Update.......as of this evening......tropical storm Hanna is expected to be a catagory 1 hurricane by the time it makes landfall on the lower Texas coast tommorow

So Hanna has in fact been upgraded to hurricane status and will hit the coast early this afternoon.

The wind and rain are already pounding us pretty hard

So now we have not one but two hurricanes lurking in the gulf! Marco and Laura

So far, it looks like both of them will make landfall well east of where I live....but you never know because things can change pretty quick so we're keeping an eye on them!

Keep safe whatever happens with the weather



Namaste

Marco is a tropical depression and
Laura is forecast to be a hurricane on USA's Tuesday (8/25/2020.

These huge tropical storms can be massively destructive and those most directly affected by them are understandably concerned. Interestingly, though, my own tiny country can also be impacted by remnants of them traveling thousands of miles our way courtesy of an often displaced jetstream.


Climate and environment are things I find fascinating even though I don't have any detailed understanding of either, just a layman's interest in how they work and how they're changing.

When it comes to hurricanes, I generally try to look at the origin of the hurricane. If it originated on or off the coast of Africa, I assume it might be a really big one!

I am always more interested in /concerned by the likely track of any hurricane, whatever its origin. As for size we should remember even a 'small' one can pack a big punch if it hits a vulnerable region.

In my two homelands I live a long way away from hurricane tracks I'm pleased to say. Same goes for earthquakes and wild-fires!

The anticipation of watching these never cease to amaze me. Anything goes with these storms. They grow, die or change directions :sad3:

Well....Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall tonight or tomorrow morning about on the Texas-Louisiana border as a Cat 3 or 4....its well to the East-Northeast of where I'm at....i'll probably just get a bunch of rain and 30ish MPH winds.

A big problem I see though is that's right about on Port Arthur Texas....why is that bad???

Because that's the oil refinery hub of the U.S....where the vast amount of gasoline is produced....and those refinery's are already shutting down for the storm.....and if they are damaged and slow to start back up...gasoline could get sqarce (and expensive) pretty quick!