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second highest winds recorded ever

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 If a significant hurricane hits Tampa, it could be decimated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/health/environment/tampa-bay-climate-change/?utm_term=.d787be1ac1c0

Overlaying an image of Irma over the state of Texas to give you an idea of the size of the hurricane.

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So the Dolphins game will be cancelled on Sunday?

two choices

a) they move it to a neutral stadium,but it has to be an NFL stadium which has replay technology etc. so atlanta, charlotte would make sense.not too far and both of those teams are away week 1. two downsides with this. miami are already minus one home game as they play in london this season so season ticket holders would only get 6 games and secondly 106 players may not want to be away from their families during a cat 5.

b) play it in week 11 when both teams are scheduled to have a bye but the downside of this is that playing 16 weeks without a break is tough, player safety and injury issues

i expect, with no really ideal option, they will move it to week 11 nov 19th

A whole 16 games a season. My heart bleeds.

From everything I've seen, they do plenty of bleeding themselves.

I'd sooner play a full rugby season, than a 16 game NFL season, ainec.

Officials haven’t heard from the tiny island of Barbuda since #Irma struck. It's been 6 hours. https://t.co/QaTJySwhtO

Real scary stuff.

Thoughts with the residents.

My parents are currently on a cruise on oasis of the seas. They left Florida on Sunday
I believe they are currently around Jamaica

My sister heard from them a few hours ago

 :o

You'd think they would just get the fk out the way, it's not like they didn't have a few days notice to sail north/south out of the way of the likely line it will probably go.

Yeah but climate change isn't real.

Twin megastorms have scientists fearing this may be the new normal

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/06/twin-megastorms-irma-harvey-scientists-fear-new-normal?CMP=twt_gu

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Maps: Tracking the Path of Hurricane Irma

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/05/us/hurricane-irma-map.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Think I'd be reassured that such a large Cruise Liner would not be permitted to sail too close to the danger area, especially as the storm path has been widely known for several days.

She is currently well south of Irma, near Cozumel, where the weather seems fine;

Current weather in Cozumel (Sep 07, 2017)


Current weather in Cozumel
25 °C
77 °F
Current wind conditions in Cozumel
000°, 0 m/s
(0 Beaufort)
The report was made 47 minutes ago, at 08:40 UTC. The wind was calm




Regular updates on Oasis of the Seas can be seen here;

http://www.sea-scanner.com/ships-position-oasis-of-the-seas

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=25;-58;2&l=cape&w=0xIAb9A9A

This website is great for stuff like this. Terrifying and slightly hypnotic at the same time.

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We were on a cruise ship when Hurricane Wilma (I think) hit Florida a few years ago.  They re-routed it during the voyage and changed the final stop to ensure we stayed well clear of it's path, so I would assume all operators would do the same thing, whilst trying to provide alternative options.

Plenty of Florida residents on the cruise trying to determine if their homes had been damaged whilst away, so there'll probably be a similar situation on your folks' cruise, but I doubt the on-board experience will be much different.

The destruction Hurricane Irma caused in the Caribbean

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/world/americas/hurricane-irma-caribbean-destruction-video-photos.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

The worst case scenario for Hurricane Irma looks likely. http://53eig.ht/2wMNZp9

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Hurricane Jose: storm 'almost category five' as it follows Irma's destructive path

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/09/hurricane-jose-storm-almost-category-five-as-it-follows-irmas-destructive-path?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews#link_time=1504933385

Why Hurricane Irma could hurt, a lot

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/climate/florida-hurricane-irma-damage.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Irma is so vast that there is really no place in southern Florida that could be considered completely out of danger

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/irmas-fearsome-winds-reach-florida-shores-with-full-strike-yet-to-come.html?src=twr&smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hurricane-irma-hits-florida-cuba-bahamas-sucks-water-beach-dry-category-5-a7938701.html?cmpid=facebook-post

Radar shows the entire state of Florida completely covered by Hurricane Irma right now. 😳 ht

"Officials in Florida have asked 5.6m people to evacuate. The State's Governor, Rick Scott, is now warning residents to get out now, before it's too late. Please listen. Joining us now on the ground tonight in Miami is our own Steve Harrigan...." - Sean Hannity last night, typical of the odd approach of news organisations.

I'd sooner get paid that NFL money too

How long til a reporter is killed by a storm?

With the unnecessary risks they are taking, it has to happen eventually.

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Hmmm.

Didn't really need to be a scientist to predict that one.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F29EkyD3tU8

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEcZJa8NdtQ
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Opinion: "Welcome to the era of extreme rain"

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/12/opinion/columnists/leonhardt-temperatures-extreme-storms.html


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Sorry Rich. You missed the 'h' off https. I intended to quote not modify.

I'd want it, to play in the NFL.

Definitely. I'd want more...even if I'd be a mid-ranking safety.

Tracking Hurricane Maria’s path http://nyti.ms/2f7ASW9

The 2017 hurricane season really is more intense than normal

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/us/hurricanes-irma-harvey-maria.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Winds from Hurricane Irma stripped the vegetation from the Caribbean, leaving it brown even in satellite imagery http://trib.al/FatKFuz

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Holy crap!