Atlanta Floods Extremely Rare
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 13:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The epic flooding that hit the Atlanta area in September of 2009 was so extremely rare that, six weeks later this event has defied attempts to describe it. Scientists have reviewed the numbers and they are stunning.
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