Infdidoll wrote:Wish I could give you a standing ovation, supercane, for the info you found about how mountainous terrains affect storms. A huge THANK YOU! I've had a busy afternoon, but I am going back to peruse all of it, now. Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge once again. This is fascinating stuff!
I also agree with you about PAGASA. I was reading about unemployment, problems with the economy of the country and corruption in the government. The government's first and foremost worries don't sound like the occasional hurricane. They can raise signal alerts faster, but where can those deeply entrenched in poverty evacuate to? Most probably know it's coming, but just don't have a way to evacuate. It's always easy to blame the government (as we should know from Katrina), but the real problem is poverty...and the government just can't eradicate that problem overnight. We're comparing PAGASA to well-funded agencies in economically powerful countries and that's probably not fair. Yeah, their forecasting isn't up to speed...but I don't think the high death toll has as much to do with poor notification as it does having a large population who live in what most areas of the world would equate to poverty.
And to Rob - Great update! I really love that you're doing those. I'll have to post your video up on Facebook. I've got worried parents and wives of guys in my husbands' unit contacting me right and left wanting info on if their kids/husbands are okay. I think seeing those updates might help give a better idea of where the storm is hitting and put some minds at ease.
Thanks, and I hope your husband is ok down there, I think Subic Bay and Manilla will be ok with this system, but I"m sure if he in the region his unit will be called upon for relief efforts. Tell him thanks for what he's doing, I know a lot of sailors give jarheads grief, but I tell you this much, I work in a AC office all day, he's on the ground there in the heat.
