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Post by faskew on Sept 17, 2017 8:15:03 GMT -5
All those millions of homes, businesses, cars and trucks destroyed or damaged by hurricanes produce millions of tons of garbage. That garbage has to go somewhere before things can be rebuilt. Not an easy or cheap way to do this. And that garbage contains dangerous chemicals - things that can leech into water systems and poison people for generations to come. No one is prepared to deal with this sort of thing. And we can expect that it will be more common in the future. We need to prepare now. 8-< From Wired online: www.wired.com/story/where-do-they-put-all-that-toxic-hurricane-debris/ |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 12:43:43 GMT -5
And that's not even taking into account the debris and toxic stuff that had to have been blown and drifted into the ocean and other bodies of water. And all that will inevitably still continue to happen.
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Post by faskew on Sept 18, 2017 12:17:09 GMT -5
Yep, all those cars and boats leaking gasoline, oil, lubricating fluids, etc. that were either in the water when they wrecked, or uphill and the fluids drained down into the oceans. Plus all the various things that leaked from houses, like Clorox bleach and other household chemicals in broken containers that may have been absorbed by the oceans.
These catastrophes will keep on giving for many years. And the Atlantic hurricane season is just barely half over. Looks like we'll see a train of hurricanes heading toward the Gulf, one following the other, for the next few weeks. 8-<
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 13:31:01 GMT -5
In addition to all the garbage in the oceans already.
Yes, about more hurricanes, and now they're keeping an eye out on Hurricane Maria which seems to be just as strong and possibly taking the same path as Irma. During the the movement of Irma, they kept mentioning the high temperature of the ocean around there which fueled the strength of the storm.
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Post by faskew on Sept 18, 2017 16:05:02 GMT -5
Warm water is the fuel that powers hurricanes. And the Gulf has been very warm lately. Irma missed TX and LA because there was a high pressure bulge over us that bounced it to go north. But there will be several more between now and the end of Nov, when the season officially ends. Houston may get another one, too, before then. 8-<
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