Some of you may have noticed that the Katrina pictures are gone. That’s because they weren’t actually pictures of Katrina.

I learned through the kind and gracious notification of two friends that those pictures are genuine pictures of fantastic meteorological phenomena, but Katrina they are not. One of the friends was able to point me to verification by the photographer himself.

Shame on me. I should have done more research to verify the validity of the pictures. The good news is that you get the chance to learn from my mistake. Stuff like this comes around often, and we should be wise in investigating the origins of lofty digital claims.

For my part, I promise to step up my vigilance about the stuff I bring to you. I’m sorry I let you down. Thanks for your understanding.

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