View Full Version : Hurricane Katrina
Oblivion
29-08-2005, 02:59
Has everyone heard about this on the news?
Its apparently the most powerful Hurricane you can get and its heading straight Louisiana city. Winds up to 160MPH :eek:
How scary would that be? Glad I don't live in a part of the world that gets them. Imagine being told you have to evacuate your house and wondering if its still gonna be there when you return.
Best of luck to them!
Fireblade
29-08-2005, 06:03
Winds up to 160MPH :eek:
Constant winds to that speed Tom... but gusts are expected to reach 200mph+!!
It's gonna be even scarier when it hits New Orleans later this morning though (which is why it's being evacuated... for the most part!)... coz it was 'only' a category 1 when it first hit Florida. It's expected to be category 5 by the time it hits land again :eek:
brumster
29-08-2005, 10:39
Great place to run a passive heatsink, though, I imagine...
Very true brumster.
And good luck to all those people in the USA.
Yatesy
Daleaholic
29-08-2005, 14:02
Luckily My Aunty, Uncle and their 2 Kids live in a fairly new house Near Ft. Lauderdale so they were able to stay in their home because it has all the new hurricane protection, although they have no power except for a generator which luckily they bought about 2 months ago! Trees have fallen down and the roads are flooded but I'm glad they're ok :) Hope there are no more fatalities :(
Great place to run a passive heatsink, though, I imagine...
But what would be the point - ambient noise would me you may as well use a 'tornado'. :p
Seriously though, I do feel for the people - leaving your home, expecting it to be battered if not demolished would be heart breaking. I wonder how much house insurance is in coastal USA? The other side ain't much better (San Adreas).
Nick1988
29-08-2005, 18:18
Yeah rather them than me a friend of mine from my americas army clan is being evacuated (from louisiana) and he wont be back for a month at the minimun he has said itcould be newere up to 8 months if his house is destroyed :eek:
Hopefully most people will be ok as they have been warned about it quite well in advance.
Nick
I think its now a very strong category 3 and still capable of widespread destruction (winds up to 130mph...gusts higher.....I'm very concerned about the storm surge it may well produce seeing as New Orleans is below sea level........) it does seem to have weakened.
Actually Hurricane Ivan 'the terrible' has been blamed for producing the highest wave ever recorded
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4739741.stm
However the tallest wave or surge (a better description) ever recorded was created by a glacial landslide in Lithua Bay, Alaska in 1958.......it measured an incredible 1,740ft high and stripped all the trees off the slopes :eek:
fatnickc
29-08-2005, 22:41
No wonder I keep reading this forum section as Tropical discussion!
Oblivion
30-08-2005, 18:25
Heard on the Radio a little while ago 55 people dead already.
Cod Ball
30-08-2005, 18:41
Already! :eek: Proving to be a big hurricane
fatnickc
30-08-2005, 19:42
According to the Evening Standard, it's now around 80..
DarkEntity
01-09-2005, 19:51
New Orleans is under water.....dont they have crocs/aligaters in them parts?
:eek:
Yeah, according to the news the water in the city is full of crocs, snakes and sharks:eek:
Oblivion
01-09-2005, 21:45
Yeah, according to the news the water in the city is full of crocs, snakes and sharks:eek:
Not to mention gun wielding looters!
ITs interesting to see how America copes with the 3rd world in their own back yard.
Thats exactly what I was thinking.
This'll sound bad...
But maybe it's a good thing in some ways. Now people actually ARE starving in America... (apart from obvious gains, such as weight loss :p ). They can now see what it is like for people living in 3rd countries... Except their situation is still worse than that in New Orleans.. With disease etc.
Perhaps those unlucky enough to find themselves in that position will appreciate, and sympathise more with what people live through for their whole lives in 3rd world contries.
PuppetMaster
03-09-2005, 15:02
Everquest II players can donate to help victims:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4208038.stm
Nice idea I think, good way to contribute.
bluspikez
22-09-2005, 03:01
You guys should have saw the gas prices spike after the hurricane hit...they went up like a dollar in under 24 hours...now they are back down lower that before Katrina hit!
Modfather
30-09-2005, 13:41
You guys should have saw the gas prices spike after the hurricane hit...they went up like a dollar in under 24 hours...now they are back down lower that before Katrina hit!
Bet they are still cheeper than in the uk tho
Oblivion
30-09-2005, 13:53
UK is a rip off for everything. ******* government
Euphoria
12-10-2005, 10:08
Thats exactly what I was thinking.
This'll sound bad...
But maybe it's a good thing in some ways. Now people actually ARE starving in America... (apart from obvious gains, such as weight loss :p ). They can now see what it is like for people living in 3rd countries... Except their situation is still worse than that in New Orleans.. With disease etc.
Perhaps those unlucky enough to find themselves in that position will appreciate, and sympathise more with what people live through for their whole lives in 3rd world contries.
Don't you think that is slightly out of order towards America?
Oblivion
12-10-2005, 13:29
Some people would argue that America has caused more damage to the world than any other country. You gotta admit they do like a good war!
Euphoria
12-10-2005, 14:38
Just people and their views I guess.
Oblivion
12-10-2005, 14:53
To be honest they have done a first class job of effing up Vietnam and now Iraq, how many more wannabe terrorists has that created. I thought invading Iraq was meant to get us cheaper oil but prices have gone up, its all bull****!
Maybe if they had more to worry about on their own door step they might stop trying to be the World Police. Just remeber what goes around comes around.
bluspikez
15-10-2005, 03:49
To be honest they have done a first class job of effing up Vietnam and now Iraq
Yeah, I agree, we, as the US, had no reason for going into Iraq. Sure, Saddam Hussein was a bad leader and all, but still, I thought Bush said it was gonna be a short war, not a war that would last. We have lost too many soldiers in my opinion and the Iraqies don't want us there, so why are we there?
Euphoria
15-10-2005, 12:38
I don't mean to have ago or anything but you two probably don't know the half of the reasons about Vietnam and Iraq (not that I do either), only what you read and see (which isn't always true).
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