The 1991 Perfect Storm was a powerful storm that lashed the
East Coast of the United States for several days with 30 ft (9 m) waves. The initial
area of low pressure developed off
Atlantic Canada on October 28 and moved westward toward
New England. It absorbed
Hurricane Grace to its south and intensified significantly. The center remained offshore, although the high waves caused over $200 million in damage (1991 USD) and 13 deaths. More than 38,000 people were left without power, and along the coast high waves inundated roads and buildings. In portions of New England, damage was worse than
Hurricane Bob had caused two months prior. Aside from tidal flooding along rivers, the storm's effects were primarily concentrated along the coast. In the middle of the storm, the Andrea Gail sank, killing its crew of six and inspiring a
book and later a
movie. It later received the name "the Perfect Storm" after a conversation between Boston
National Weather Service forecaster
Robert Case and author
Sebastian Junger. After moving over the
Gulf Stream, the system evolved into a small hurricane that dissipated after striking
Nova Scotia. (
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... that the 856 Damghan earthquake, which killed an estimated 200,000 people in the
Persian province of Qumis, also badly disrupted the region's water supplies?
Two Trachylepis maculilabrisskinks mating. Skinks are
lizards that generally have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Females may be
egg-laying or
give live birth, with many of the latter being
ovoviviparous (hatching eggs internally and giving birth to live offspring).
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