Hurricane Laura upgraded to category 4

[Anonymous]

The environmental impact of this is going to be devastating. It's heading straight for all the oil and gas.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like someone's going to want an emergency disaster bill passed soon...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like someone's going to want an emergency disaster bill passed soon...

Wait till they put funding for state and local governments into it. Will Trump refuse again?

[Anonymous]

At least Trump has a democratic governor to place blame on.

[Anonymous]

Have Texas and Louisiana taken Trump up on his $300 federal unemployment kick in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds horrific. Can the potentially affected areas be adequately evacuated before the storm hits? Will the people in these areas even take the warnings seriously and try to get out?

Some don't have the option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This sounds horrific. Can the potentially affected areas be adequately evacuated before the storm hits? Will the people in these areas even take the warnings seriously and try to get out?

Some don't have the option.

How awful. With the frequency of hurricanes in that area, I would have thought that there would be some provision for mass evacuations (buses, trains?).

[Anonymous]

Is Trump fighting with the NOAA scientists yet?

[Anonymous]

Just a few mph short of a category 5, actually.

I hope there won't be too much loss of life, immediately or because of Covid in shelters.

How's FEMA these days?

[Anonymous]

Waiting for this storm to be blamed on Trump just like the virus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This sounds horrific. Can the potentially affected areas be adequately evacuated before the storm hits? Will the people in these areas even take the warnings seriously and try to get out?

Some don't have the option.

How awful. With the frequency of hurricanes in that area, I would have thought that there would be some provision for mass evacuations (buses, trains?).

There are busses, but they have been getting turned away because their destinations have reached capacity for evacuees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This sounds horrific. Can the potentially affected areas be adequately evacuated before the storm hits? Will the people in these areas even take the warnings seriously and try to get out?

Some don't have the option.

How awful. With the frequency of hurricanes in that area, I would have thought that there would be some provision for mass evacuations (buses, trains?).

In most states, you are on your own.

And now, with our federal government, you are on your own after the hurricane as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waiting for this storm to be blamed on Trump just like the virus

The storm won't be blamed on him, but the way he handles it will. Just like the Trumpvirus. He's tapped into FEMA funds, for instance.

[Anonymous]

Houston Food Bank - Hurricane Laura disaster relief
https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/laura/

Houston SPCA - they've already evacuated ~ 500 animals
https://www.houstonspca.org/