Here we go again: Hurricane Milton is set to hit Florida as a Category 3.
Milton Cone, Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa Bay Times calls this "life-threatening."
Millions of Floridians along the Gulf Coast could be told to leave, and officials in Tampa Bay are warning the storm could be far worse than Helene. Sewage systems and power could be out for weeks.
Schools are closing. Governor expands state of emergency. Meanwhile, "Hurricane Helene overwhelms Tampa Bay cities and haulers."
Are there any countries more prone to natural disasters than the US? We have it all -- hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires, extreme heat events. Of course, the US is very big and small countries can't be expected to match us in total. What about per unit area? Earthquakes in Turkey? Heat in India? Cold in Russia?
2 comments:
Unfortunately it's gone through an eyewall replacement overnight. After briefly reducing in strength it is back up to Category 4 a after a near record rate of intensity increase and some observers are talking about a possible Category 5.
Perhaps meteorologists' past experience of hurricane development is becoming obsolete.
Perhaps, yes. And their models too.
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