Seems there is News happening other then Ike. Not that one would be able to tell by US Cable news.
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A man walks through the rain in Houston, Texas, on 13 Sepember. 'Catastrophic' storm hits Texas
Hurricane Ike makes landfall in Texas, causing flooding, damaging buildings and cutting power to millions of people.
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Eh, while normally I like to tease my American friends for the navel-gazing obliviousness of US news and education, I think the USA can be forgiven for being solipsistic in this instance. Ike isn't the 3rd strongest, or biggest hurricane in USA history, but apparently it's likely to be in the top 3 hurricanes in USA history in it's destruction of property and it's humanitarian disaster effects. That's a pretty enormous news story. I'm sure there are Americans all over the country who are concerned right now, and for a couple of days to come, for the safety of friends and relatives who live in Texas and the other Gulf states.
Am I right in saying that Houston is the USA's fourth largest city, and that it's possibly going to get trashed? And that in the areas where there were mandatory evacuations of the residents, in the lead-up to Ike coming over, there have now been some people making emergency calls from those areas requesting help, and the disaster relief agencies are all staying out of there, and not sending in any rescuers, because it's deemed to be too dangerous to do so? This is a really big deal, I can forgive the media outlets for deciding to go for blanket Ike coverage.
Am I right in saying that Houston is the USA's fourth largest city, and that it's possibly going to get trashed? And that in the areas where there were mandatory evacuations of the residents, in the lead-up to Ike coming over, there have now been some people making emergency calls from those areas requesting help, and the disaster relief agencies are all staying out of there, and not sending in any rescuers, because it's deemed to be too dangerous to do so? This is a really big deal, I can forgive the media outlets for deciding to go for blanket Ike coverage.
Yeah, the Houston metro area is one of the largest in the nation. I think it's beaten out only by the NYC metro area, the DC metro area, and the Bay area.
Galveston was designed to withstand a storm surge of 17 feet. Apparently, the storm surge of Ike was nearly 24 feet, which left the island under 7 feet of water at peak tide. It's since receded to 4 feet and its draining slowly. (Galveston is considered a feat of modern engineering, as the entire seat was ratcheted up that 17 feet. THE ENTIRE CITY.)
Ike may have only been a Category 3 at landfall, but that only describes the wind speed. The storm itself was as big as the entire freaking state of Texas and took up half the gulf of Mexico. Ike has had the largest kinetic energy of a hurricane measured with modern instrumentation, making it one of the most powerful storms to ever smack the continental US.
But forget Galveston; 80% of the buildings on Haiti were damaged or destroyed.
Galveston was designed to withstand a storm surge of 17 feet. Apparently, the storm surge of Ike was nearly 24 feet, which left the island under 7 feet of water at peak tide. It's since receded to 4 feet and its draining slowly. (Galveston is considered a feat of modern engineering, as the entire seat was ratcheted up that 17 feet. THE ENTIRE CITY.)
Ike may have only been a Category 3 at landfall, but that only describes the wind speed. The storm itself was as big as the entire freaking state of Texas and took up half the gulf of Mexico. Ike has had the largest kinetic energy of a hurricane measured with modern instrumentation, making it one of the most powerful storms to ever smack the continental US.
But forget Galveston; 80% of the buildings on Haiti were damaged or destroyed.
"Other THAN Ike"
I, more or less, agree with Ari, by the way.
I, more or less, agree with Ari, by the way.
Amazingly enough I knew about all of those news stories. Well, except for the chickens on sale in Tehran; but to be fair they'd probably be sold out by the time I could get there anyway.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
That's what you get when you don't invest in Iranian chicken futures.
I think we can all learn a lesson from this.
I think we can all learn a lesson from this.
I am actually glad for all the coverage, because I fled from Houston Sunday to escape the prospects of having no power and no water for 2 - 4 weeks. Against my requests, I have family that is staying, and have been watching the coverage closely to get any more info to give to them.
However, they are getting better info from the radio as far as relief efforts, press releases from Center Point Energy, etc. Most of what you are getting on the cable networks are the horror stories, and are trying to turn Houston into New Orleans post Katrina. Galviston basically is the same situation as New Orleans was (just not quite to that scale), but Houston is not. Houston's main problem is the lack of power, and the fact that the cold front is going to be blowing off soon.
So I am actually happy about the coverage. There are thousands of evacuees also watching intently.
However, they are getting better info from the radio as far as relief efforts, press releases from Center Point Energy, etc. Most of what you are getting on the cable networks are the horror stories, and are trying to turn Houston into New Orleans post Katrina. Galviston basically is the same situation as New Orleans was (just not quite to that scale), but Houston is not. Houston's main problem is the lack of power, and the fact that the cold front is going to be blowing off soon.
So I am actually happy about the coverage. There are thousands of evacuees also watching intently.
The biggest story over in the UK today was the systematic poisoning of babys by food manufacturers in China. How could anyone think it was ok to cheat a protein test by adding industrial chemicals used in fire retardent plastics?
It boggles the mind.
The stuff they where adding.
It boggles the mind.
The stuff they where adding.
Tainted toys. Tainted milk.
Why do the Chinese hate children? =(
Why do the Chinese hate children? =(
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Yeah, I always end up reading/seeing those stories while holding Thom in my lap, feeding him a bottle.
Not cool, China.
Not cool, China.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Other *than* Ike...jesuschristit'sbuggingme....
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
ElneClare wrote:
Seems there is News happening other then Ike. Not that one would be able to tell by US Cable news.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
ElneClare wrote:
Seems there is News happening other then Ike. Not that one would be able to tell by US Cable news.
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― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
catwho, pet mage of Jabober wrote:
Yeah, the Houston metro area is one of the largest in the nation. I think it's beaten out only by the NYC metro area, the DC metro area, and the Bay area.
DC is something like 8th, I think.
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