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<h3 class="tk-myriad-pro"><a href="http://bestof.metafilter.com/2017/08/Hurricane-Harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a></h3>
<div class="text"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24662369@N07/35973025253" title="As expected Harvey has intensified into a Hurricane by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr"><img src="//farm5.staticflickr.com/4367/35973025253_35764fd808.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="As expected Harvey has intensified into a Hurricane" style="display:block;margin:auto;"></a><span class="caption" style="width:500px;margin:auto;">As expected Harvey has intensified into a Hurricane by NASA Goddard Photo and Video (cc by)</span></p><p>Mefites <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/169014/Beware-of-alliterative-storms">discuss </a>Hurricane Harvey and <a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/24508/Hurricane-Harvey-Check-In-Post">check in on Metatalk</a>.</p>
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