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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Unfortunately Florida is currently run by a climate crisis denier who’s also preoccupied with his Nov 8 governor re-election and 2024 presidental run. Doesn’t make a good scenario for Florida residents. Thank you for the background history of hurricanes in this area.

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Thanks Dawna

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

As we are in peak hurricane season, Ian threatens to be a star performer this year. These storms continually increase in size and power and this one looks like a disaster. The after effects are lifechanging for survivors and many don’t survive. I have friends who are suffering the effects of Fiona in Puerto Rico and another whose home is in the Tampa area. So I’ll be watching tomorrow’s fate.

Florida, unfortunately, suffers from poor leadership so that may well be a factor.

Climate change has changed how we live our lives and now, it seems, where lives can be lived. Some places will be too dangerous to consider for safety.

Thank you for this very good and informative article with histories of past storms.

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Thanks Lizzie

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Thank you, Alexander, for this Florida hurricane history. By now, local people must know about the dangers involved (Modern-day Newscasting). I hope they can find their way out in time. I think, we must learn not to live in risky areas, anymore. They live there forewarned and still . . . are willing to bear/take the brunt! Protective Seawalls are not a thing of the past . . .

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Yes, learning from history would have led to protection, adaptation, and mitigation but somehow we ignore the lessons of history.

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I hope so too that they can get out in time. The Fiona landfall in the Atlantic provinces of Canada was a good example of what can be achieved by efficiently evacuating in time

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

So many catastrophes around the world leaving us with tremendous human or animal effets and huge costs ! My prayers for all.

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Thanks Aida

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Such important, if not distressing, information—thank you!

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Thanks Mischa. Overnight, Ian grew so much in power. It is now a real monster storm, and more devastating because of man-made climate change. This is going to be a particularly bad warning to take climate action. One that will again be ignored.

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Apparently, it's now made landfall. I agree—in all likelihood, it will not be taken seriously. I am without words... :/

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