Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #Florence
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Trump: Day 609
-201st Day at a Trump Property
-Suggests Dr. Christine Ford is Lying
-Ford Camp Given Until 10pm 2 Reply
-Delays Release of Intelligence Docs
-NYT Releases Rosenstein Hit Piece
-Mueller Examining $3.3M Transfer
-China Warns 2 Withdraw Sanctions
-201st Day at a Trump Property
-Suggests Dr. Christine Ford is Lying
-Ford Camp Given Until 10pm 2 Reply
-Delays Release of Intelligence Docs
-NYT Releases Rosenstein Hit Piece
-Mueller Examining $3.3M Transfer
-China Warns 2 Withdraw Sanctions
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Day 714 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 714 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 566 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 566 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
(1) #Florence #PhotoThread: Week Two, starting 9/20/18.
(Some pix in this thread are from Week One. The first thread is here: )
Info: fema.gov/hurricane-flor…
Please donate to a Governor's fund (NC, SC, VA) or nvoad.org trusted charity.
(Some pix in this thread are from Week One. The first thread is here: )
Info: fema.gov/hurricane-flor…
Please donate to a Governor's fund (NC, SC, VA) or nvoad.org trusted charity.
(2) State level #HurricaneFlorence fundraisers:
NC: governor.nc.gov/donate-florenc…
SC: yourfoundation.org/community-impa…
VA: vaemergency.gov/get-involved/v…
Below: NC Gov Roy Cooper & Mrs Cooper at a shelter this week.
NC: governor.nc.gov/donate-florenc…
SC: yourfoundation.org/community-impa…
VA: vaemergency.gov/get-involved/v…
Below: NC Gov Roy Cooper & Mrs Cooper at a shelter this week.
(3) Rescued at night: "We made it!"
Environmental concerns spreading in North Carolina as Florence continues to soak hog and chicken farms and their waste lagoons ("cesspools the size of football fields”), flood coal ash pits, threaten municipal water systems, and idle a nuclear power plant
wapo.st/2xvYNHI
wapo.st/2xvYNHI
At least 110 lagoons of pig waste are overflowing or at imminent risk of doing so after #Florence.
Yes, that’s as nasty as it sounds. nyti.ms/2Daumwx
Yes, that’s as nasty as it sounds. nyti.ms/2Daumwx
#Florence floodwaters breach dam at Duke Energy power plant in NC, potentially causing toxic coal ash (containing arsenic and lead) to spill into the Cape Fear River apnews.com/amp/715387dab6…
#Florence is finally moving away from the Carolinas (severe flooding still ongoing for several more days), and the long-term recovery process is beginning. It's important to keep in mind the psychological impacts of disasters on humans. (Thread)
Many people impacted by a disaster, especially those with direct experience, endure temporary distress after the event, which can take days or weeks to diminish.
Symptoms of temporary distress include trouble sleeping, becoming angry or upset more easily, problems at school or work, a sense of isolation, flashbacks or nightmares, and difficulty concentrating or listening.
(1) HW's running thread of #Florence info/updates
My three previous threads:
Below: Virginia National Guard Soldiers prepare for a high water transport mission Sept. 17, 2018, in North Carolina.
My three previous threads:
Below: Virginia National Guard Soldiers prepare for a high water transport mission Sept. 17, 2018, in North Carolina.
(2) #Florence brought so much rain that she broke multiple records in NC, and in SC. Several rivers have yet to reach their peak.
(3) 1 of 2 tweets from DHS Sec Nielsen:
@EricHolthaus Now let's talk about solutions. First of all, slow the bleeding. QUIT CLOSING #NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. Oyster Creek shutting down is like taking a baseball bat to over 5 Ivanpah solar plants; it produced ~5400 GWh zero-GHG per year vs Ivanpah's 990 GWh.
@EricHolthaus The replacement power isn't coming from solar and wind, guys. It's coming from natural gas and coal. Solar and wind can't compete with the kind of reliable capacity factor Oyster Creek delivered 24/7.
@EricHolthaus #nuclear power stations that are "unprofitable" are largely so because of cheap natural gas + renewables forcing nuke operators to deal with negative electricity prices. atomicinsights.com/why-cant-exist… NG won't be cheap forever, but #climatechange will continue getting worse.
This from @guypbenson is comprehensive. #HoldTheVote, both in @senjudiciary this week and Senate next and allow voters in November to judge their senators on the ballot accordingly. Of course Dr. Blasey Ford will have ample opportunity to state her allegations often, but delay
after the allegation has been in the ranking member’s possession for so long and not raised is to diagram a destructive playbook for every future nomination. Senators should have to exercise their judgment and be accountable for it. #HoldTheVote. Tomorrow’s and this week’s shows
and the following week’s until the vote will be little else besides updates on #Florence recovery and #HoldTheVote.
All coastal areas impacted by waves/winds will bear the fruit of Israel spoken of by Paul:
Consider it all joy when you encounter various trials for “All flesh is like grass & all its glory like the flower of grass “Awake, sleeper, arise from the dead, Christ will shine on you.”
Consider it all joy when you encounter various trials for “All flesh is like grass & all its glory like the flower of grass “Awake, sleeper, arise from the dead, Christ will shine on you.”
There are 9 potentially deadly storms that seem to be telling a story if we break down their meanings behind the names of each storm.
#HurricaneFlorence #HurriicaneIsaac #TyphoonMangkhut #Olivia #Joyce #HurricaneHelene #TropicalStormPaul #Joyce #Barijat
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6…
#HurricaneFlorence #HurriicaneIsaac #TyphoonMangkhut #Olivia #Joyce #HurricaneHelene #TropicalStormPaul #Joyce #Barijat
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6…
9 also represents the fruits of God's Holy Spirit, which are Faithfulness, Gentleness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Long suffering, Love, Peace and Self-control (Galatians 5:22 - 23).
crosswalk.com/faith/spiritua…
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FAKE NEWS
This is so brilliant I just had to show it to you.
People making audition tapes for fake news.
This is so brilliant I just had to show it to you.
People making audition tapes for fake news.
I hope this becomes a trend. I would love to see more videos like this for the next two months. Please around your family and friends together and make one of these. The more ridiculous to the better!
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Trump: Day 603
-Blames 'Witch Hunt' 4 Poor Approval
-Considering Replacing James Mattis
-Sending Test Msg 2 Cellphones 9/20
-Florence Death Toll Climbs 2 Eleven
-Plans 2 Deport Disabled Deaf Man
-Border Patrol Agent Killed 4 Women
-Ross Reports Earning $46.8M in 17'
-Blames 'Witch Hunt' 4 Poor Approval
-Considering Replacing James Mattis
-Sending Test Msg 2 Cellphones 9/20
-Florence Death Toll Climbs 2 Eleven
-Plans 2 Deport Disabled Deaf Man
-Border Patrol Agent Killed 4 Women
-Ross Reports Earning $46.8M in 17'
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Day 708 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 708 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 560 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 560 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Storm surge built up over of several days, starting when #florence was a cat 4 or strong cat 3 storm. That "baked in” the roughly-10ft storm surge from Cape Hatteras to Myrtle Beach, NC.
@MichaelEMann at gu.com/p/9ckb6/stw
@MichaelEMann at gu.com/p/9ckb6/stw
Because warmer oceans mean more moisture in the atmosphere, "for each 1C of warming, there is about 7% more moisture in the air". #florencehurricane is generating about 10% more rainfall due to 1.5C-above-normal temps, increasing risk of additional inland flooding.
The destructive potential of a hurricane is the cube of wind speed. (News to me.) #florencehurricane had a 11% increase in wind speed due to warm water; that's a 33% increase in destructive potential.
(1) #Florence #PhotoThread starting 9/14/18.
I have several related threads on the go at the moment. To find them, enter "(1) from:godlessnz" in the Twitter search bar then select the "latest" tab.
My key message: Heed safety warnings to protect yourself & loved ones.
I have several related threads on the go at the moment. To find them, enter "(1) from:godlessnz" in the Twitter search bar then select the "latest" tab.
My key message: Heed safety warnings to protect yourself & loved ones.
(2) To save time I'm presenting photos without locations and names. Most of the initial batch are from the area first hit in NC: Wilmington, New Bern, James City and surrounds.
Urban SAR team uses poles to check for debris & holes as they walk through floodwater.
Urban SAR team uses poles to check for debris & holes as they walk through floodwater.
(3) Rescuers with part of the huge tree that fell on a home, killing 2 & critically injuring a 3rd occupant.
Tree broken off the stump, showing winds were strong enough that sodden soil wasn't always a factor. Being Cat 1 =/= low risk.
Literally a set of steps floating by.
Tree broken off the stump, showing winds were strong enough that sodden soil wasn't always a factor. Being Cat 1 =/= low risk.
Literally a set of steps floating by.
1. As a NC resident, I get the #Florence is a big deal. But still I think the media has been hyperbolic and dishonest in its reporting on anticipated effects on outlying areas. I have a friend who's convinced our area would have 80mph winds and 20 inches of rain by 2 am this a.m.
2. So convinced, he packed up his family and drove to Tulsa OK to wait out the storm, posting on FB during the trip on how bad it was going to be in my area.
Here is the current hourly forecast:
Here is the current hourly forecast:
3. We had worse sustained winds in SoCal when the Santa Ana's came through. The rainfall forecast in my area is a couple inches per day. My friend evacuated to Tornado Alley for this. The media needs to cut the ratings game and be accurate with it's reporting. It's ridiculous.
(1) HW's running thread of info/updates about #Florence and any other Atlantic storms developing at the moment.
My two previous threads:
Landfall at 7.15am 9/14/18 near Wrightsville Beach, NC:
My two previous threads:
Landfall at 7.15am 9/14/18 near Wrightsville Beach, NC:
(2) I'm following updates on these Twitter lists:
16 key national info sources for hurricanes & other emergencies:
twitter.com/GodlessNZ/list…
EM agency accounts in 11 Atlantic states from GA to NY and inland:
twitter.com/GodlessNZ/list…
16 key national info sources for hurricanes & other emergencies:
twitter.com/GodlessNZ/list…
EM agency accounts in 11 Atlantic states from GA to NY and inland:
twitter.com/GodlessNZ/list…
(3) Also finding the Weather Channel coverage valuable. Watching it here:
weather.com/tv/the-weather…
weather.com/tv/the-weather…
(1) I'm reluctant to start another thread today but this is important. NBC has openly tried to underestimate the severity of hurricane #Florence, which is something meteorologists, officials and hurricane watchers object to, whoever does it.
(2) Now, it could be just one NBC reporter with a bad case of #TDS writing a tweet without knowing that entire careers have been built on campaigning for SAFER and more accurate weather reporting by media.
But if that were the case, NBC would have retracted it by now.
But if that were the case, NBC would have retracted it by now.
(3) I want to thank the meteorologists who called out NBC for their reckless tweet about #Florence. Most science professionals don't like Trump but they're not about to try to get people killed for political gain.
They have a soul.
They have a soul.
There is a veritable news blackout on the MA explosions.
@CNN is 100% #Florence (not that it's not a major story) and @maddow is Manafort.
Local Boston news reports evacuations throughout Lawrence, South Lawrence, Andover, North Andover, Merrimack. All schools will be closed.
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@CNN is 100% #Florence (not that it's not a major story) and @maddow is Manafort.
Local Boston news reports evacuations throughout Lawrence, South Lawrence, Andover, North Andover, Merrimack. All schools will be closed.
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Although initial reports asserted the explosions were related to Columbia Gas, expanded reports required evacuations no matter what gas company was used.
There were, at 9pm EST, more than 70 fires reported. 38 Fires extinguished in Andover alone, with 17 additional gas leaks.
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There were, at 9pm EST, more than 70 fires reported. 38 Fires extinguished in Andover alone, with 17 additional gas leaks.
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Here's what should concern all residents: Lawrence, South Lawrence, Andover and North Andover leaders say there is no timeline on when residents can return.
Why is that?
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Why is that?
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‘Broken promises’: Brad Pitt’s New Orleans charity accused of selling homes that fell apart nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b… beware of shady charities! #Florence
This isn't the only case of a celebrity charity being a dismal failure or being questioned about its efforts. Wyclef Jean's charity was accused of mishandling $16 million in donations for Haiti. businessinsider.com/wyclefs-haiti-…
Some of the problem is these celebrities are well intentioned, but have no idea what they are doing and hire people that know even less. There are also others that have done exceptionally well in charitable causes like JJ Watt in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Measurement choice is destiny, case zillion. The popular hurricane scale, Saffir-Simpson, is based on highest sustained wind-speed—only one kind of risk, and often not the most important one. Florence is now larger, but with slightly slower winds at the center. So "weakened".😱
Chapel Hill/Carrboro is juuuuust on the border of Florence bands—don't even have rain where I am. Maybe later. All thoughts with coastal NC/SC communities who are experiencing brutal flooding and the first responders.
Also, we really should stop using the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Also, we really should stop using the Saffir-Simpson scale.
In SE North Carolina, there is massive rain, occasionally record-breaking storm-surge, ongoing river flooding in river basins dramatically worsened due to massive rain more upstream. "Maximum wind at center" is not a good indicator. Choice of indicators always have big effects.
Another day, another couple of totally expected track wobbles. Minor and not shifting impacts all that much.
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Florence is HUGE. Put the eye in Columbia SC and the cloud shield would darken the skies from Manteo to Murphy. Plenty of wind in there, but that’s not the main story!
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Yes, 40+ mph winds extend some 200 mikes from the center. And yes, the storm weakened in terms of wind.
But that’s not what Florence will go down in the record books for, friends. The winds will play second fiddle to the water - both storm surge and inland flooding.
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But that’s not what Florence will go down in the record books for, friends. The winds will play second fiddle to the water - both storm surge and inland flooding.
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(1) HW's running thread of information and updates about Hurricane #Florence and other less severe storms affecting the US this week. #Olivia #Isaac and potential #Joyce aka #95L in the #Gulf.
Thread #1 was:
Thread #1 was:
(2) Official FEMA PSA on Hurricane Prep, please RT:
(3) The first clouds of #Florence arriving now. Please evacuate this afternoon, it's the last chance to do so safely. Eventually even first responders will stay put until she passes.
Billions are being spent to detain immigrants. What a colossal waste on an immoral, hateful policy.
How many in the path of #Florence could that help?
"Southwest Key has received $1.39 billion..Baptist Child & Family Services has received $942 million.
cbsnews.com/amp/news/the-b…
How many in the path of #Florence could that help?
"Southwest Key has received $1.39 billion..Baptist Child & Family Services has received $942 million.
cbsnews.com/amp/news/the-b…
How many could it have helped in #PuertoRico?
How many people complaining about jobs and the economy could've had their lives improved?
How many mass shootings could've been stopped?
How many roads and bridges could've been built?
How much could we have improved health care?
How many people complaining about jobs and the economy could've had their lives improved?
How many mass shootings could've been stopped?
How many roads and bridges could've been built?
How much could we have improved health care?
How much more secure could we have made our elections?
How many climate disasters could we have ameliorated, if not prevented?
How many people could've been retrained for better paying jobs?
Think elections don't affect you?
They do, whether you know it or not
#FlipTheSenate
How many climate disasters could we have ameliorated, if not prevented?
How many people could've been retrained for better paying jobs?
Think elections don't affect you?
They do, whether you know it or not
#FlipTheSenate
So, I spent quite a while with this reporter at a time when I had other products to be working on. None of it got into this article. So I'm going to drop it here. First, the 2012 SLR bill had NO IMPACT on hazard mitigation preparedness in the state of NC. Buckle up, y'all (1/?)
First, here’s final format of the SLR bill that became law. I gave this to reporter. § 113A-107.1.c ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/…
Here’s where things get odd. Spent my summer evenings off from SG developing a new course for Georgetown EDM on nexus of climate adaptation & emergency & disaster mgmt. There's little to go on. So hard to believe of an extension specialist but I'M LITERALLY AN EXPERT IN THIS.
North Carolina shelter list for evacuees.
Weather geek twitter is great fun, and who knows what the actual track will be with all this model uncertainty, but the strength is assured and the coastal areas are looking to take a brutal wind+flood beating. I hope everyone who needs to evacuate has evacuated—or is about to.
Yeay, a small, useful list! Some "to-do" lists floating around are not doable! It all reminds me infosec discussions. You don't have to prepare for a Hobbesian aftermath—not what's gonna happen. You want water, food and batteries—and a few precautions. fayobserver.com/news/20180912/…
(1) The only time Democrats care about the US citizens of Puerto Rico is when they can make political hay out of them.
At all other times they ignore the territory & it's extreme poverty, economic dependency, & rampant political corruption.
Hurricane Maria deaths estimate.
At all other times they ignore the territory & it's extreme poverty, economic dependency, & rampant political corruption.
Hurricane Maria deaths estimate.
