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Was the hurricane hype overblown?

By Charlie Spiering
Published August 28, 2011 4:00am ET
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Was the hurricane hype overblown?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, there seems to be a growing consensus that the storm was overblown by the media. As the skies clear, it’s looks like the East Coast suffered the typical property damage, flooding, and loss of life that comes with a Category 1 hurricane. What failed to materialize, however, was the […]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, there seems to be a growing consensus that the storm was overblown by the media.

As the skies clear, it’s looks like the East Coast suffered the typical property damage, flooding, and loss of life that comes with a Category 1 hurricane.

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