Hurricanes, Floods, And Fires

Ghostery seems to have solved the problem. Thank you!

 

Nice to hear good news for a change...they certainly sound well organised...hope they continue to remain safe.

Cheers

LS

 

Thankful that Irma lost intensity when it made land in Florida. As bad as it was it could of been so much worse. Family and friends OK, but many without electricity and may be for a while. Still lots of damage across the State. Now hope everyone can survive the tornado.
Sadly Caribbean Islands took a real hard hit.

 

Good to hear family and friends ok...hope utilities get back to normal soon or at least sufficiently so people can get some normality back in their life.

Caribbean really hasn't had it good either..hope they can get back on their feet soon.

Incredible devastation...incredible people showing how resilient they are.

 

Looting?! Now?! How low can people go to take advantage at a time when those they loot are so vulnerable? Unbelievable. These sort of catastrophes truly bring out the best and the worst in people:

http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/12/anarc...es-prisoners-and-sparks-mass-looting-6920425/

 

It's over 3 months since Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit the coastline of our northern state, Queensland. With record high temperatures it added to the fire risk, stripping leaves and opening up forest canopies as she headed south towards our NSW border. We've felt the sting of her tail with high winds causing damage and yesterday forcing our Sydney airports to stop air traffic. High winds during our fire season around Australia spells disaster.

And it seems we're into an early start for the bushfire season...tonight it was reported that nationally there's been a thousand bush fires over the past week (found that incredible to believe). Just last Tuesday when driving home from work, I spotted a bush fire on the horizon (turned out it was a fire bug who started it). And on the same day, there was a bush fire just 5.5 miles from my home. Thankfully, my place is not in a bushland setting and a safe distance away. So at most, we get the smoke haze.

And by God's Grace, it has not been any where near as bad as the devastation brought about by the three hurricanes hitting the Atlantic.

 

These people have no morals or conscience.

 

See the projected path of hurricane José. Really hope that it will turn east.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?cone

 

How great is this for setting an example of helping out following the devastation caused by the hurricanes...Kudos!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-...nup-in-miami-assisted-by-chainsaw-nun/8941166

 

Things are still not settling down in the Atlantic...looks like the Caribbean is going to get hit again. Hope it then stays clear of US coastline after all the devastation:

Tropical Storm Maria could become hurricane, following Irma's path
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/17/americas/atlantic-storms-jose-lee-maria/index.html

Don't know how people are managing throughout this ongoing punishing weather.

 

Here's a piece of an article from Miami Herald -

“Be prepared to camp for weeks,” Ramsay said. “If you don't have to come back yet to save your home or cannot add to the rescue effort, stay away. Stay away if you don't have enough supplies to live off the grid.:



County Commissioner Heather Carruthers posted on Facebook a suggestion that “if you have kids or pets, if you or anyone in your family has health problems, if you know your place is secure, if you do not have special skills that will be helpful in this recovery, please do not return to the Keys or Key West for a few days.”


If the Keys folk have to be campers (not Happy Campers)then the Islanders must be living like Hunter/Gatherers!
Imagine burning pieces of your house or your neighbors' house for heat or light after dark. These folks are just having to do what they can just to survive.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article173810931.html

 

Thank you legalsuit. They went to Punta Cana (NE) A few palm trees were knocked down and the ocean water was a bit murky due to Irma but overall they really enjoyed it there. There was a drop between the beach and the water, caused by Irma. It was very hot and no breeze to cool off a bit. She said that food was good and the lobsters there were HUGE. lol Glad that everything turned out okay.

 

Here's one rport on the Islands situation. Grim in some places. Maybe sensationalized, but other reports have been similar all week.

http://www.looptt.com/content/st-martinst-maarten-reportedly-verge-civil-war-after-irma

 

Gosh. My heart really goes out to these people.

Do like the way some humour has been maintained by displaying this in the Keys area -

"The famous Key West southernmost buoy survived the storm with some scars. "
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<sigh!>

Like I mentioned in an earlier Post, these type of events bring out the best and worst of people.

One would think people would come close, work together and support each other to bring things back to the norm as soon as possible, but there are always those who are just ruthlessly selfish that cause the most problems, terrorising those trying to survive.

 

Given they hadn't holidayed for a bit, glad it turned out well.

Cheers

LS

 

When are things going to die down....
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/19/hurricane-maria-category-5-caribbean-live-updates

 

Then we have Hurricane Jose to worry about.

 

Finally, a bit of a breather...

The Latest: Bahamas no longer under hurricane warning
The Associated Press SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 5:05 PM
http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article174767241.html

 

It is going to take months before these poor people can start getting back on track.

No gas. No food. No power. Puerto Ricans fear their future
By Mallory Simon, Rachel Clarke, Jason Kravarik, Jennifer Rivera, Rafael Romo, Leyla Santiago, Monica Serrano, Brian Vitagliano and Bill Weir, CNN
Updated 0143 GMT (0943 HKT) September 27, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/26/u...-desperation-after-hurricane-maria/index.html

 

Truly sad to see the extent of damage they have to try to recover from.

 

Gotta be kidding...when will this stop:

Tropical Storm Nate poses weekend threat to central US Gulf Coast
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/05/us/tropical-storm-nate/index.html

 

In 1995 we moved here. October Opal hit here. This same week. In 2005 Katrina hit in August. The names went through to Wilma that I remember, maybe even further. There still 2 months of the season.

 

Too much...never been so catastrophic for so long or as ongoing...really hope for calm so people can get their lives back in order.

 

It may pause, but I doubt it will stop. Overpopulation has caused so much global warming we may not be able to reverse it. Especially since overpopulation is not being targeted as the cause.

 

It will stop around November, hopefully. Then, start all over again same time next year.

What catches my eye is the size of these storms versus years ago. Andrew was very destructive, but nowhere near the size.

 

Californian fires have been worrying noting death toll, my phone bill going up checking on friends' safety given their location, one family on a 3 acre block in redwood forest. Thankfully, they're safe and with road closures lifted allowed them to return home on Friday - but they stay on alert with fires 2-3 miles away.

Unbelievable to see so much going on over with hurricanes, fires and storms.

I hope soon to hear all things reaching a calm, so people can get on with their lives.

 

There is nothing left in the fires path. Sad!