Hurricane scientists say they’ve “never seen anything like this in the modern record”.

Satellite images show three hurricanes currently lined up in the Atlantic Ocean threatening to make landfall.

The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has issued advisories on Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Jose, and Hurricane Katia, all of which have the potential to hit land at the same time.

This is something Eric Blake, an NHC scientist, said is “unparalleled here and totally ridiculous given Irma”.

Hurricane Irma, dubbed one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, has already ploughed past the Dominican Republic and devastated a string of Caribbean islands, killing at least 14 people.

The NHC said Irma would continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge and rainfall hazards to the to the northern coast of Haiti through Saturday.

The category five hurricane is expected to make landfall in southern Florida on Sunday, bringing devastating 290kph winds, before it eases back to a category four.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-08/irma-katia-and-jose-hurricane-trio-baffles-scientists/8884834

A seven year gap between the last three in roughly the same positions.

dv said:

Hurricane scientists say they’ve “never seen anything like this in the modern record”.

Satellite images show three hurricanes currently lined up in the Atlantic Ocean threatening to make landfall.

The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has issued advisories on Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Jose, and Hurricane Katia, all of which have the potential to hit land at the same time.

This is something Eric Blake, an NHC scientist, said is “unparalleled here and totally ridiculous given Irma”.

Hurricane Irma, dubbed one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, has already ploughed past the Dominican Republic and devastated a string of Caribbean islands, killing at least 14 people.

The NHC said Irma would continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge and rainfall hazards to the to the northern coast of Haiti through Saturday.

The category five hurricane is expected to make landfall in southern Florida on Sunday, bringing devastating 290kph winds, before it eases back to a category four.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-08/irma-katia-and-jose-hurricane-trio-baffles-scientists/8884834

There will be many saying, it’s all God’s work and as his chosen people……..

It’s God’s work, the wastrels and those who use sex for other than procreation will suffer on his terrible swift sword, and those who use drugs for other that healing will be washed away in the purifying inundation.
Even some of His chosen people will perish only to be thrice blessed in heaven.
It is so written, great and terrible thing.

Peak Warming Man said:

It’s God’s work, the wastrels and those who use sex for other than procreation will suffer on his terrible swift sword, and those who use drugs for other that healing will be washed away in the purifying inundation.
Even some of His chosen people will perish only to be thrice blessed in heaven.
It is so written, great and terrible thing.

was it the moving hand what writ it? cos there is no going back if it was.

Peak Warming Man said:

It’s God’s work, the wastrels and those who use sex for other than procreation will suffer on his terrible swift sword, and those who use drugs for other that healing will be washed away in the purifying inundation.
Even some of His chosen people will perish only to be thrice blessed in heaven.
It is so written, great and terrible thing.

You’ve been listening to Ken Ham and Kirk Cameron again haven’t you.

Skeptic Pete said:

Peak Warming Man said:

It’s God’s work, the wastrels and those who use sex for other than procreation will suffer on his terrible swift sword, and those who use drugs for other that healing will be washed away in the purifying inundation.
Even some of His chosen people will perish only to be thrice blessed in heaven.
It is so written, great and terrible thing.

You’ve been listening to Ken Ham and Kirk Cameron again haven’t you.

I thought he wrote their scripts.

I wonder how many hurricanes have the same names as asteroids?

mollwollfumble said:

I wonder how many hurricanes have the same names as asteroids?

Hundreds

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Commies had it coming

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Probably can’t get a signal to broadcast pictures, if there is still a camera crew alive on the ground.

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Havent seen a map with the hurrican’s track and predicted track like our weather people put out.
I don’t want a giant photo with the coastline faintly inked in.

On the bright side, Katia wasn’t as bad as she could have been, having hit the coast of Mexico yesterday. There have been two deaths due to mudslides.

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Havent seen a map with the hurrican’s track and predicted track like our weather people put out.
I don’t want a giant photo with the coastline faintly inked in.

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Havent seen a map with the hurrican’s track and predicted track like our weather people put out.
I don’t want a giant photo with the coastline faintly inked in.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/034247.shtml?cone#contents

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Havent seen a map with the hurrican’s track and predicted track like our weather people put out.
I don’t want a giant photo with the coastline faintly inked in.

Perfect, now I’m much better informed.

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Al jazeera reported out of Cuba. I read it this morning and linked it in chat. I’ll find it for you. Cuba is extremely well organized for natural disasters and it is a matter of pride that they don’t kill people off.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

The predicted track of Irma has been moving further and further to the west; now just grazing Florida’s west coast. I wonder just how devastating it will be there. Meanwhile, Cuba gets flogged and there is not much coverage in the media.

Havent seen a map with the hurrican’s track and predicted track like our weather people put out.
I don’t want a giant photo with the coastline faintly inked in.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/034247.shtml?cone#contents

Ta MV.

Here you go:

>>Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano, reporting from Cuba’s capital, Havana, said it would take several hours to assess the extent of damages in the country while the storm makes the expected right turn heading to Florida.

“Cuban officials said this morning that one million residents had been evacuated ahead of the storm,” Galiano said.

“Cuba has a very well functioning system when it comes to preparedness for these kinds of disasters, which results in much lower numbers of victims compared to the rest of the region.”<<

From here:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/hurricane-irma-landfall-cuba-category-5-170909040746649.html

It’s worth looking up the setup they have in Cuba. Some ten years ago I think it was the UN suggested other countries should consider it best practice. But apparently no-one does.

Ta buffy

Here is a good outline of their system.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-cuba-disaster-plan

I learned about it from a doco years ago. It’s an amazing system. I particularly remember seeing people evacuating their tvs prior to the storm. Not because they feared looting, but because it was going to be a useful thing to have later. And I seem to recall that the general organization includes doctors assigned to particular groups of citizens, and they evacuate with their group so they are there if needed.

buffy said:

Here you go:

>>Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano, reporting from Cuba’s capital, Havana, said it would take several hours to assess the extent of damages in the country while the storm makes the expected right turn heading to Florida.

“Cuban officials said this morning that one million residents had been evacuated ahead of the storm,” Galiano said.

“Cuba has a very well functioning system when it comes to preparedness for these kinds of disasters, which results in much lower numbers of victims compared to the rest of the region.”<<

From here:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/hurricane-irma-landfall-cuba-category-5-170909040746649.html

It’s worth looking up the setup they have in Cuba. Some ten years ago I think it was the UN suggested other countries should consider it best practice. But apparently no-one does.

Saw a video about how the volunteers fom the twin towers had to go to Cuba to get medical assistance.

buffy said:

Here you go:

>>Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano, reporting from Cuba’s capital, Havana, said it would take several hours to assess the extent of damages in the country while the storm makes the expected right turn heading to Florida.

“Cuban officials said this morning that one million residents had been evacuated ahead of the storm,” Galiano said.

“Cuba has a very well functioning system when it comes to preparedness for these kinds of disasters, which results in much lower numbers of victims compared to the rest of the region.”<<

From here:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/hurricane-irma-landfall-cuba-category-5-170909040746649.html

It’s worth looking up the setup they have in Cuba. Some ten years ago I think it was the UN suggested other countries should consider it best practice. But apparently no-one does.

Not when best practice is scummy socialism.

party_pants said:

buffy said:

Here you go:

>>Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano, reporting from Cuba’s capital, Havana, said it would take several hours to assess the extent of damages in the country while the storm makes the expected right turn heading to Florida.

“Cuban officials said this morning that one million residents had been evacuated ahead of the storm,” Galiano said.

“Cuba has a very well functioning system when it comes to preparedness for these kinds of disasters, which results in much lower numbers of victims compared to the rest of the region.”<<

From here:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/hurricane-irma-landfall-cuba-category-5-170909040746649.html

It’s worth looking up the setup they have in Cuba. Some ten years ago I think it was the UN suggested other countries should consider it best practice. But apparently no-one does.

Not when best practice is scummy socialism.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-cuba-disaster-plan

It is recognised very widely that what they do is special.

buffy said:

party_pants said:

buffy said:

Here you go:

>>Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano, reporting from Cuba’s capital, Havana, said it would take several hours to assess the extent of damages in the country while the storm makes the expected right turn heading to Florida.

“Cuban officials said this morning that one million residents had been evacuated ahead of the storm,” Galiano said.

“Cuba has a very well functioning system when it comes to preparedness for these kinds of disasters, which results in much lower numbers of victims compared to the rest of the region.”<<

From here:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/hurricane-irma-landfall-cuba-category-5-170909040746649.html

It’s worth looking up the setup they have in Cuba. Some ten years ago I think it was the UN suggested other countries should consider it best practice. But apparently no-one does.

Not when best practice is scummy socialism.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-cuba-disaster-plan

It is recognised very widely that what they do is special.

It seems the Americans cannot learn from them.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10/cuba-surveys-toppled-houses-and-flooded-cities-in-wake-of-irma/8890152

Michael V said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10/cuba-surveys-toppled-houses-and-flooded-cities-in-wake-of-irma/8890152

Good find MV

Michael V said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10/cuba-surveys-toppled-houses-and-flooded-cities-in-wake-of-irma/8890152

All those electricity lines lying in the water.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10/cuba-surveys-toppled-houses-and-flooded-cities-in-wake-of-irma/8890152

All those electricity lines lying in the water.

Looks scary. Maybe the gubbent turns the power off at the genset.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10/cuba-surveys-toppled-houses-and-flooded-cities-in-wake-of-irma/8890152

All those electricity lines lying in the water.

Looks scary. Maybe the gubbent turns the power off at the genset.

I’d imagine that the protection schemes that those wastrel engineers have set up may have cut the power before any government got their fat fingers involved.

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

All those electricity lines lying in the water.

Looks scary. Maybe the gubbent turns the power off at the genset.

I’d imagine that the protection schemes that those wastrel engineers have set up may have cut the power before any government got their fat fingers involved.

Commie engineers, employed by the commie gumment.

dv said:

(re-posted from chat)

Not

Fucking

Satire

http://www.wtsp.com/weather/irma/pasco-county-sheriff-warns-dont-shoot-at-hurricane-irma/472846560

PASCO COUNTY — Deputies in Pasco County are warning the public to not shoot your guns at Irma after a Facebook event went viral.

Two men from Florida started the event and as of Friday evening more than 53,000 people said they were interested in the event.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office tweeted saying to not shoot at Irma and it was have consequences

https://twitter.com/PascoSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wtsp.com%2Fweather%2Firma%2Fpasco-county-sheriff-warns-dont-shoot-at-hurricane-irma%2F472846560

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10/cuba-surveys-toppled-houses-and-flooded-cities-in-wake-of-irma/8890152

All those electricity lines lying in the water.

Looks scary. Maybe the gubbent turns the power off at the genset.

Yes, they turn the power off before the storm gets there.

Point 4 from me previous reference:

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-cuba-disaster-plan

Michael V said:

(Also re-posted from chat…)
dv said:

Not

Fucking

Satire

http://www.wtsp.com/weather/irma/pasco-county-sheriff-warns-dont-shoot-at-hurricane-irma/472846560

PASCO COUNTY — Deputies in Pasco County are warning the public to not shoot your guns at Irma after a Facebook event went viral.

Two men from Florida started the event and as of Friday evening more than 53,000 people said they were interested in the event.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office tweeted saying to not shoot at Irma and it was have consequences

https://twitter.com/PascoSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wtsp.com%2Fweather%2Firma%2Fpasco-county-sheriff-warns-dont-shoot-at-hurricane-irma%2F472846560

There’s some crazies out there, that’s for sure. I read about a mad mob that reckons lots of people could take to Irma with multiple flame-throwers and the storm would go away.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

Looks scary. Maybe the gubbent turns the power off at the genset.

I’d imagine that the protection schemes that those wastrel engineers have set up may have cut the power before any government got their fat fingers involved.

Commie engineers, employed by the commie gumment.

I’m sure commie engineers love their children too.

buffy said:

Point 4 from me previous reference:

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-cuba-disaster-plan

:)

One of my little jobs today was to scrape out and restore the manky and algae full bird bowl. It is a big one, one of those designed as a fountain, I just turned it upside down and blocked the hole. Ordinary bird baths evaporate in a day here in high summer. It gets manky because the cores insist on washing food in it, plus leaves fall in.

I haven’t bothered with it because it has been wet and plenty of puddles about but the weather is warming up and the puddles gone a few days ago and it was pretty stinky.

After a scour and filling it with fresh water within 15 minutes sparrows and eastern spine bills were having a wash.

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

I’d imagine that the protection schemes that those wastrel engineers have set up may have cut the power before any government got their fat fingers involved.

Commie engineers, employed by the commie gumment.

I’m sure commie engineers love their children too.

But not as much as you do, surely? :)

It’s pissing down in Melbourne, apparently.

sibeen said:

It’s pissing down in Melbourne, apparently.

Yes, Melbourne is coping a bit of a battering.

buffy said:

Point 4 from me previous reference:

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-cuba-disaster-plan

That red menace.

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=NCR&rid=MLB&loop=yes

sibeen said:

sibeen said:

It’s pissing down in Melbourne, apparently.

Yes, Melbourne is coping a bit of a battering.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5i1cJIwE7M

sibeen said:

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=NCR&rid=MLB&loop=yes

Gotcha, now.

Peak Warming Man said:

sibeen said:

sibeen said:

It’s pissing down in Melbourne, apparently.

Yes, Melbourne is coping a bit of a battering.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5i1cJIwE7M

dry as a crisp here. 9.5°C Calm 0km/h 1020.8hPa 0.0mm