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Pictured on the cover are the significant wave height bands are plotted here for Hurricane Ike. Blue triangles represent the known offshore platforms damaged by Hurricane Ike and the blue circles indicate the known offshore platforms destroyed. Weather Research Center in Houston developed the Freeman/Hasling Hurricane Damage Potential (HDP) Scale. Read about this in our Tech File, starting on page 8. To read about insights political storms brewing in Washington regarding prospects for the offshore industry, turn to page 22.
Photo: Weather Research Center (WRC) (Houston, Texas)
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