Hurricane Milton

[Subduction Zone]

Yeah, I know. I guess it's just some kind of phobia I've had all my life. My mother lived in L.A. most of her life, and she always insisted on sitting in the very last row of a movie theater, just in case of an earthquake. At least with hurricanes, you can see them coming and get regular reports before they hit. There's time to prepare, but with earthquakes, you just never know. I've also heard people talk that when "the big one" hits, it'll be all over for California.

I live up in Washington state, and though our earthquakes are less frequent, we do have very large earthquakes regularly and a few years back I learned that I was on the wrong side of I-5. It turns out if I lived a half a mile to the east I would be perfectly safe.

 

[Stevicus]

People have been saying that for decades. It's obvious wishful thinking for a lot of them. Lol.

There is this, though:
"According to the third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3) report, in the next 30 years (beginning in 2014), there is a:

More than 99% chance that one or more M6.7 or greater earthquakes will strike somewhere in California
75% chance one or more M7.0 or greater earthquakes will strike Southern California
76% chance one or more M7.0 or greater earthquakes will strike Northern California"

California Earthquake Risk - Seismic Risk for CA's Major Metros | CEA

CA is one of the most earthquake prone states in the country. Learn about your local risks, then find out how to prepare your home for the next big quake!

www.earthquakeauthority.com

I remember getting this book, published in 1980, called "We Are the Earthquake Generation."

This is what the back cover had on it:

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I remember getting this book, published in 1980, called "We Are the Earthquake Generation."

This is what the back cover had on it:

Thankfully that wasn't true...or maybe the timing is a bit off!

 

[Debater Slayer]

Wishing safety for all of those living in its path. It looks terrifying.

 

[Kenny]

@Kenny , @Sand Dancer , how are things?

Things are fine… too early for any impact other than there is a lot of rain and retention ponds are filling up and it isn’t even here yet.

thanks for asking.

 

[PureX]

This one is looking bad.

 

[Subduction Zone]

This one is looking bad.

Hopefully the weather forecasters are right. They are predicting "only a three" on landfall. I used the scare quotes because even though a three is very bad, a five would be far far worse.

 

[Nakosis]

Any Florida residents here? I hope you and yours are safe and stay safe.

I'm on the East coast though still expecting 70mph winds.

 

[Altfish]

There are many problems with living in the UK BUT a lack of Hurricanes, significant earthquakes, volcanoes, poisonous snakes and spiders makes it a lot better.

 

[Nakosis]

Property values in FL are already falling because
of climate change's effects, ie, more flooding.
This will continue the trend.
It never made sense to me to build in the path
of hurricanes just a few feet above sea level.

And there's the National Geographic
map of USA if polar ice melted.....

One doesn't always have complete control over where one ends up.

 

[Nakosis]

I remember getting this book, published in 1980, called "We Are the Earthquake Generation."

This is what the back cover had on it:

I remember that or something similar.
One thing it's taught me. Humans suck at making predictions.

 

[VoidCat]

I hope it don't hit NC. It's not supposed to from what im seeing but paths can change. Asheville already is destroyed by Helene. Luckily i dont live in Asheville and we weren't strongly affected but i have friends whose family lives in Asheville.

 

[wellwisher]

Any Florida residents here? I hope you and yours are safe and stay safe.

I lived in Florida from 2004 to 2008. I lived in the safest part of Florida when it comes to hurricanes, which is northeast Florida. I lived just south of Jacksonville, Florida, where no hurricane has hit since the 1940's. In 2004, four hurricanes hit Florida in 6 weeks, but they all went around where I lived. I remember one hitting south western Florida, it then splitting in half, with both halves missing us, then it reformed in the Atlantic Ocean, going north to read havoc on the Carolinas. All those hurricanes were attributed to El Niño, which has been around since at least the 1600's. Fake news keeps trying to attribute hurricanes to global warming to spook their herd; fear and hate. El Niño and hurricanes is all about warm "water" and not CO2.

That safe part of Florida is where people from other parts of Florida move, after major hurricanes. Where I lived, south of Jacksonville, is a new developing area, with all the new infrastructure and construction having to use hurricane codes that include securing the roof to the foundation with extra steel cable reinforcement. Even though much of the land developed was swampy land, since it is only a few feet above sea level, all developments are well designed for drainage. They dig ponds to drain the swamp and raise up the land. All rain water goes into these ponds, then into channels and eventually go to the St John's River, which is over 4 miles wide where I lived.

The St John's river is one of two major rivers of the world that flows South to North. The St Johns River starts in the Everglades and flows north to the border of Florida and Georgia where it dumps into the Atlantic Ocean. The other major river that does that is the Nile River in Africa. The explorer, Ponce DeLeon discovered that river looking for the fountain of youth in the 1500's. I lived north of the oldest city in the USA, St Augustine, which was a Spanish Colony. The River is unusual in that it reverses direction during Atlantic high tides, and then reverse back at low tide. For some reason, Hurricanes and the River have a pact of mutual respect.

My most intense experience was a tropical storm that stalled over the area and dumped 18 inches of rain in two days. The drainage system for that area, which is only a few feet above sea level, was just about to be overwhelmed, but the rain suddenly stopped and the sun came out. I went down to the river and it was high, but still within is banks. There were only a few areas where water did not drain well.

 

[Revoltingest]

One doesn't always have complete control over where one ends up.

I couldn't avoid being born in OH, & then moving to MI.
But by the time I was 18, I could go wherever I wanted.
People generally have more control over their lives
than they believe.

 

[anna.]

**** yeah!

Let's see what you can do big Mother!

You'd be a good storm chaser, although there's footage of tornadoes that's far more terrifying to me than earthquakes.

 

[anna.]

I'm on the East coast though still expecting 70mph winds.

I hope you come out okay, wishing you all the best outcome. 70mph is still a lot of wind.

 

[Revoltingest]

Our 10 day forecast is mild sunny weather.
And our engine show in PA is the same.
There's much to be said for the part of the
midwest that isn't in tornado alley.

 

[Stevicus]

I remember that or something similar.
One thing it's taught me. Humans suck at making predictions.

Yeah I've noticed that over the years.

 

[We Never Know]

This one is looking bad.

I just heard on the news it has increased back to a Cat 5

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

I remember getting this book, published in 1980, called "We Are the Earthquake Generation."

This is what the back cover had on it:

Edgar Cayce.... I lol'ed


As for the hurricane ... Good luck to everyone involved. I hope y'all manage to stay safe.