas grass is always the last to bloom in her area.? After 15 years of living at the coast, she […]

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