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Swamp Fever
Swamp Fever Further proof, as if more were needed, that God is rather cross with the world’s number one exceptional nation: Hurricane Irma is tracking for a direct hit on Disney World. In the immortal words of the Talking Heads: This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around. Houston is […]
Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida
Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida Irma is forecast to remain in a favorable warm water, light shear environment for the next 36-48 h. The intensity guidance shows a slow weakening during this time, but Irma is expected to remain at least a Category 4 hurricane until landfall […]
Mexico Shaken By “Most Powerful Earthquake In A Century”, At Least 15 Dea
Mexico Shaken By “Most Powerful Earthquake In A Century”, At Least 15 Dead Southern Mexico was shaken late Thursday by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 15 people, triggered a tsunami warning and was felt as far away as Mexico City . Despite the immense power of the tremor, which Mexican President Enrique Pena […]
Rising Seas Swamp Scotland
Rising Seas Swamp Scotland Since April the sea around Scotland has risen by an average of 43 centimeters, reports the Sunday Herald, a rate of rise that far exceeds even the worst-case projections of climate scientists. Caught by surprise, the government is preparing emergency evacuation plans for residents of coastal areas and other low-lying areas […]
Irma Is Being Described As A ‘Nuclear Hurricane’ That Has Left One Island ‘Practically Uninhabitable’
Irma Is Being Described As A ‘Nuclear Hurricane’ That Has Left One Island ‘Practically Uninhabitable’ Irma is not just another hurricane – it is a history making storm that is going to cause up to a quarter of a trillion dollars in damage once it makes landfall in the United States. In fact, Miami Beach […]
Capitalism, the State and the Drowning of America
Capitalism, the State and the Drowning of America Photograph Nathaniel St. Clair As Hurricane Harvey lashed Texas, Naomi Klein wasted no time in diagnosing the “real root causes” behind the disaster, indicting “climate pollution, systemic racism, underfunding of social services, and overfunding of police.” A day after her essay appeared, George Monbiot argued that no […]
“Greatest Evacuation In History” – 650,000 Ordered To Leave Florida
“Greatest Evacuation In History” – 650,000 Ordered To Leave Florida In what spokesman Michael Hernandez describes as “the biggest evacuation in history,” Miami-Dade has expanded its mandatory evacuations orders to Zone C, forcing over 650,000 to leave Florida in a “traffic nightmare” as Cat-5 Hurricane Irma bears down. An earlier order included just Miami Beach, […]
Panic Buying of Gasoline in Florida, 40% of Miami Stations Out of Gas: Blame Anti-Gouging Laws for Shortages
Panic Buying of Gasoline in Florida, 40% of Miami Stations Out of Gas: Blame Anti-Gouging Laws for Shortages As Hurricane Irma nears Florida, everyone is in a rush to fill up their tanks. About 40% of the gasoline stations in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale region are now without fuel. Floridians have turned to the Crowd-Sourced ‘Gas Buddy’ App […]
Not Just Florida: Georgia And South Carolina Face “Catastrophic Storm Surge”
Not Just Florida: Georgia And South Carolina Face “Catastrophic Storm Surge” As Hurricane Irma looks to be hurdling straight for a direct hit on Southern Florida, meteorologists from Weather Underground are warning that the most devastating impacts of the storm could be felt much further north in towns along the coast of Georgia and South […]
American Society of Civil Engineers Warns: Florida’s Coastal Areas & Stormwater Infrastructure Are in Poor Condition
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS WARNS: FLORIDA’S COASTAL AREAS & STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE ARE IN POOR CONDITION Hurricane Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic Cat-5 hurricanes ever, barreling towards Florida with 175mph winds moving West North West at 16mph. The National Hurricane Center is now forecasting Irma will make Florida landfall as a ‘major hurricane’ (wind […]
FEMA Chief, Miami Beach Mayor Warn: “Get Out Now, This Is A Devastating, Nuclear Hurricane”
FEMA Chief, Miami Beach Mayor Warn: “Get Out Now, This Is A Devastating, Nuclear Hurricane” After laying waste to the Northern Caribbean and leaving most of bankrupt Puerto Rico without power – perhaps for months – Hurricane Irma, still a category five storm, is expected to make landfall near Miami this weekend. Florida Gov. Rick […]
Two Nuclear Power Plants In Florida Are Directly In The Path Of Hurricane Irma
Two Nuclear Power Plants In Florida Are Directly In The Path Of Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma is more powerful than all of the other major Atlantic storms this year combined, and it has an eye as large as the entire Detroit metro area. It is being reported that “upwards of 90%” of Barbuda has already […]
Hurricane Irma Barrels Toward Miami As Residents Scramble To Evacuate
Hurricane Irma Barrels Toward Miami As Residents Scramble To Evacuate After laying waste to much of the Leeward Islands and leaving most of Puerto Rico without power, Hurricane Irma is continuing its destructive march through the Caribbean which is expected to culminate with landfall in Miami sometime this weekend. As we noted yesterday, Irma’s catastrophic […]
How Vulnerable Are Oil Markets To Extreme Weather?
How Vulnerable Are Oil Markets To Extreme Weather? Last week, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the United States and for days disrupted the national energy industry. Refineries were closed, pipelines shut down, tankers held out to sea. The price of fuel shot up as gas stations went dry across the country, while crude slumped with […]
FEMA Expected To Run Out Of Money By Friday As Superstorm Irma Approaches Florida
FEMA Expected To Run Out Of Money By Friday As Superstorm Irma Approaches Florida By Carey Wedler The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has suffered from a shoddy reputation for quite some time, particularly after its failed response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As the Gulf coast recovers from Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma approaches Florida, FEMA faces further […]
