I respectfully disagree. People tune in to news channels to try and get factual information and helpful details. If they see them reporting out 20 times about a supposed "huge storm - possiby "the big one'" and it causes them to stock their shelves and do a bunch of preparation for what turns out to be nothing, the 21st time that same station starts hyping yet another incoming storm, viewers assume it's just more of the same and they don't take it seriously. Again, it's the modern-day equivalent of the boy who cried wolf. News networks and media need to save the hype and sensationalism for storms and situations that actually warrant it, not for every minor tropical storm that whips in. And to me it's not just 1 particular network on one particular side of the political aisle.
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Hurricane Ian coverage
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So glad to know you're safe, @MRBIboredop and that the damage to your property in this case was minor. Lots of others weren't so lucky and it sounds like the area around you in general is a bit of a mess and will be for a while. Hang in there!
Glad you made it through. Sad to see so much destruction along the coast. Could be days or weeks before schools (and I mean, some schools) return to session, and months before any resemblance of normalcy there...
Like with the Mexico Beach/PCB/Apalachicola devastation by Hurricane Michael, I know these beach towns will never be the same.
I hope it's not true and an exaggeration, but with how many 75+ people live in Lee County, a death toll in the hundreds could come true, like what the sheriff tweeted. Some of these people in their 80s and 90s may have not had nearby family to help them. Not to mention, the shelters in a Cat 4 hurricane would be as much of a risk (remember the Superdome?)
Like with the Mexico Beach/PCB/Apalachicola devastation by Hurricane Michael, I know these beach towns will never be the same.
I hope it's not true and an exaggeration, but with how many 75+ people live in Lee County, a death toll in the hundreds could come true, like what the sheriff tweeted. Some of these people in their 80s and 90s may have not had nearby family to help them. Not to mention, the shelters in a Cat 4 hurricane would be as much of a risk (remember the Superdome?)
I would not call every one of those people 'insensitive' but rather having good sense. There is a big difference between risking your life in a mobile home in FL, where you can expect regular visits from big storms, versus people living in areas where those events are not nearly as frequent.
Even more stupid are the people who are very old (can't drive/walk/crawl/swim etc.) and live in storm country in a fragile structure. To play Russian Roulette with the dependence upon first responders is not usually a winning hand.
Hurricanes in this day and age are predictable (even though their routes may be somewhat in question). Things like earthquakes not usually (or with much less warning). And not having the appropriate insurance coverage is the ultimate stupidity.
Let's face it -- People will Bit** no matter what. If the storm is worse than predicted, they'll want to sue. If the storm is less severe, they'll want to sue for being inconvenienced. They just need to blame someone for the disruption of the daily routine...
WDMC - 920 - Melbourne is back on now.
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Update Virginia is facing the remains of Hurricane Ian this is while the Carolinas recover from their response to the hurricane.
Storm damage: Ian causes flooding, brings down trees across the Carolinas
The National Weather Service is chronicling the storm damage caused by Ian in North Carolina and South Carolina Friday.
www.wcnc.com
Duke Energy responds to thousands of power outages in the Charlotte area
According to Duke Energy, crews were currently assessing repairs and damage in the Charlotte area.
www.wcnc.com
Virginia Beach church steeple ripped off during weekend storm removed
"The show must go on," said Rev. Andrew Buchanan, as he prepared to marry two couples one day after high winds from a remnant of Hurricane Ian tore off the steeple at Galilee Episcopal Church.
www.wtkr.com
Now the Chesapeake area is facing flood watch for the same reasons.
As storm approaches, some MD towns brace for beach erosion
Both the Calvert County towns of North Beach and Chesapeake Beach provided residents with sandbags in advance of this weekend's storm.
www.wusa9.com
West Virginia is now in the path of Hurricane Ian.
Topical - The latest edition of Radio World magazine just showed up in my mailbox today, with an article ranking a few of the best crank and solar powered radios, which I've found helpful once cell service, WiFi, power and cable are out. I may ungrade as my Eton is years old at this point. If I'm not mistaken I got it as a "gift" when pledging to my local NPR or PBS station (I support both annually)
Product Evaluations - Ranking Emergency Radios (Crank and Solar)
Once a storm hits the other cities it is out of reach of water so loses strength more quickly.
A number of years ago there was a hurricane that actually increased in strength once it was over land, Mississippi or Louisiana, I think. They determined that there was so much water inland from flooding and being that it wasn't very deep the water was quite warm from the sunlight that it acted like a small warm ocean that helped keep the hurricane going longer than it normally would have.
A number of years ago there was a hurricane that actually increased in strength once it was over land, Mississippi or Louisiana, I think. They determined that there was so much water inland from flooding and being that it wasn't very deep the water was quite warm from the sunlight that it acted like a small warm ocean that helped keep the hurricane going longer than it normally would have.
I heard someone [not a friend, I wouldn't have a friend this stupid] who said that there is NO hurricane and said that is was a government plot along with the news media to get people out of their houses so Biden could get into their property to plant listening and other spy devices. Wonder how they explained all the damage afterwards. Should have told him I was ordering tin foil hats; how many should I put him down for?
Someone like that should be forced to get on a bus and go to the hardest hit areas following Ian, to help the victims and perform community service for a month - then come back home and speak before every community, civic and fraternal group in the area about the devastation they saw with their own eyes. It's easy for keyboard commandos to sit at a computer and make BS claims. Their attitudes and false statements would change real quickly if they were thrust into the position of seeing it for themselves, and to roll up their sleeves and do something to actually help people rather than shooting off their mouths.
Puerto Rico is not "Third World". It's part of the US, has US minimum wages and generally, due to climate, a better cost of living. The station I left there, in 2000, was one of less than 150 stations in the whole US to bill over $10 million in a year. Third world my...
Lower income families that build rural homes there are much safer than "tornado magnet" manufactured homes in the US. Roofing is galvanized sheet metal because in tropical climates the shingles-tarpaper-wood beam construction deteriorates way too rapidly.
And if Puerto Rico is "Third World" so is Hawaii.
Other than boarding up windows, there is little you can do. Having been through more hurricanes in Puerto Rico than I can even remember, preparation consists of moving to a family member's higher location or condo if you live in a low area and stocking up on food and bottled water.
I don't think that the residents of New Orleans cared where Katrina went after it hit them. Remember, most hurricane damage is from flooding, not wind. Katrina affected people over 500 miles inland for that reason.
The Florida storms that hit the southern coastal areas exit on the other side and go out to sea. And the ones that hit north of the Orlando-Tampa-Daytona line, including the panhandle, all tend to go inland in GA, AL and MS.
If one over a 7.8 to 8.0 hit, the destruction would be massive. There is even doubt that most of the high-rises in LA would survive such a quake if close enough, suffering such damage as to either collapse or be beyond repair. The biggest danger is with bridges and overpasses, which, just like in the San Francisco quake of '89 or Northridge in '94, will suffer massive failures. Further, some areas of LA such as around Long Beach and Beverly Hills will liquefy, causing almost total structural failures.
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One of the biggest issues is non-natives who move into danger zones. Whether quakes, tornadoes or hurricanes, they don't understand the danger. Those that survive learn more the second time around.
Of course, there are some solutions in building codes such as high foundations and the like, but they won´t protect idiots from their fate.
Let's not blame climate change for a hurricane that is no stronger than many going back 100 years. It just hit in a place where many lived in low-lying areas.
I don't believe I said it was.
Yes it does. But metal sheeting also catches the wind so a small opening can lift the entire roof off without much trouble.
Getting the hell out of the way in indeed the best 'solution' but it does nothing to prevent damage to the house you left behind. Re-read my remarks about the Juneau mobile homes.
The Southeast is nothing but endless canals and lakes that form a direct pipeline for flooding. Plus, many people build right on the water.
Which is why I made the comment that commuting would be a nightmare (also why I don't live there).
You forget that many of the deaths in the Nortridge quake came from people in cars on those bridges. Were the quake to have happened in the daytime, there have been estimates of 10,000 to 15,000 deaths, mostly from collapsing roadways and bridges.
Highest point in Florida is 345 feet above sea level, just south of the Alabama state line. Overall, Florida averages out to be 100 feet above sea level. That's like 1/3rd of a Football field so not very high. I know where I used to live as a kid I could dig down about 2-2.5 feet and hit the water table.
I said:
And You said,
"Just like most other places in the 2nd and 3rd worlds. Out here on the reservations they just toss a bunch of old tires on the roof to keep it in place during windy times."
"Other places in the third world" indicates that you believe Puerto Rico, USA, to be in the third world.
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