Jim K Global Moderator Posted August 28, 2021 Global Moderator Share Posted August 28, 2021 Looks like it's going to be a bad one. 16 years after Katrina. Forecasted to be a Cat 4 when it makes landfall in Louisiana tomorrow morning. Quote Aug 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida on Saturday intensified over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, prompting tens of thousands to flee coastal areas, while President Joe Biden pledged aid to help states quickly recover once the storm has passed. Forecasters said Ida could make a U.S. landfall on Sunday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, generating winds of 140 miles per hour (225 kph), heavy downpours and a tidal surge that could plunge much of the Louisiana shoreline under several feet of water. On Saturday afternoon Ida was about 290 miles (470 km) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, packing top winds of 100 miles per hour (155 kph) and aiming for the Louisiana coast, the National Hurricane Center said. //snip Reuters +Edouard and Mindovermaster 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Heading for New Orleans 😱 The folks at NASA Michoud and Stennis best be grabbing their Go Bags. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 05:29, DocM said: Heading for New Orleans 😱 The folks at NASA Michoud and Stennis best be grabbing their Go Bags. I think EVERYONE in the area should be doing that... +Edouard and Dick Montage 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Edouard Subscriber² Posted August 29, 2021 Subscriber² Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 14:37, FloatingFatMan said: I think EVERYONE in the area should be doing that... What we won't see is Biden making a d**k out of himself with a map and a sharpie. FloatingFatMan, SecretAgentMan, spikey_richie and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 05:47, Jumping Jacinta said: What we won't see is Biden making a d**k out of himself with a map and a sharpie. Maybe he should nuke the storm! Dick Montage, +Edouard, SecretAgentMan and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) On 29/08/2021 at 00:48, FloatingFatMan said: Maybe he should nuke the storm! That idea dates back to a meteorologist named Jack Reed, one of the earliest hurricane hunters. His calculations predicted 1-2 20 MT nukes might be able to deflect a hurricane. Incorrect by far, but at the time nuclear geo-engineering and weather/climate control were thought possible. It still pops up from time to time. Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 08:11, DocM said: That idea dates back to a meteorologist named Jack Reed, one of the earliest hurricane hunters. His calculations predicted 1-2 20 MT nukes might be able to deflect a hurricane. Incorrect by far, but at the time nuclear geo-engineering and weather/climate control were thought possible. It still pops up from time to time. Yes, usually by brainless moron's. Where it should NEVER popup, is from the mouth of a moron with the nuclear codes. Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 03:19, FloatingFatMan said: Yes, usually by brainless moron's. Quote a few were scientists & engineers. Julian Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley, was a biologist & first Director of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. He thought using nukes to geo-engineer irrigation for the Sahara was a great idea. Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) On 29/08/2021 at 08:45, DocM said: Quote a few were scientists & engineers. Julian Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley, was a biologist & first Director of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. He thought using nukes to geo-engineer irrigation for the Sahara was a great idea. Like I said, brainless morons. Irrigating the Sahara is an immensely DUMB thing to do, it would collapse the global climate even quicker. The planet NEEDS desert regions just as much as it needs jungles. DocM and Dick Montage 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598671968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted August 29, 2021 Author Global Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2021 ^^^^ what in tha..... Anyway ... landfall later today (around lunchtime). Some are now predicting it will be a Cat 5...it will at least be an extremely dangerous Cat 4 (Cat 5 is 157 MPH sustained winds) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598672002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted August 29, 2021 Author Global Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2021 Made landfall about a half hour ago... Video from inside the eye... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598672042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I see New York is flooding because of this now... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Lots of flooding in Jersey as well. I will never live is in an area were disasters like this happen. And if I did live in one of these areas, I would move the first time I experienced such an event. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted September 2, 2021 Author Global Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 02/09/2021 at 10:14, FloatingFatMan said: I see New York is flooding because of this now... ...and New Jersey. Seems like they were hit the heaviest with loss of life (22? between the two states) from Ida's remnants. "Only" a couple of people appeared to have died in Louisiana (one of those victims by an alligator) .. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 02/09/2021 at 08:25, Jim K said: ...and New Jersey. Seems like they were hit the heaviest with loss of life (22? between the two states) from Ida's remnants. "Only" a couple of people appeared to have died in Louisiana (one of those victims by an alligator) .. Levees in Louisiana have been holding pretty good. And in Jersey, I have seen pics of flooded streets and highways. Cars floating and people trapped in doors since the flood level is several feet high. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 02/09/2021 at 11:20, techbeck said: Lots of flooding in Jersey as well. I will never live is in an area were disasters like this happen. And if I did live in one of these areas, I would move the first time I experienced such an event. Don't you live in Cali? Where it practically burns down every year? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) On 02/09/2021 at 08:55, shockz said: Don't you live in Cali? Where it practically burns down every year? No, AZ. Where the worst we get is heat and dust devils. May get some flooding during monsoon season but not to much. Even this year when it had rained a lot. Before AZ, I lived in N.IL where the worst get got there is the rare tornado and cold weather. I will never live in CA. To expensive and getting even to expensive to visit these days. Edited September 2, 2021 by techbeck Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 02/09/2021 at 16:58, techbeck said: No, AZ. Where the worst we get is heat and dust devils. May get some flooding during monsoon season but not to much. Even this year when it had rained a lot. Before AZ, I lived in N.IL where the worst get got there is the rare tornado and cold weather. I will never live in CA. To expensive and getting even to expensive to visit these days. There are worse places than Cali.... Florida, for example.... Heat.. humidity... bugs.. gators... rain every damn afternoon... Disney... Tourists... Trump... *shudders* Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) On 02/09/2021 at 09:40, FloatingFatMan said: There are worse places than Cali.... Florida, for example.... Heat.. humidity... bugs.. gators... rain every damn afternoon... Disney... Tourists. I've been to FL. Not a bad place to visit. If CA was not that expensive, I'd visit more often. But lots of other places to visit so really no big deal. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 02/09/2021 at 17:52, techbeck said: I've been to FL. Not a bad place to visit. If CA was not that expensive, I'd visit more often. But lots of other places to visit so really no big deal. I lived there for 6 months once. Once. That was 5 months and 2 weeks too long! Brandon H 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) On 02/09/2021 at 11:40, FloatingFatMan said: There are worse places than Cali.... Florida, for example.... Heat.. humidity... bugs.. gators... rain every damn afternoon... Disney... Tourists... Trump... *shudders* So I'm guessing you haven't ever been to either place, correct? Florida isn't even close to having the crowding, traffic, homeless, and cost of living problems that CA has. Go visit Miami vs LA, San Fran, or San Diego. Not all of Florida is like Disney, just as not all of CA is like LA. But it's hard to deny which place is better to live in going by the population growth and retiree destinations. FL has the clear advantage there. If somebody is that concerned by heat and humidity, then come live up by me in the snow. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) On 02/09/2021 at 18:22, Astra.Xtreme said: So I'm guessing you haven't ever been to either place, correct? Florida isn't even close to having the crowding, traffic, homeless, and cost of living problems that CA has. Go visit Miami vs LA, San Fran, or San Diego. Not all of Florida is like Disney, just as not all of CA is like LA. But it's hard to deny which place is better to live in going by the population growth and retiree destinations. FL has the clear advantage there. If somebody is that concerned by heat and humidity, then come live up by me in the snow. Cali, no.. But Florida? Not for a while, but yes, several times. I lived in a little town called Holiday in New Port Richey, FL. , not too far from Tampa, for 6 months back in the 80's whilst my dad was working over there. Not exactly what you'd call a tourist flooded hot spot. Hell, I can even SHOW you where I lived... https://www.google.com/maps/@28.1874242,-82.7244026,3a,75y,100.85h,80.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb-IC-lFNdM_J3qk4gvGF7w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1410901-hurricane-ida/#findComment-598673174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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