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July 21, 2008
Hello, Dolly!
Our first Gulf storm is upon us, and Dolly is her name. Currently a Tropical Storm, Dolly is expected to strengthen to a mild hurricane and make landfall around the Texas-Mexico border later this week.
Reporting on the storm for several days now, the Chronicle's "SciGuy", Eric Berger, has continued to distinguish himself as one of the paper's best assets. He was on top of this storm early, passing along different forecast models, and admonishing readers to pay attention without sounding alarmist.
Of course, his calm, reasoned analysis didn't stop those trusty Chronicle commenters from labeling him a hysteric (if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black, we don't know what is), but let's be honest -- the freakshow that is the comments section significantly adds to any story's entertainment value. We kept waiting for somebody to blame Dolly on illegal immigrants, but there's time yet.
As heavily populated areas of Texas now appear to be out of any serious danger, Berger astutely switched to a potentially positive aspect of Dolly's arrival -- drought-quenching heavy rain. Here's hoping for a good drenching; we need it.
Posted by houtopia at July 21, 2008 10:18 PM
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Hey, thanks for the kind words!
Eric
Posted by: Eric Berger at July 22, 2008 11:18 AM