Sep 11, 2017

ARStechnica | Sept 10, 2017 | In Irma prep, GasBuddy downloads increased 10x, nuclear reactors stayed online | .. GasBuddy was reporting that 63 percent of gas stations in Miami/Fort Lauderdale were out of gas, 64 percent lacked gas in Gainesville, and 60 percent were gas-less in Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg. 85 percent of Monroe County, at the most southern tip of Florida, was experiencing power outages. But the westward direction of Irma on Saturday convinced Florida Power and Light (FPL) officials that they didn’t need to take all four of the state’s nuclear reactors offline .. | Blogger: Irma is now moving up the west coast of Florida but has been downgraded to a category 1 storm with winds of less than 100mph, but surge threat remains. What about Hurricane Jose? Storm nearly 'category five' as it follows Irma's destructive path. Next in line - Hurricane Katia, centered over the southwest Gulf of Mexico, had reached 100 mph. It made landfall north of Tecolutla, Mexico, as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph on Friday night... Nothing is over yet, far from it... All my prayers go out to hurricane victims and affected North America Map ๐Ÿ™.. Celebrities send Love and Prayers on Twitter and that's very commendable. That said, when George H. W. Bush tweeted the 'One America Appeal: Hurricane Relief', all 5 living, former presidents join forces (Bushes, Obama, Carter, Clinton) my energy dropped down to zero (Is this bipartisanship I’m smelling?). Where's Trump? Anyways, I simple don't trust these guys.. In the video announcing the appeal, former President George Bush said people were hurting; “But as one Texan put it, ‘We’ve got more love in Texas, than water,’” he said.. Exception would (perhaps) be Jimmy Carter, who once said: U.S. Is an 'Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery'. No matter Carter's cancer conditions, he seems very active with his 'Carter Center' blog... |


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Across the U.S., Americans have answered the call to help with hurricane recovery. Praying for all Floridians. https://youtu.be/u4DhmBfkmHo