Meteorologist Jeff Masters, director of the Weather Underground website, said flooding caused by Hurricane Irene could be worse than usual, because the storm will be making landfall during a new moon.
Weather Underground网站总监,气象学家杰夫Masters说,飓风艾琳引起的洪水泛滥比通常的更厉害,因为新月那段时间风暴刚好登陆。