Here we go again
It's hard to believe the Gulf Coast is being threatened so soon. Is Mother Nature angry with us?
I wonder if there will be an end to this long line of furious hurricanes or if the Gulf Coast will eventually be completely wiped out. Is this really the end result of global warming? I wonder if the government can afford to build houses and buildings can be built strong enough to withstand 165 winds because that sure seems like where we are headed.
Once again, the newsroom was buzzing tonight with news of Hurriance Rita. A large part of South Florida has been evacuated and when this storm heads in the Gulf, the warm waters are likely to create the same situation as Katrina by turning a category 2 or 3 into a 4 or 5. Predictors say there is a chance this hurricane could hit New Orleans again which sure is making Ray Nagin again look stupid as he he went against the feds by encouraging residents to come back into the city to have to turn around and tell them to evacuate again. Here's a crazy idea -- stay away from the Gulf Coast until hurricane season is over! My gut reaction is to want to evacuees in Birmingham to stay here with us. It sure seems like a better bet than returning to potentially relive the hell that was unleashed three weeks ago.
I found some amazing photos on the AP wire tonight that show how beautiful nature is before things get real scary.
Dave Koster secures his boat with extra lines in preparation for Tropical Storm Rita as the sun sets at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami, Monday, Sept. 19, 2005. Rita is expected to stregthen into a hurricane before making landfall in the Florida Keys Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
I wonder if there will be an end to this long line of furious hurricanes or if the Gulf Coast will eventually be completely wiped out. Is this really the end result of global warming? I wonder if the government can afford to build houses and buildings can be built strong enough to withstand 165 winds because that sure seems like where we are headed.
Once again, the newsroom was buzzing tonight with news of Hurriance Rita. A large part of South Florida has been evacuated and when this storm heads in the Gulf, the warm waters are likely to create the same situation as Katrina by turning a category 2 or 3 into a 4 or 5. Predictors say there is a chance this hurricane could hit New Orleans again which sure is making Ray Nagin again look stupid as he he went against the feds by encouraging residents to come back into the city to have to turn around and tell them to evacuate again. Here's a crazy idea -- stay away from the Gulf Coast until hurricane season is over! My gut reaction is to want to evacuees in Birmingham to stay here with us. It sure seems like a better bet than returning to potentially relive the hell that was unleashed three weeks ago.
I found some amazing photos on the AP wire tonight that show how beautiful nature is before things get real scary.
Dave Koster secures his boat with extra lines in preparation for Tropical Storm Rita as the sun sets at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami, Monday, Sept. 19, 2005. Rita is expected to stregthen into a hurricane before making landfall in the Florida Keys Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Comments
Worst case scenario would for it to take the path of Katrina or there abouts.
If that does happen, I may be inclined to believe the "Wrath of God" claims....
So yes, rebuilding on the coast is more folly, and building in-land we'd better be constructing for 100 mile an hour winds.
Thus speaks the doomer for today!
Don't you have to be at work in the morning?
that picture is great.
Rita is now up to 175 miles an hour SUSTAINED winds. Gusts are even higher. There are predictions of Rita hitting the Texas coast as at least a Cat. 3, possibly Cat. 4 storm.
Current NOAA projections have it as a hurricane well into Texas and a tropical depression as far north as Oklahoma.
She's a nasty storm alright.