Big disasters are getting more frequent, but it's not necessarily due to the weather or climate change...it's a change in society. That's what Dr.Jamison Day from U of H's Bauer School of Business is studying. In a very interesting discussion, he tells us why our reliance on technology and weaker community ties makes us more vulnerable to disasters.
Today, Angela Montoya and I tell you all about Tropical Storm Fay. Fay maintained strength and even intensified after moving inland over Florida. The big question now is where the system will end up by late this week. With a stationary front to its north and a ridge of high pressure over the eastern U.S. the storm could stall over N.Florida or even move back over the Gulf of Mexico. Check out today's briefing and check in tomorrow at 11am for another update.
Rainy Days and MONDAYS, Rainy Days and TUESDAYS and so on and so on and so on LOL!
What do you do on a Rainy Weekday? If you work outside the home-does it slow down your productivity? If you work at home-does it do the same? Does your "bones" ache when it's raining or GOING to rain?
Rain makes me sleepy, very, very sleepy-thus slowing down my whole body! I'd just love to curl up on the couch and have a movie day LOL!! Unfortunately, playing hooky just isn't going to work for me this week--too bad I know LOL! BUT-on the upside, my plants and lawn and home foundation are getting watered-and my poor car is getting washed every single day!!
Fay continues to impact Florida and the next couple of days could be a bit rough for that part of the country. What's getting my attention is what is going to happen with Fay over the weekend. Check out the forecast from the National Hurricane Center.
By the end of the week the "Cone of Uncertainty" is a big CIRCLE...talk about being uncertain. There are a number of things that are causing this...first of all there is a stationary front that will slow Fay's progress. If Fay stalls long enough over Northern Florida...then there is a chance it could actually move back into the Gulf of Mexico. And of course...that really gets my attention...but don't start your hurricane engines just yet.
The models that do put Fay into the Gulf over the weekend also indicated that it would turn back inland over Mississippi or maybe Alabama...but that isn't too far from Houston so you can count on following it very closely.
Does anybody want to take any bets on whether Fay will come back into the Gulf by the weekend?
One thing i don't understand is , why does fox brag about how they spent soo much money about some "foxrad" thing that's supposedly super accurate and better than other channels' "doppler". Surprisingly, ABC's weather is more accurate. Fox news weather is always wrong. I really don't think any stations can predict the weather.
I mean, why say "20% chance of rain!" Umm, NO!, it's either "0% its not going to rain" or "100% yes its going to rain". The Weather Channel doesn't even get the weather correct. One time Fox news weather said 70% chance of rain (yes for my area), and weather channel said 60%. Well!, guess what....CLEAR blue skies, and it was hot outside. Even the marching band director's were saying "People shouldn't leave practice because look! this is 70% chance of rain!" (as he pointed to the sky).
Well, all i know is, i'm just going to watch the sky from now on.
Today's guest was Lew Fincher, Vice President of Hurricane Consulting Inc. and probably the most knowledgeable person you'll even meet when it comes to hurricane history and preparedness. Today, we looked at the progress of Tropical Storm Fay as it heads toward Florida and looked back at Hurricane Alicia. It was 25 years ago that category 3 Hurricane Alicia pounded the Houston-Galveston area with 115mph winds, 12' surge and tornadoes. Click below to hear all about it and why it is likely that something similar will happen again.
Pilot Steve Higgs from Rescue Flight shared all about their organization. They did the Fly-Over for the City of Pearland's 4th of July Festivities. Here is some video from the flight:
There are some within the environmentalist crew who think that a 4cyl lite weight vehicle is the best thing for all people.
I have a really stupid question after a frog choking rain like the one we had today. What will we do to get around the flood waters if everything on the street is 6 to 12 off the ground?
