Hurricane Melissa

[dublinbluenose]

Wow



They're considering introducing a new category for these more intense Hurricanes/Typhoons.

Western Jamaica will be levelled.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

There’s only so much battening down of the hatches that can be done. The devastation is going to be heartbreaking after this one, I fear.

In the meantime I guess it’s thoughts and prayers only.

 

[Eggs]

….lots of holidaymakers out there at the moment, due to ‘hit’ at lunchtime today (BST).

 

[chrismpw]

What do climate change deniers make if this, I wonder. Somebody phone up Trump and Farage and aak please.

 

[joe1878]

Some footage here in a thread. I know very little about hurricanes, but some people may find it interesting.

 

[RomanReigns]

Here comes the story of the Hurricane

 

[Milk]

Projected 175mph winds are going to do some serious devastation ... never mind the attendant flooding.

 

[Moomin]

What do climate change deniers make if this, I wonder. Somebody phone up Trump and Farage and aak please.

@Prevenger17 who is the man on here for this?

 

[Eggs]

Projected 175mph winds are going to do some serious devastation ... never mind the attendant flooding.

…..lots of shanty type buildings out there, hard to see how they can avoid winds that strong.

 

[Prevenger17]

@Prevenger17 who is the man on here for this?

@Tipp blue is the world's pre-eminent expert in climate science and would you believe how lucky we are that he posts on this very forum? I believe he has a YouTube degree in Climate Sciences with a PHD in random, unsubstantiated internet articles that suit his argument.

 

[Tommy Chong]

Something that I’ve always wondered, why do they always give hurricanes, tornadoes and cyclones, huge destructive forces, a woman’s name?

Is it the same reason that they use name ships after women?

 

[Lee Smith]

Something that I’ve always wondered, why do they always give hurricanes, tornadoes and cyclones, huge destructive forces, a woman’s name?

Is it the same reason that they use name ships after women?

They alternate bewteen male and female names

 

[Tommy Chong]

They alternate between male and female names

Is that a new thing, or has it always been that way?

 

[Lee Smith]

Is that a new thing, or has it always been that way?

Used to be female only names, changed in the late 70's to male / female (North Atlantic ones anyway)

 

[Prevenger17]

Is that a new thing, or has it always been that way?

Always been I think. That being said, I once knew a Melissa and to say she was an unhinged force of nature herself would be an understatement. I'd take my chance with a cardboard box and the storm then to be locked in a secure building with her for 5 minutes