Catagory 5 Tropical Cyclone to strike east Coast of India

maquiladora

Close to landfall now. Looks stunning.

Sierra Oscar

This thing is a monster.

I notice BBC News 24 are showing live footage now and then coming from Indian broadcasters.

EDIT: Oh wow, it looks like a lot of people have ignored evacuation orders and are staying put on the coast.

Rikand

that eye wall replacement couldnt have come at a worse time for the storm, but it couldnt have come at a better time for the folks in india.

reported wind intensity dropping rapidly according to that Indian news tv station

Rikand

now saying it has passed during low tide

positron

A mixture of good luck and levelheaded planning and preparedness by the authorities = less than 100 fatalities rather than a repeat of 10,000+ as in 1999.

Best possible outcome for everyone involved.

Chris The Hacker

Yep, India's 1.2 billion population is still intact and heavily contributing to global warming as always, which will subsequently and ironically create more catastrophic hurricanes.

The perpetual cycle of the human's race's stupidity continues.

Duiske

Chris The Hacker wrote: »

Yep, India's 1.2 billion population is still intact and heavily contributing to global warming as always, which will subsequently and ironically create more catastrophic hurricanes.

The perpetual cycle of the human's race's stupidity continues.

It certainly does.

yellowlabrador

Chris The Hacker wrote: »

Yep, India's 1.2 billion population is still intact and heavily contributing to global warming as always, which will subsequently and ironically create more catastrophic hurricanes.

The perpetual cycle of the human's race's stupidity continues.

I find this quite offensive. Do you suggest we don't rejoice in the fact that so many human lives were saved thanks to preventative action by the Indian government?

Tae laidir

Chris The Hacker wrote: »

Yep, India's 1.2 billion population is still intact and heavily contributing to global warming as always, which will subsequently and ironically create more catastrophic hurricanes.

The perpetual cycle of the human's race's stupidity continues.

Annual carbon dioxide emissions [tonnes] per capita:2009

Ireland: 9.8
India: 1.5
(Source Wikipedia)

The spot on the other man's face is easier to see than the spot on your own!

Nabber

Chris The Hacker wrote: »

Yep, India's 1.2 billion population is still intact and heavily contributing to global warming as always, which will subsequently and ironically create more catastrophic hurricanes.

The perpetual cycle of the human's race's stupidity continues.

Pointless post. Take it else where

Lumi

Chris The Hacker wrote: »

Yep, India's 1.2 billion population is still intact and heavily contributing to global warming as always, which will subsequently and ironically create more catastrophic hurricanes.

The perpetual cycle of the human's race's stupidity continues.

Mod Note:
Stay on topic

This thread is for discussing Cyclone Pailin, it is not the place to rehash the great global warning debate

Tae laidir

Post Tropical Storm photographic record:
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/photos-tropical-cyclone-phailin-20131012

Duiske

Duiske wrote: »

Off topic, but GFS showing a large Typhoon off shore Japan nest tues/weds. Very close to Fukushima on Wednesday. May not pan out like that, but worth keeping an eye on.

Quick update on this storm. I've been watching this for a few days and GFS Asia got it spot on. It brushed the Japanese coast last night, leaving 17 dead and 50 missing. Heavy snowfalls could be a problem later as the system side-swipes an already cold northern Japan, particularly Hokkaido.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-japan-typhoon-idUSBRE99E09H20131016






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