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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: vooke on September 05, 2017, 05:31:59 AM

Title: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 05, 2017, 05:31:59 AM: Another bad one :-\
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/04/us/hurricane-irma-puerto-rico-florida/index.html?sr=twCNN090517hurricane-irma-puerto-rico-florida1017AMVODtop

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/florida-declares-state-emergency-category-4-hurricane-irma-barrels-straight-miami
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 06, 2017, 05:41:24 AM: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-05/hurricane-irma-strenghtens-extremely-dangerous-category-5-eastern-caribbean-lockdown

More bad news: We now have Tropical Storm #Jose in the Atlantic behind #Irma. Expected to become a hurricane in 36-48 hours. pic.twitter.com/pGP3gHLEcI
— Steven Shepard (@SteveShepard_) September 5, 2017
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 06, 2017, 08:45:02 PM: Barely 48hrs away
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-06/devastating-hurricane-irma-flattens-most-solid-buildings-caribbean-island
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 08, 2017, 12:09:56 AM: LATEST: "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane #Irma now "very near" Turks and Caicos islands, @NHC_Atlantic says. https://t.co/buT7uq82IS pic.twitter.com/cwV0AefetF
— ABC News (@ABC) September 7, 2017
It's official: No storm on record, anywhere on the globe, has maintained winds 185mph or above for as long as #Irma https://t.co/34Z8V7PXFs pic.twitter.com/X8ENs0TCxM
— CNN (@CNN) September 7, 2017
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: Nefertiti on September 08, 2017, 05:52:55 AM: CNN reports that 90% of the properties in Bermuda have been scathed by Irma raging over there, according to their premier. In Southern Florida gas has run out as folks stock up for the long northward trips. Thank God we have few calamities of this nature in Africa!
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: Empedocles on September 08, 2017, 11:04:05 AM: Quote from: Robina on September 08, 2017, 05:52:55 AM
CNN reports that 90% of the properties in Bermuda have been scathed by Irma raging over there, according to their premier. In Southern Florida gas has run out as folks stock up for the long northward trips. Thank God we have few calamities of this nature in Africa!

Yeah, we make our own where thousands die of hunger.

Moving on, this viral video explains Irma really well:
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 09, 2017, 09:28:54 AM: Video taken from helicopter flying over the British Virgin Islands shows sheer devastation caused by Hurricane #Irma https://t.co/coA8SMAUr0 pic.twitter.com/bhIm3Ec5nZ
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2017
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: bryan275 on September 09, 2017, 12:18:31 PM: Shocking weather events. For me the heroics of this flight crew must be lauded. They saved many lives sneaking in and beating the hurricane out of Puerto Rico.

Brave pilots on the way in...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJDFLduXoAAAoWu.jpg:small)

(https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/files/2017/09/Flight-radar-image.jpg&w=1484)
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 09, 2017, 09:35:30 PM: Scary
This was @CNN_Oppmann’s view of Hurricane #Irma as it lashed Caibarién, Cuba, before heading toward Florida https://t.co/2buFTCIuxZ pic.twitter.com/4vauNfJqEU
— CNN (@CNN) September 9, 2017
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 10, 2017, 08:18:27 AM: Landfall in another 9-10hrs
LATEST: Hurricane #Irma is now 80 miles SSE of Key West, moving at 6 mph; winds remain at 120 mph. https://t.co/KMH5CUjxtT pic.twitter.com/qfZCkuhAcb
— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2017

I keep imagining how Mombasa would fare under such
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 10, 2017, 10:39:56 PM: #Irma latest

• Category three hurricane
• At least 27 dead
• Parts of Miami under water
• 2 million without powerhttps://t.co/7lTMZ9Zt98 pic.twitter.com/ruKha00MA7
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 10, 2017
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: KenyanPlato on September 10, 2017, 10:51:29 PM: https://streamable.com/29frg
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 11, 2017, 06:56:43 AM: Stunning drone footage captures severe damage, flooding in Naples after Hurricane #Irma plows through the area. https://t.co/OXfmsaECNM pic.twitter.com/2sK1Kqcz4g
— ABC News (@ABC) September 11, 2017
Title: Re: From Harvey to Irma
Post by: vooke on September 11, 2017, 09:02:39 AM: :lolz:
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