Philippines

[Botnst]

I don't if you've been watching the weather, but the Philippines are experiencing a cataclysmic disaster from the largest typhoon to hit land in history. 195 mph sustained, gusting to 240, 50 ft storm surge. I have a few Filipino friends on Cebu. I don't how they're doing. My heart aches for them.

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[SwampYankee]

Holy crap, I hadn't. Haven't seen my local weather in days either.

Our thoughts are with those folks!

[kerry]

I have a good friend, a former Catholic monk, who retired in the Phillipines. He lives on Mindanao. I don't know the geography of the Phillipines enough to know how much danger he is in. I know he lives in a pretty remote area with no access to a hospital.

[pj67coll]

I saw a pic on a news channel from a weather satellite but I didn't realize it was that bad. Hope they pull thru without too much disaster.

- Peter.

[Dudesky]

Sure is big.

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[Hatterasguy]

I have been watching it and I cannot fathom its size, I have experienced winds over 100mph and I cannot imagine 195++. It must be like the hand of God.

Anyway all we can do is support them when this storm is over, they will need it.

[kerry]

I've only been in winds about 70-80mph. I can't imagine 195mph.

[MBeige]

I feel for Bohol, which is a province recently ravaged by a 7-something magnitude quake. Folks there are still recovering and here comes the strongest typhoon, to hit Bohol dead on. Almost all several hundred year old churches back there crumbled due to the quake, one or two of those I visited when I last came over.

Fortunately Metro Manila won't be in the cross hairs but will still receive Signal No 3 levels. Those in the path of the storm are level 4.

At least for a typhoon you get to have a chance to prepare. Earthquakes suddenly arrive with little to no warning. But still, the floods are deadly.

[kerry]

We have a Filipino member here don't we? I remember a trip report he put together of driving his SD around the Phillipines.

[ruchase]

And yet we insist on the false premise that mankind is not accelerating climate change.

[jt20]

Originally Posted by ruchase

And yet we insist on the false premise that mankind is not accelerating climate change.

A big typhoon does not prove the cause of climate change.

It certainly supports the notion of climate change, however.

[MBeige]

Originally Posted by kerry

We have a Filipino member here don't we? I remember a trip report he put together of driving his SD around the Phillipines.

I am, but you're probably talking about Bong. He's a friend of mine who drives around the country in his SD, yes. I haven't seen him here in a long time.

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by jt20

A big typhoon does not prove the cause of climate change.

It certainly supports the notion of climate change, however.

What is the right size then for a typhoon not caused by climate issues?

[ruchase]

Originally Posted by jt20

A big typhoon does not prove the cause of climate change.

It certainly supports the notion of climate change, however.

The only variable during this timeline is the exponential increase in man's carbon footprint. No other species or natural event(s) has contributed anything significantly close to what mankind contributes. Particularly within the last 150+ years.

[Botnst]

I think climate change is causing larger earthquakes, too.