To the Editor:
It seems the powers that be controlling the determination of windmills off the coast of LBI are not paying attention to the logic of the hurricane hunter experience – that no windmill can withstand a Cat 4 or Cat 5 hurricane off the coast of LBI. Winds of these storms can be 100 mph or better. That’s not to mention the size of the swells (which were not mentioned in my previous letter to The SandPaper).
Swell height is the highest point of a wave caused by horrific winds and the lowest point of the wave due to the trough…
November 29, 2023
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