Hurricane Melissa now expected to be CAT4 on impact with Jamaica. Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides expected. #HurricaneMelissa #Hurricanes #Jamaica
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Before/After satellite imaging in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa; reports of 90% of the roofs gone in some areas. True death estimates and injury numbers are going to be hard to come by until communications is reestablished with those communities (the "dozens" is going to likely become "hundreds" IMHO) #HurricaneMelissa #Melissa #hurricanes
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/10/29/melissaaftermath-category-storm-hit-jamaica/
Staff of #FEMA were left baffled on Monday after #DavidRichardson, the head of the US disaster agency since May, said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a #HurricaneSeason, acc/to 4 sources familiar w/the situation.
The US #hurricane season officially began on Sunday & lasts through November. #NOAA forecast last week that this year's season is expected to bring as many as 10 #hurricanes.
#Trump #idiocracy #ClimateCrisis #Climate #ExtremeWeather
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
NBC: Trump says FEMA to be wound down after hurricane season
Trump also said he planned to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president’s office.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-says-fema-wound-hurricane-season-rcna212307
Oh wow, #hamradio to the rescue
Remember that hurricane data that is being cut off by the US government? Guess who figured out how to get the data anyway?
The Register: Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off
Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder