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Rita went from a Category 2 to a Category 5 in a really short time, seems like it was little more than a day. There are at least two more days until it hits land. Is it possible that this storm could get even stronger? I do not know if there even is a Category 6.

I know that the land in Galveston has subsided a lot as a result of oil drilling. I think it was 20 feet in elevation that had been lost years ago when I took Geology, surely more now. Anybody know if Galveston is below sea level?
On a quick search, it looks like its from 3-10 feet above sea level depending on the part of the city.  The US Geological Survey lists its elevation as 10 ft.

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_qu...tail?tab=Y&id=1377745


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Alpha and Beta ...hmmmph...why not Poseiden and Zeus...and of course Trojan :twistedevil:
When I heard about Rita I was thinking that were too many hurricanes this season.  Sad

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Uh oh!