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Irene brings rain, flooding and end of news as we know it [#irene]

This is going to be BIG.

By overdramatizing the leadup and missing the real threats presented by the storm—the flooding—the news media dropped the ball on its responsibility to inform its audience. Was it really a surprise to anyone that the Long Beach lifeguard house—a wood framed building on a beach—floated off its foundation?

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