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。

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Since the new e-petitions website launched in July 2011, 11 petitions have surpassed the 100, 000-signature threshold making them eligible for consideration for a Commons debate.

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