Falling for that (particularly if you claim to be from Houston where it's been recycled forever) should be immediate grounds for removal from the Senate.
The one good thing about this is that the drought appears to be over for CA and that reservoirs that were at record lows a year ago are now full. I get the feeling though a few years from now they will be back to being low again.
Still some uncertainty about what Florida should expect from Idalia. Insurance rates are already a problem and this won't help.
It won’t but the situation with severe weather in FL isn’t going to get better anytime. The insurance industry is all about risk and they’ve long since looked at the risk and acted accordingly.
Yep, hopefully Idalia isn’t like Ian but with costs rising and storms possibly more prevalent rebuild expenses are going to continue to balloon. Eventually all the insurers will leave and IDK how FL will survive with just its state run insurance pool.
It's not just the storms - it's also people thinking after every storm/hail storm they need a new roof (for example). Then you have people getting those new roofs every 3 or 4 years and complaining about insurance rates going up when they haven't had a claim in "3-4 years". Well, you haven't, but everybody around you has. Enjoy paying for that discounted roof you got for the next 3-4 years (or the rest of your life). I swear that's what happens around the DFW area and property insurance has jacked up so much there are probably insurance companies regretting staying here. I think a few probably don't issue new homeowners' insurance anymore. Interesting to see property insurance costs around the nation (based upon $250,000 dwelling coverage) : https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/homeowners-insurance/states/
Anyone in Hurricane Idalia’s path should start evacuating. It could make landfall as a category 3. https://www.reuters.com/business/en...-hurricane-ahead-florida-landfall-2023-08-28/
Idalia has landed in the Big Bend Area of Fl. Looks like around Cat 3. That area is a little less populated and also hit at low tide. It’s a big storm though so Tallahassee could get hit and when high tide comes a few hours later there could still be a big storm surge.
Hearing that the storm could stay at hurricane strength as it moves across land. In a day or so could hit Savannah and Charleston.
Heard this could have set a record for intensification rate, due to the Gulf water temp being some of the highest in the world, atm — 88-89F where Idalia intensified
