Arthur Comes Ashore

Hurricane Arthur is currently slamming the east coast of the United States. Having lived through a number of such tempestuous events, I hope everyone affected is staying safe. If you've never been in one, the sheer violence of a hurricane is difficult to imagine. The lashing winds, the sideways rain, the storm surge causing flooding and misery... and yet, despite all that, from a distance hurricanes are unutterably beautiful. When seen from space, the might and power of air, water, convection, a...