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Hurricane Wilma Stams Florida

     Before Hurricane Wilma slammed into Florida it was already a record-setting storm. Last week Wilma developed into the most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin. Wilma is the 12 hurricane to hit this year and the third to reach the most powerful category 5. On Monday Wilma slowed down but still pounded southwest Florida with 125 miles per hour winds.

     The storm left 2.2 million people without electricity. Residents in Central and eastern Florida are also dealing with tornado warnings. Officials also think that a storm surge of 5 to 25 feet may hit the Florida keys.

    When Wilma made landfall in the Florida keys Monday morning they worry that less than 10 percent of its residents evacuated. Officials say that the best way to protect oneself is to leave the area. The keys were evacuated twice earlier this year and four times last year. When Wilma hit it was impossible to travel out of the keys. The only area that they could get out from was flooded.

    Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula was hit over the weekend. The storm drenched the Yucatan with heavy winds and rain. The hurricane damaged hotels and resorts. Cuba was also hit. Jamaica and Honduras also felt the effects of Hurricane Wilma. Thirteen people were killed because of the storm.

                                   Do you think that the hurricane disaster will clear up?

A new post

As you see I am writing the post over. I am writing it over because the other one was not right and I did not like it. I also think that you did not like it either. So I hope that you like this one more than you did the other one.

     When artist McCullough went to the gas station in Wolfboro, New Hampshire he blinked because the gas prices used to be $1.36 and now the price is $1.49. Senator Bob Dole said that the high gas prices are President Bill Clinton's fault. High gas prices made one good effect though people will drive less and their would be less population.

     The price of oil is super high and people around the world are really feeling the pinch of the gas pump. The president wants to help the American people have enough beat in their homes.So they will not need so much more.

     More than half of London's gas stations are out of gas. France and Scotland gas is also in short supply. Many gas stations are closed and it is causing problems for people who get to work in cars and buses. Gas in Britain costs about $4.31 a gallon that is more than any other country in Europe. Britain is not the only country that has citizens angered by high gas prices. A lot of other countries do too.

Do you think I need to make more changes?