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Rudi Kiefer: While following storms, let’s sort out water terms
Rudi Kiefer
Three recent natural disasters on U.S. soil have involved vast quantities of water. Hurricane Harvey turned Houston, Texas, into an “underwater metropolis,” CNBC reported Aug. 25, followed by Irma submerging the Florida Keys on Sept. 10, and Maria causing immense destruction in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20. The large vocabulary involving the action of water deserves clarification.