Climate
Hurricane Ian – A Firsthand Account
In late September, I learned that a hurricane had formed that was forecasted to cause record levels of rainfall and storm surge in my home state, Florida.
January 8, 2023
Writer: Samantha Cristol (she/her)
Samantha Cristol is a second year law student at Georgetown University Law Center. She received her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and spent three years working in the construction management industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is passionate about environmental justice and building a world where the natural and built environments coexist in healthy and meaningful ways.
In late September, I learned that a hurricane had formed that was forecasted to cause record levels of rainfall and storm surge in my home state, Florida.
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