The Weather Thread

[1moretimeagain]

Death toll in Texas has now surpassed the NC death toll from Helene.

 

[donbosco]

"In the last few hours, two earthquakes of 5.2 and 5.6 magnitude were reported, followed by a series of aftershocks, the most recent recorded at 6:39 PM. In response, the President of the Republic has announced the suspension of classes and work activities in the departments of Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, and Escuintla for this Wednesday, the 9th of July." ~Guatemala Solidarity Network

 

[altmin]

Oh good, the stupid is taking over once again.

Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods

Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government

www.theguardian.com

 

[ZenMode]

No one has been found alive in Texas since Friday. Yikes.

 

[lawtig02]

Oh good, the stupid is taking over once again.

Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods

Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government

www.theguardian.com

They're apparently targeting yet another specific company with these absurd conspiracy theories.

Natural rainfall, not cloud seeding caused Texas flooding

Social media users blamed the deadly flash flooding in Texas on weather manipulation. Meteorologists said intense rain hit a flood-prone region and caused flooding. Cloud seeding couldn’t have caused that, they said.

www.politifact.com

I really, really wish I represented Rainmaker Technologies right about now, because if Fox says a word about them, I'd be a rich man.

 

[1moretimeagain]

Flooding in New Mexico yesterday

 

[UNCMSinLS]

Oh good, the stupid is taking over once again.

Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods

Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government

www.theguardian.com

You know, they're sort of right. The U.S. Government (Trump and Republicans) contributed mightily to extreme weather by fighting/denying climate science for years. FAFO, conspiracists!

 

[UNCMSinLS]

Flooding in New Mexico yesterday

This stuff is almost biblical. Except it's not. Simple science sciencing. Now let's watch things get even worse over the coming days, weeks, months, and years.

 

[donbosco]

Biblical you say?

 

[Carolina Fever]

Flooding in Chicago today.

 

[korgguy1971]

 

[lawtig02]

Was that repurposed from the power outages a couple of years ago?

 

[korgguy1971]

Was that repurposed from the power outages a couple of years ago?

I believe so. Also, ironically, Ted Cruz has been out of the country during the catastrophes, but this time the trip was planned in advance.

 

[CRHeel94]

When news hits close to home. Turns out I had a niece that was at Camp Mystic (her and her sisters have gone there for years). She was rescued by helicopter and is now safe. Haven't talked much to the parents, but sounds like she saw some bad stuff.

 

[Carolina Fever]

Storms are in the forecast for this evening. Hopefully the rain stays away from the areas that were flooded.