paddyfool 379 Posted September 11, 2018 Within the next few days, it's forecast that we'll be seeing: - A category 5 typhoon clip the northern end of the Phillipines, causing flooding and devastation, before moving on in the general direction of Hong Kong - A category 4 hurricane hit the East Coast of the USA somewhere around the Carolinas, causing further flooding and devastation that may well extend to Washington DC - A tropical storm hit the Leeward Isles in the Caribbean - A tropical storm hit Hawaii. http://untamedskies.com/tropical-cyclones/ Lots of people are set to lose their homes this week, in short. Some will lose their lives. It's going to be a rough one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted September 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, paddyfool said: Within the next few days, it's forecast that we'll be seeing: - A category 5 typhoon clip the northern end of the Phillipines, causing flooding and devastation, before moving on in the general direction of Hong Kong - A category 4 hurricane hit the East Coast of the USA somewhere around the Carolinas, causing further flooding and devastation that may well extend to Washington DC - A tropical storm hit the Leeward Isles in the Caribbean - A tropical storm hit Hawaii. http://untamedskies.com/tropical-cyclones/ Lots of people are set to lose their homes this week, in short. Some will lose their lives. It's going to be a rough one. These people shouldn't be living in hurricane alley. It's the same as people who live in flood plains moaning about there houses getting flooded over here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 11, 2018 To be fair, the East Coast of the USA has historically very seldom been hit further North than Florida; Hawaii is likewise seldom hit; and the Caribbean is, I'm told, a very pleasant place to live the vast majority of the time. I don't know so much about the Phillipines. Plus, in this crowded world, if people were to move out of all the areas threatened with the occasional natural disaster, where exactly would they all go? Nevermind that the country with the highest life expectancy on Earth (Japan) is very frequently hit by earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis etc; it's just that they generally build and prepare well to withstand and respond to such events. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 12, 2018 The equinox is almost here, its the Time for that shit. And in this overcrowded World, we could use a few more of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 12, 2018 The principal damage from hurricanes is economic, these days. More a case of destroyed/damaged homes, destroyed/damaged property, destroyed/damaged places of employment (be they factories, offices, harbours, hotels, hospitals, farms, warehouses, or whatever), and a generally traumatised population than actual deaths. And impoverished people in unstable circumstances tend to have more children earlier in life, because they lose the luxury of being able to put having kids off and plan for the future; instead, of necessity, having to live more for today. So in addition to all the suffering they cause, hurricanes are going to do diddly squat to address overpopulation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philheybrookbay 439 Posted September 12, 2018 Equally if you look at the track of Florence, no Hurricane which formed where she did has ever hit the US- they’ve all curved and going into the North Atlantic. So in a sense it’s very unlucky to be heading towards the Carolinas. Isaac looks to be going towards the Leeward Islands as a Cat 1/2 with some models dissipate Isaac by Jamaica (but could go into GOM) as a reformed storm. Helene is ironically heading towards the UK and could be our first storm of the Autumn next Tuesday. Again however she could head towards Portugal. The thing to bear in mind is that this is peak Hurricane time in the Atlantic so 3 storms isn’t that unusual. Sadly personally I think the City of Wilmington will catch Florence but the mandatory evacuations are firmly in place so it’ll be only a few who’ll stay hopefully 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 12, 2018 Its a criminal record if they stay in the Carolinas. The water is still cuntish warm 'here', 12.5/13°C. Warmer the water, the bigger the Storms in autumn. We will catch the tail end of Florence in 7/10 days from now, I expect to be 'wet'. Heard some weather cunto saying they might make a Cat 6:as 5 isn't enough , bring it on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 12, 2018 Timeline of these hurricane / near hurricane events: - Barijat is hitting China now - Olivia is just about reaching Hawaii now. - Isaac is due to reach the Leeward Isles in about 36 hours. - Mangkhat (a Cat 5) is due to reach the Phillipines in about 48 hours. - Florence (a Cat 4) is due to reach the US coastline in a little over 48 hours. It'll take a while after the storms hit before we know the full extent of damage done. I expect there will be lots of disaster porn on the news channels this weekend in any event. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 13, 2018 The big question for many on this forum, meanwhile: will these events affect the life expectancy of any celebrities? ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philheybrookbay 439 Posted September 13, 2018 So Florence has weakened to Cat2 with the storm surge now the worry. Gather Peter Faulk is there on holiday 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 13, 2018 5th day in a row of rain in eastern Texas. Arc construction has begun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: 5th day in a row of rain in eastern Texas. Arc construction has begun. ? Gonna sit on top of it? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 13, 2018 I would love it if some biblical literalist farmer actually tried to recreate the idea of putting all his livestock on an arc. Bit cruel to the animals, though... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 13, 2018 Plenty of that sort in Texas.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
runebomme 377 Posted September 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, paddyfool said: I would love it if some biblical literalist farmer actually tried to recreate the idea of putting all his livestock on an arc. Bit cruel to the animals, though... there better of by building a boom shelter as the next catastrophe by the bible is meant to be by fire after all there is the rainbow to prove its not by water Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted September 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: 5th day in a row of rain in eastern Texas. Arc construction has begun. Is it being built in Arcansas? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 13, 2018 3 hours ago, charon said: ? Gonna sit on top of it? We have one in Lafayette, LA. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 13, 2018 If the waters start to rise SC, and you're are struggling to find it, would that make you a Raider of the Lost Arc? Speaking of which, this looks like The Arc of the Covenant. * disclaimer/ Sitiing on this could give you 2/3rds of a back, sack and crack without asking.... **#2 It terms of sword monuments, the Norwegies do it well.. "Arc, I hear the Vikings are coming" maybe. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted September 13, 2018 Here come the Dothr-arc-i. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 13, 2018 Not much chance of flooding there tho... * Arc of the screenwriter ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 14, 2018 Enough with the snarc.... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 14, 2018 So the word is that someone has found an Ark in an old archive which should sort out this hurricane. Made of gold, not seen since ww2, Trump to officially unveil it at the white house. Word is it'll knock your face off! https://goo.gl/images/Tk2z4q 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSWDeathlistfan1996 27 Posted September 16, 2018 So...Hurricane Florence and Trumps comments about the Hurricane Maria effort? What do we think DL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
