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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 […]
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 […]
6 Reasons Hurricane Irma Could Be the Natural Disaster of Our Time
6 Reasons Hurricane Irma Could Be the Natural Disaster of Our Time One meteorologist admits he’s “at a loss for words” over the size of the storm. Photo Credit: Screenshot / Raw Story Hurricane Harvey was a tragic nightmare that hit the Texas shores with force and then lingered for days, dumping dump-trucks full of […]
Meanwhile Two More Hurricanes Form: Jose Right Behind Irma, Katia In The Gulf
Meanwhile Two More Hurricanes Form: Jose Right Behind Irma, Katia In The Gulf As previewed yesterday, moments ago the National Hurricane Center said that “quickly strenghtening Jose” which has been quietly following in Irma’s foosteps, has become a hurricane. Located about 1040 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, Jose is headed at 16 mph on […]
Hurricane Irma Could Destroy Oil Demand
Hurricane Irma Could Destroy Oil Demand About half of the shuttered refining capacity along the Gulf Coast could be back up and running by Thursday, assuaging concerns about the possibility of acute gasoline shortages in much of the U.S. The disruptions of more than 4 million barrels per day of refining capacity have been cut […]
Virgin Islands Authorizes National Guard To Confiscate Guns, Property, And Supplies
Virgin Islands Authorizes National Guard To Confiscate Guns, Property, And Supplies With the devastation of Harvey still fresh in the public’s memory, stores in southern Florida are already running out of necessities like bottled water, and the Mayor of Miami is telling reporters to expect an evacuation order on Wednesday. But outside of the US […]
Hurricane Irma Strenghtens To “Extremely Dangerous” Category 5, Eastern Caribbean On Lockdown
Hurricane Irma Strenghtens To “Extremely Dangerous” Category 5, Eastern Caribbean On Lockdown Irma has strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said in its advisory at 7:45am AST. According to the Hurricane center, NOAA and Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft data indicate Hurricane Irma has intensified into an “extremely dangerous” […]
Hurricane Irma Projected To Reach Category 5 And Hit The East Coast – Panic Prepping Begins In Florida
Hurricane Irma Projected To Reach Category 5 And Hit The East Coast – Panic Prepping Begins In Florida On Monday, Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 4 hurricane, and some meteorologists are projecting that it will eventually become a category 5 storm before it eventually makes landfall in the United States. And since a “category […]
Florida Declares State Of Emergency As Category 4 Hurricane Irma Barrels Straight For Miami
Florida Declares State Of Emergency As Category 4 Hurricane Irma Barrels Straight For Miami With Florida already bracing for a hit from Hurricane Irma, which according to some models may attain “monster” Category 5 winds as it nears land prompting locals to store up on everything from water to food to gas and various other […]
Florida Stores Running Out Of Water, Gas As Gov Warns “Make Sure Your Disaster Kits Are Ready” For Irma
Florida Stores Running Out Of Water, Gas As Gov Warns “Make Sure Your Disaster Kits Are Ready” For Irma Hurricane Irma is hurtling toward the eastern US faster than meteorological models anticipated. According to the latest readings from NOAA, the storm will probably make landfall in Southeastern Florida next weekend, or perhaps earlier – that […]
Category 6? If Hurricane Irma Becomes The Strongest Hurricane In History, It Could Wipe Entire Cities Off The Map
Category 6? If Hurricane Irma Becomes The Strongest Hurricane In History, It Could Wipe Entire Cities Off The Map Meteorologists have been shocked at how rapidly Hurricane Irma has been strengthening, and they are already warning that if it hits the United States as a high level category 5 storm the devastation would be absolutely […]
“Rapidly Intensifying” Hurricane Irma Barreling Straight Toward The East Coast
“Rapidly Intensifying” Hurricane Irma Barreling Straight Toward The East Coast The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has just updated its forecast for what it is now referring to as a “rapidly intensifying” Category 2 hurricane in the Eastern Atlantic ocean and the results look disastrous for a large swath of the Caribbean and Southeastern United States. […]
