Hurricane Michael 2018

not unusual at all Veterans park near Tyndall Air Base in Florida

 

I read that base was left "skeletal".

 

Two Hundred Eighty (280) people unaccounted for after Hurricane Michael.

Two confirmed dead.

 

Here home is under those trees.








'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

 

They are looking for their cat.








'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

 

She's searching for her friend who stayed behind in this house.






'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

 

'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

 

'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

 

That looked like strips of aluminum foil.

 

Watch the pine trees bend in the video and then try to understand what strength of wind it took to snap pine trees in half.

 

I died in the hurricane. True story.

 

Mutual Aid efforts in the wake of Hurricane Michael - Mutual Aid Disaster Relief


"Starting at 9am Thursday morning, folks affiliated with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, Tallahassee DSA, the Dream Defenders, the Poor People’s Campaign, and Tallahassee PSL met in historic Frenchtown just a stone’s throw away from the capitol of Florida. Our crew moved out through the area, sweeping down major road-ways, then side-streets, clearing out trash and debris. As we went, we passed out water, sandwiches, snacks, and had conversations with folks from all walks of life.

We saw inspiring acts of mutual aid from our neighbors, some of whom jumped at the chance to lend their solidarity to the clean-up efforts.

“Why are you folks out here?” one group of brothers asked us.

“We’re just trying to be good neighbors,” one comrade replied.

For the next hour, the brothers helped us clean up 3 different streets. Disasters have a way of bringing people together, bridging the arbitrary divides that the state or capital attempt to thrust between us. As these barriers collapse, humanity flourishes. In the face of an apathetic apparatus that segregates our communities, we can find hope in our shared nature. As the state continues to self-immolate from its crises and contradictions, we can seize the moment and take the initiative to protect and defend our communities. The ethos of solidarity, not charity offers us a path beyond climate catastrophe and towards the never-ending struggle of building a better world in the shell of the old.

For those in Tallahassee, FL Florida People’s Advocacy Center in Tally is a safe space for people to come for disaster relief. The Florida People’s Advocacy Center is trans* inclusive and welcomes undocumented folks.

If you’re not in the Tallahassee area but would like to donate, you can do so here:
Tallahassee DSA Fund
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
Amazon Wishlist for the Panhandle"

 

Just saw on the news a little girl died. I know there are certain natural disasters that can't be avoided, but when you know something is headed your way, even if you don't want to evacuate, think of the little ones.

I don't know. Maybe I'm over simplifying.

 

There are tons of pics here: Photos: HURRICANE MICHAEL: Panama City Damage and Cleanup

 

I've been reading posts on some Facebook groups today and they are from people looking for their elderly parents, people needing to go in and bring their parents out, a women who is in contact with her mother who is trapped inside the only room left standing in her house, people who need insulin, people who can't find food to buy.

Some of it is really bad down there.

 

The devastation is pretty extensive. I saw some bad wreckage on the news either yesterday or today; probably both, but I can't remember. It was on CNN and our local channel had reporting about it and a feature on the aftermath I think.

 

Freakishly warm ocean water is a major reason why Hurricane Michael became the strongest storm in decades

"Right now, the waters along the Gulf Coast of Florida are anywhere from 4 to 7 degrees above what's normal for this time of year, according to federal temperature sensors. In Pensacola, the water temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 81.9 degrees Fahrenheit, nearly 8 degrees warmer than average. In St. Petersburg, the water was a balmy 81.7 degrees — almost 4 degrees above the norm.

That warm ocean water pumps more heat and evaporating seawater up into a hurricane, giving the storm extra juice.

Much of the reason why the gulf is so warm these days is that as humans burn fossil fuels to power our buildings, transportation, and manufacturing, the gases that emits enter the atmosphere and cause it to trap more of the sun's heat. Earth's oceans have soaked up 90% of that extra heat, making them a breeding ground for fiercer storms.

In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters in May, scientists tracked 30 years of tropical storms (from 1986-2015) and found that the central and eastern tropical Atlantic, from the eastern Caribbean islands to Florida, has indeed seen more rapidly intensifying storms in recent years. Another study published in 2012showed similar results, finding that storms can intensify 20 hours faster than they used to, in some cases."

 

Holy shit this is catastrophic. This makes my heart hurt