Hurricane Irene (August, 2011)

[Elite Slayer]

I have no doubt that all those residing in America have heard of - if not been, in some way, affected by - this terrifying natural disaster of 2011. Yes, Hurricane Irene was an incredibly powerful tropical hurricane that hammered the U.S East Coast, as well as Puerto Rico and New England, in the past few days, inflicting catastrophic damage on North Carolina, New York and Vermont, especially, with wind speeds reaching 120MPH (195KMPH).
Officials state that the resulting cost as a result of the damage could amount to at least $10.1 billion. Thus far, it is also believed that the hurricane resulted in the deaths of 27 people. If you are concerned about who was killed in particular, no names have been given out yet, but there is a list describing the deceased. Hundreds of thousands of residents in New York, among other places, have also been left without power or electricity when the hurricane swept through the city's streets, and mass evacuations of low-lying areas, such as Lower Manhattan, had to take place prior to the hurricane's arrival. In the wake of the hurricane, it has also been reported that a post-tropical cyclone has spawned, but is of far less concern than the original hurricane.

What is your opinion about this matter? Could better precautions have been taken? Is this a sign that nature will always triumph over mankind, even here in the 21^st century?

 

[takakenji]

I live in NY, long island specifically. At least six trees fell at my house alone, and leaves are scattered everywhere. I had a blackout for only 12 hours, luckily. I was also at the edge of the hurricane, so I wasn't hit nearly as bad.

 

[Elite Slayer]

I am sorry to hear about the damage caused, Takakenji. Still, I am relieved to hear you, at least, are one of the unharmed. I don't live in or around the U.S.A (I live approximately 8000 miles away, in fact), but my thoughts and prayers still go out to those affected. I certainly hope they manage to rebuild and revitalize the communities. My girlfriend's family lives in North Carolina, so I'm still awaiting news there.
From what I've heard, this is certainly going to make the economical crisis worse...

 

[Magtheridon96]

I have a few friends from NY, they're actually having a good time
In fact, some people are actually coming to NY just to watch the hurricane 'for the lolz' xD

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

Firstly earthquake, then hurricane. Connection? But they are saying it is calming down and is now just a tropical storm.

 

[Orcnet]

I have a few friends from NY, they're actually having a good time
In fact, some people are actually coming to NY just to watch the hurricane 'for the lolz' xD

in New york? nah! here in the Philippines, its waaaay better! with two storms hitting each other and raping the country right now, man its just paradise.

 

[Elite Slayer]

^ The Philippines too, huh? Wow, it seems tropical disasters are commonplace nowadays. Quite scary, in fact. And, Imtor, about the connection - I doubt there is a physical connection - Earthquakes may result in tsunamis, but rarely hurricanes, if hurricanes at all.
And, just an update to my first post:
To those concerned over who, specifically, were killed by the damage caused by Hurricane Irene, a list giving the names of most of the deceased has been posted: Click

 

[Magtheridon96]

Earthquakes are a huge issue since you brought the topic up..
Did you know that a powerful earthquake is guarenteed to occur in the Middle East in the coming years? (1500 year cycle)
Man that's gonna suck >.<

To make matters worse, tsunamis will occur >.<

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

There are disasters occuring more often in the recent years so they will continue or increase within the next decades, not thousands of years - 'to make matters worse'

 

[Magtheridon96]

Yes.. that's what I meant exactly o.o
When I said "1500 year cycle", I was referring to the one ready to 'cycle' again in the coming years

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

Yeah but you know... they said alien spaceships will be coming in September, something 'big' is going to happen in October, again something else is going to happen in September. And the world ended thousand of times already.

 

[Magtheridon96]

I expected a terrorist attack on the US yesterday :S
I guess my "9111" conspiracy theory was incorrect !

 

[Elite Slayer]

^
And that relates to Hurricane Irene... How, again? Sorry, I seem to be missing something.

 

[Magtheridon96]

That relates to "conspiracies" which happens to be related to Imtor's post, which happens to be related to my post above, which happens to be related to natural disasters, which happens to be related to Hurricane Irene.

Problem?

 

[Elite Slayer]

Terrorist attacks being natural disasters. Right.
Well, anyways, let's not spoil the jovial mood.

 

[Magtheridon96]

You totally misunderstood what I was saying.

 

[Elite Slayer]

If so, then I apologize. Still, conspiracies, in general, regardless of their nature, don't relate to natural disasters, which this topic is about. Natural disasters, in the long-term, are highly unpredictable and uncontrolled by humans, unlike conspiracies, which are carefully structured ploys devised by humans, not necessarily known by others. Besides, this whole thing is straying away from Hurricane Irene. Still, that's old news now. This thread could be closed.

 

[Magtheridon96]

You have a point there, but I was talking about how each post is related to the one before it
Yeah, this thread should be closed.
It doesn't matter though, it'll close after 6 months of inactivity xD

 

[Statharas]

I am expecting a large volcano eruption, with flying lava rocks reaching out at least 1k miles. That and a space rockshower. And a blizzard that will stay for at least 2 weeks. And some other stuff. I bet.