"The Corps often rebuilds eroded beaches by hauling in thousands of tons of sand, but the agency is refusing to deliver $42 million of new sand to Pinellas County unless the area’s coastal property owners grant public access to the slivers of beach behind their homes. Hundreds of these property owners, however, are in turn refusing to sign documents that grant these points of access, which are known as easements. The faceoff has brought the area’s storm recovery to a near standstill." #FLwx#hurricanes
It was two days before superstorm Sandy hit the north east and I was driving into town when a leaf landed on my antenna and hung there in the wind and rain. All the way up until the storm hit, it poured every day and those overcast skies seemed to say, "beware." I shot the image through my rainy window in the early afternoon. The sky was as dark as evening.
Check on the health of the trees around your house, and batten down the hatches.
"NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become #hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges."
WaPo: This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns
The NOAA outlook calls for 17 to 25 tropical storms, 8 to 13 hurricanes and 4 to 7 “major” hurricanes and is the most aggressive May prediction the agency has made.
"Waters across the Atlantic’s tropical belt — extending from the coast of Africa through the Caribbean — are hotter now than in any other late May on record, with over 90% of the area’s sea surface engulfed in record or near-record warmth. The extent of marine heat has never been greater heading into a hurricane season, outpacing by wide margins the previous late May record-holder in 2005, a year remembered for one of the most active and destructive hurricane seasons in modern history." #climate#disasters#hurricanes
" Current summer temperature outlooks for the US are certainly bringing the #heat. Above-average temperatures are forecast over nearly every square mile of the Lower 48.
“We anticipate a well above-average probability for major #hurricanes making landfall along the continental #UnitedStates coastline and in the #Caribbean,” the group said in a news release."
"If you live in a part of the country vulnerable to #hurricanes, now is the time to prepare for this year's hurricane season.
Begin by finding the evacuation centers for your area. "#HurricaneStrong" is a national hurricane resilience initiative whose partners include FEMA and NOAA. They have a guide available to download for family hurricane preparedness that includes tips on safety, preparedness, resilience, insurance, and how to help your community through service."
Comment from @mattlanza "Colorado St is out with their hurricane forecast. An ACE of 210 for a forecast is wiiiiiild. 23/11/5
" #hurricanes#wx#forecast
Nova Scotia where we confidently boast that nothing is more than 50 km from the sea... decides that the coast does not need protected and people will just do the right thing. (for themsleves esp if rich) Why don't conservatives want to conserve the coast line? Premier says they all get to decide for themselves.