Via: http://www.thepiratescove.us/2017/08/24/surprise-hurricane-harvey-blamed-on-climate-change/
If Harvey hits Texas as an actual hurricane, which is looking likely, it will have been the first time in 9 years that Texas was hit by a hurricane. And one of the few actual hurricane strikes on the continental U.S. since 2008. If it makes it to major hurricane status (category 3+), which is a possibility, it would be the first time since Wilma in October of 2005.
So, of course, we get this
and
Harvey looks bad. It also shows how the Gulf Coast, along with California, may be the place where the GOP finally cracks on climate change. https://twitter.com/shloky/status/900708098721054720 …
Might Trump take climate more seriously if someone shows him that #Harvey is threatening Houston’s “Spirit of the Confederacy” monument? https://twitter.com/andydhorowitz/status/897561747300773888 …
There’s plenty more on Twitter.
And from Big Joe
My forecast from last week on Climate hysteriCS with Harvey already verifying,http://mashable.com/2017/08/23/tropical-storm-harvey-flood-threat-texas-louisiana/#jVkZ6jWT5mqS …
FLOOD DAMAGE IS DOWN OVERALLZombie storm comes back from the (mostly) dead to threaten Gulf Coast with biblical flooding
More than 20 inches of rain may fall.
mashable.com
More: As you would expect, Twitter has really gone downhill now that Harvey is expected to land as a Cat 3. The first in almost 12 years. And we’re getting stuff like
Dear Trump supporters #Harvey isn’t real like Climate Change. Ignore warnings & go to beach. Don’t evacuate or stock food & water.
Here’s why Hurricane Harvey is so scary and unprecedented. https://newrepublic.com/article/144497/heres-hurricane-harvey-scary-unprecedented … via @NewRepublic
Here’s Why Hurricane Harvey Is So Scary and Unprecedented
The only thing more unpredictable than this storm is the president.
newrepublic.com
Unprecedented. Sigh.
The warmer water of the Gulf (due to climate change) could make Hurricane Harvey a potentially catastrophic storm. https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/08/24/hurricane-harvey-flooding-disaster-possible-storm-stalls-over-texas/598664001/ …
Hurricane Harvey: ‘Flooding disaster’ possible as storm stalls over Texas
Harvey will stall and spin for the next 3-5 days, dumping up to 2 feet of rain across the region.
usatoday.com
What caused the Gulf to be so warm back during the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900?
