Image from CBC News.
Recently Tropical Storm Irene has ripped it's way through several areas causing massive destruction. It "began as a hurricane and was later reduced to a tropical storm and then downgraded again to a post-tropical cyclone, delivered enough rain to cause flooding in Lower Manhattan on Sunday." Irene then moved on to Canada, leaving thousands without power in Quebec and the Atlantic Canada. During the raging storm, people kept abreast of news using Twitter and other social media tools. Some interesting examples include:
Twitter Reaction to Tropical Storm Irene: Relief by Charlie White on Mashable
The Live Time Square Webcam via EarthCam
Search Twitter for #Irene
A Crowdsourced Damage Map via Sarah Kessler on Versions.
Here's a YouTube video by catdoodle documenting the storm in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
