When a big wind blows…

I want to share a great animation with you that demonstrates how a Hurricane’s escalating winds drive an escalation in damage from wind, rain, debris and storm surge. Check it out here. Thanks to the heads-up about this AP link provided by Cecelia Wiedel over at her blog post today on the 42nd Carnival of Hurricane Relief and Canucklehead for finding this great resource on AP’s site.

The Associated Press Hurricane section also has a great animation that allows you to see Hurricane activity by the decade. This is a nice map overlay that shows the Hurricane tracks and category level of the Hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Don’t miss the links for 10 deadliest and 10 costliest Hurricanes on the same page.

And about that Carnival of Hurricane Relief.

“The goal of this weekly blog carnival is to keep the plight of the victims of Katrina in the public’s mind, to encourage continuing and long-term support, and to show progress as it’s made.”

Nicely done.

-Big W