Originally uploaded to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9k80YezvWI by Revkin Vermont, because of steep slopes, has a history of terrible flooding, with the worst case in modern history coming on Nov. 3-4, 1927. The Vermont Historical Society has heaps of background: j.mp/VHSflood27 A remarkable research effort, examining lake beds in Vermont and other northeastern states, found that that 1927 flood was minor compared to scouring mega-storms in recent millenniums. http://j.mp/VTpaleo More on Dot Earth on Irene: http://j.mp/dotIrene and on extreme weather and climate: http://j.mp/DotExtreme