Above, seasoned TV meteorologists trying to get their minds around the implications of Hurricane Milton’s explosive intensification today, October 7.The second “Generational Storm” in as many weeks. Notably, pay attention to 40 year vet John Morales, who breaks down emotionally i … | Continue reading
WRAL Raleigh report. Below, election report from Atlanta. Below, report from WBTV Charlotte: | Continue reading
National Hurricane Center: Milton’s remarkable rapid intensification is continuing. Satellite images show a small eye within the very cold central cloud cover,and the eye is becoming better defined. Data from the Mexican radar at Sabancuy show a small, closed eye with an intense … | Continue reading
Local Republican Congressman on the ground pushes back against disinformation: FEMA not perfect, has some criticisms, but states, “those rumors are totally unsubstantiated, …it’s so unfortunate..we’ve got some nefarious folks out there that are trying to make a name for themselve … | Continue reading
Above, video of NC Senator Tom Tillis and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.Below, Republican State Senator from North Carolina. Below, County Emergency Management agency in North Carolina. New York Times quotes disaster experts and Local officials: New York Times: “I have been doing d … | Continue reading
Believe the scientists, not some asshole on Tic Toc.Above, NOAA Hurricane expert Jim Kossin. Below, Dr Jeff Masters in Yale Climate Connections: With the U.S. taking such a beating from extreme hurricanes in recent years, it’s worth reviewing how climate change is contributing to … | Continue reading
12 miles is the difference between a 100 billion, and a 200 billion dollar storm.Tampa Bay is uniquely vulnerable, and has had a long streak of luck. Meanwhile, the city has developed into a major metro area. Clip above is from WFLA-Tampa Chief Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli. Wash … | Continue reading
Science: The scandal that has become known as “Sharpiegate” damaged NOAA’s credibility and may have undercut public trust in the agency’s apolitical weather forecasting, Commerce Department Inspector General Peggy Gustafson said in a long-awaited report released yesterday. “Inste … | Continue reading
Wikipedia: Stochastic terrorism is a form of political violence instigated by hostile public rhetoric directed at a group or an individual. Unlike incitement to terrorism, stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator pla … | Continue reading
Ryan Hall is a popular weather YouTuber.He has some welcome words here about disinformation, as well as a breakdown of what several models are saying about approaching storm Milton. | Continue reading
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Grist: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, best known for insisting the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, released a video on X claiming the government aimed Helene at North Carolina. Why? To force people out of the region so it could mine the state’s large reserves of lithium, … | Continue reading
Q kept saying, “The Storm is Coming”. Well… | Continue reading
Economists have in recent years painted a misleadingly rosy picture of climate change impacts, that more recent research, and harsh experience are showing, is glaringly deficient. Reuters: Record temperatures, droughts, floods and wildfires this year have caused billions of dolla … | Continue reading
Charlotte Observer (registration): Western North Carolina is trying to pick up the pieces left behind by Hurricane Helene, which decimated the region, leaving communities destroyed and a death toll in the triple digits. This is not a situation to capitalize on for political gain. … | Continue reading
This one’s been making the rounds. The shadow is Helene’s path across the Southeast. | Continue reading
NBC 12/ABC 25 in Jacksonville, Florida. “You see the center of the cone is over the Tampa Bay area.” Meanwhile, Far out in the Atlantic… | Continue reading
CNN report. “We’re talking about a guy who runs multiple companies that are under investigation by Government regulator, I think of something like NHTSA, which is investigating Tesla for its self driving, and the FAA, which is investigating Space X…” | Continue reading
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Not fun and games anymore.Helene disinformation is hurting responses, responders, and those who need help.It’s gone beyond Jewish Space Lasers – the new MAGA meme is that “Man can’t have any effect on climate, but Deep State liberals can create and steer Hurricanes”.Georgia Lt Go … | Continue reading
Jennifer Griffin is Chief National Security Correspondent at Fox, and is reputed as one of the “real journalists” on the staff. Her reporting on National Security issues has always been well grounded. She has a thread pushing back on Helene disinformation, that, regrettably, her … | Continue reading
Does everyone need it? Can anyone afford it? Should it be mandatory? Grist: Even as the full scale of devastation in the mountainous regions of North Carolina and Tennessee remains unknown, it’s clear that Hurricane Helene is one of the deadliest and most destructive storms in re … | Continue reading
High end Cat 2 ‘cane will hit Florida’s west coast.Impacts are path-dependent, but big threat to Tampa Bay, which is still digging out from Helene. | Continue reading
Those working on the ground, local Politicians of both parties, are speaking up against disinformation about the post Helene recovery effort, and the storm itself.Local TV News stations have a special role in this, as they have credibility that national news reports may lack to a … | Continue reading
A cone is coming. Florida will be getting soaked and saturated with rain next two days, awaiting the arrival of whatever this system in the western Gulf, slated for the name “Milton”, becomes. 90 percent chance of development in next 7 days. | Continue reading
Disinformation keeps ramping up. All of a piece with climate conspiracist BS. Serious consequences for responders on the ground, and possibly the election. We wondered where the AI would come in this election cycle, and it’s really ramping up here, for sure.Above, the Bulwark pod … | Continue reading
Accuweather: As the scope of catastrophic infrastructure damage, loss of life, business disruptions and other economic impacts becomes clearer in the wake of Hurricane Helene, AccuWeather has increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene in th … | Continue reading
Midwest Energy News: A newly published study examining property values near dozens of large Midwest solar farms has found no significant negative impact — and even a slight positive effect — from the projects, according to the data. Loyola University researcher Gilbert Michaud ha … | Continue reading
All kinds of internet blather, no doubt some of it spread by malevolent actors, pushing conspiracies in the wake of the flooding disaster following Hurricane Helene. Above, Republican State Senator Kevin Corbin. Media Matters: The most prominent conspiracy theory circulating on T … | Continue reading
More classics in the genre of ‘Best Places to Escape Climate Change”. Above, a Climate Scientist felt the need to get away from Coastal Georgia to escape storm and sea level risk. Guess where she ended up? Below, CNBC report quizzed some experts. What City do you think they named … | Continue reading
A year ago, Insurers in North Carolina were asking for a 42 percent rate increase, because, they said, they were not making money in the state. The request also included hikes of as much as 99 percent in vulnerable beach areas.That increase was denied.This storm is not going to h … | Continue reading
China didn’t steal their leadership in solar manufacturing, or stumble into it by luck. They saw that some American inventions held the key to the future, and they made it happen.A big part of this story took place just down the road from me… Bloomberg: To make the solar cells th … | Continue reading
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Postcard from the future. I recently heard Bill McKibben say, “It doesn’t matter what career you are training for, if we don’t get a handle on climate change, you are going to spend your life as a disaster crisis manager.” | Continue reading
What I’ve been tellin’ folks for quite some time. There’s some places that are relatively safe, but not as safe as they think. What will be the impact as human habits, assumptions, infrastructure, and financial institutions run into changed climate reality? It’s happening now. | Continue reading
“Storm expected to cause supply chain issues for months, making it harder for aid to get in” | Continue reading
Deaths at 182 now, and rising. Many still missing.Jaw dropping report of a fulminating catastrophe. Every time I see more completely new footage of the devastation, it becomes more gob smacking. | Continue reading
Neighbors shelter in chest deep water to keep their animals safe. | Continue reading
Hurricane Hunter turned PhD Meteorologist, founder of Weather Underground, Jeff Masters has posted this, I believe, very intentionally on the day Helene made landfall. | Continue reading
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In case you missed it.. Just last year, Acapulco, Mexico was devastated by Cat 5 Hurricane Otis. (see below)A year later, Hurricane John dumped torrential rains, leaving the community, in the words of one resident, “destroyed”. France 24 report on current hurricane John. Below, W … | Continue reading
Maybe you were not in a flood plain when you moved in, but you might be now. Thank Exxon, the politicians they bought, and the misinformation vendors like Fox News. Most Americans will not know until they get the rude awakening that North Carolinians are living with now. | Continue reading
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See ya. Wouldn’t wanna be ya. New York Times: The country’s vast population shift has left more people exposed to the risk of natural hazards and dangerous heat at a time when climate change is amplifying many weather extremes. A New York Times analysis shows the dynamic in new d … | Continue reading
JD Vance: “If you believe that…” It took a generational catastrophe to do it, but Climate finally appeared as something other than an afterthought in a national political debate, as a steadily unfolding horror in a newly politically relevant state forces the issue. As deeply dist … | Continue reading
“How do you prepare for something that’s never happened?” It’s down to scrambling for water. We keep seeing new images, each more terrible than the last, and the reporters on the scene seem more and more shaken. | Continue reading