Weather WTF

[KRonn]

Hurricane Henri hit us Sunday, downgraded to a tropical storm. It had me a bit worried as it moved further east and closer to where I am. But it turned out to be not much at all in my area. Light to moderate rain and not much in the way of heavy winds. It actually mostly cleared up early afternoon.

[viper37]

Is that what you are hoping for, or are you describing a worst case scenario?

Do I look like I support Maxime Bernier?It's obviously a worst case scenario.

[jimmy olsen]

So hundreds of COVID patients in the hospital are going to die because of power loss, right?

https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/1431914803505795074

Hurricane #Ida is officially a dangerous Category 4 Hurricane. Maximum sustained winds are at 140 mph. Be aware of life threatening storm surge, potentially catastrophic wind damage, and flooding rainfall.

[jimmy olsen]

29m
5 AM CDT August 29 -- Hurricane #Ida is still intensifying, with the most recent data from the
@NOAA_HurrHunter
aircraft indicating maximum sustained winds are up to 145 mph.

https://mobile.twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1431919921961787395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1431919921961787395%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

[jimmy olsen]

We're fucked

https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1431934499143647241

600 AM CDT Update: #Ida continues to strengthen and now has maximum sustained winds of around 150 MPH with higher gusts, and a minimum pressure of 935 mb (27.61 inches) http://hurricanes.gov

[jimmy olsen]

Double fucked

https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucci/status/1431938809290268675

BREAKING: Hurricane #Ida now has winds that may be flirting with the Category 5 level.

Aircraft reconnaissance has found evidence of surface winds perhaps approaching 160 mph in the northeast eyewall.

Air temperature spikes about 15 degrees in core.

Worst case-scenario event.

[ulmont]

So hundreds of COVID patients in the hospital are going to die because of power loss, right?

Hopefully not.  Diesel generators are a thing.

We're fucked

We?  I'm pretty fucked but I thought you lived on the other side of the world.

[jimmy olsen]

I have empathy for my fellow man

https://twitter.com/jake_bittle/status/1431949679244324869

The eye of #Ida is going to slam right into Port Fourchon, the port complex that services almost twenty percent of the nation's oil supply.

[ulmont]

FYI New Orleans kinda got wrecked and is looking at weeks if not months without power.  Suburbs in Jefferson parish are looking at weeks without power or water.

https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_ef41b052-0998-11ec-9c32-97779ca0847b.html

[ulmont]

Some personal photos: https://imgur.com/a/NJJoaf2

[mongers]

Sudden flooding in New Jersey, is DG going to be OK?

[Caliga]

Man, Philly really got fucked up by that storm.  My parents are at their shore house but their neighbors said the water between the houses got 4 inches deep, and my hometown was bracketed by two tornadoes that I guess did tons of damage.

[KRonn]

Some flooding in Massachusetts including a stretch of highway in eastern MA. But doesn't look like we got hit as bad as NY, NJ, PA.

[viper37]

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/worlds-largest-carbon-capture-plant-will-soon-operate-in-iceland
Great carbon capture plant, taking CO2 from the atmosphere and transforming it in rocks.  Interesting.

[Valmy]

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/worlds-largest-carbon-capture-plant-will-soon-operate-in-iceland
Great carbon capture plant, taking CO2 from the atmosphere and transforming it in rocks.  Interesting.

This is fantastic, ultimately these kinds of things will be key to climate management in the future. I hope this one is a huge success.