Hurricane Harvey & Irma

[Seamus Fermanagh]

My grandfather said a similar thing. He said that a river near our home used to get frozen during the winter when he was young.

Any number of examples like this have been noted. St. Lawrence used to freeze etc.

It is a certainty that the Earth has been warming. We have been part of a warming trend for some time following a classic interglaciation pattern. How much of the current spike is human-fostered v 'normal' heating might be arguable. Far more important is the consideration of how we will adapt to this warming trend, which is probably not at its peak (and which we may well be exacerbating as a majority of our scientists assert).

[HopAlongBunny]

Next up: Florida?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurrica...rida-1.4275126

Maybe, maybe not; Puerto Rico is certainly a likely target.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#irma
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...nd120#contents

Stay safe

[drone]

The only good news is that Trump will not be stealing our tax money with a trip to Mar-a-lago this weekend.

[spmetla]

The only good news is that Trump will not be stealing our tax money with a trip to Mar-a-lago this weekend.

We'll have to keep our eyes on any relief money and make sure no undue amounts are spent fixing his hard hit business.

[Beskar]

Hurricane Irma is out to destroy almost everything in its warpath.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

We are at the peak of the season. Harvey drowned Eastern Texas. Irma has smacked the Antilles (we will find that most of the dead are Haitian as usual when the storm is past), will hammer the Turks, Caicos, and Bahamas, and then pound South Florida. Jose is tracking after Irma for round 2 for St. Maarten and the VI. Katia is whacking Vera Cruz.

Irma was a Cat 5 for 3 days. Almost unheard of.

[Shaka_Khan]

My cousin lives in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He bought a lot of snacks and water. He and his gf didn't evacuate yet for some reason. Maybe the traffic jam makes it pointless to evacuate. There seems to be a lot of people ignoring the evacuation announcement. And there are some reporters staying there. There are two major Air Force bases in Fort Walton Beach. They might be evacuating, too.