I wonder how many people got killed by the 2,000 falling massive chimney stacks?

We get tropical cyclones here in North Queensland every year with winds of similar speeds and more as the 1987 storm. Modern houses are built to stand up to it, but the old timber cottages fly apart like match sticks. And I have seen mile after mile of banana trees (plants actually) snapped off at knee height as if a machine went through and chopped them down. Last time our house was hit by the edge of a cyclone it sounded like the world's biggest jet engine screaming at us. A few big trees went down but as most around us are native species they simply lost their leaves and the the trunks and branches stood there unworried. An inherited design feature I would guess. But our house was covered in green confetti of shredded leaves on the windward walls. A unique look for sure.

The do have some very large wind turbines a few miles inland from us in the highlands, where the cyclones can go through after they hit land. I am guessing they turn the variable pitch blades to a zero degree setting and so they would not be spinning at all in the wind. They did have one throw a blade once, but not in a cyclone. I think local lads using it for target practice with their pig hunting rifles may have been something to do with it.

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has gone up by a lot. Scientists tell us that this will cause a global temperature rise, and consequential increase in extreme weather events. We are getting more and bigger storms, however, those who really know (but have no relevant qualifications) tell us that CO2 has nothing to do with it. Does this go along with covid denial, grassy knoll and Elvis lives?

CO2 levels are at historic lows in the grand scheme of things

currently at 40ppm, been as high as 1000? 2000ppm? in the past

But governments hand out huge chunks of welfare cash to the King Canute Science Industry so you can't blame them for producing a never ending flow of "The End Is Nigh!!!" literature for our clergy

"Repent ye all! Or global warming god will smite thee down!"

Ho hum

The more things change…the more they stay the same

(note:Got zero issues with us reducing pollution btw)

Edited By Ady1 on 16/02/2022 14:31:35

Missed a zero, four one hundredths of one penny is how I remember it (The percentage)

Edited By Ady1 on 16/02/2022 15:28:01

Every one knows the 1987 storm was caused by that weather forecaster, Micky Fin.

A force 10 isn't too bad if you're only holding station and going into the wind and swell, the biggest problem is trying to get some sleep as the ship pitches up and down like a never ending roller coaster ride

The sea is interesting at force 10, it turns into a world of cremola foam because the surface water gets ripped up

The guys who really impressed me were the fishermen who just kept on going places as their little boats got flung about like corks

The Atlantic never really produced anything huge, it's just not big enough, but some of those Pacific swells were truly massive and you could lose sight of a 150,000 tonner in the troughs

Edited By Ady1 on 16/02/2022 23:15:29

In every meeting of the Great Conspiracy they threaten me if I reveal the truth. Stick to your guns, Science Deniers!

On the first of January 1976 a storm passed through lincolnshire and my barometer fell to 27 inches,the winds were bad and caused severe damage even breaking a telegraph pole in the builders yard in half.We stayed up until 2 in the morning incase the stack fell in,as it was I lost some heavy ridge tile which broke slates on the way down.Three houses at the top of the street were stripped of slates on one side.A local park lost 2000 trees.I met a RAF metorolist who was on duty when the 87 storm was imminent and he told me that they warned all bases to secure the aircraft as severe damage was likely,so the information given to Mr Fish was incorrect and his reported it as given.

Frank

Weather report from Somerset: clear sky now rapidly clouding over. Wind from South West increased from a bit breezy when I got out of bed to a definite blow with intermittent strong gusts. The first was violent enough to scatter my recycling bins. Met office weather radar reporting 34mph in this region at the moment.

Not bad but getting worse quickly. 100% cloud cover in the time it took to type this.

Dave