Daily Progress: Albemarle County struggled through the aftermath of the June 29 derecho. Slowly we gained back our telephone service, our running water and our electricity. As the heat wave continued, we were happy to have our many creature comforts restored. Much of the discussion about the bizarre storm has centered on the inconviences it caused us, but there were lasting and significant effects, too: lives lost, property damaged and thousands of trees destroyed. I hope we have not missed the wake-up call...
URL: http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/jul/27/derecho-call-act-climate-change-ar-2088894/
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