What do you think the Ike hurricane deathtoll is?

140,000 people ignored mandates to flee Hurricane Ike. How many are trapped, and how many dead? I will pray for them.


Is it safe to go to the Carribbean in October since that is hurricane season?

I am getting married next October I would like to go to the Carribbean for our honeymoon but everyone is telling me that it would be a bad idea because of hurricane season. Has anyboby gone there that time of year? Is it bad? Any suggestions?


Wednesday A.M. Tropical Update

WESH 2 News meteorologist Jason Brewer updates the path of Tropical Storm Erika. … projected path weather hurricane erika tropical storm track


Why was New Orleans built back to only be preserved each and everytime a Hurricane breaks out?

Why not use this place as a public land mark if it’s this dangerous?? Maybe just a vacation spot. Does this mean the Government will always come running??? Everytime a Hurricane appears??
1.9 million people to be transported every summer.
No, I would move. I wouldn’t want my house torn up.


What do you think of the governments response to hurricane katrina?

The state of mississippi’s response, the state of louisianas response and the city of new orleans response to hurricane katrina


Would an Atlantic Hurricane get a new name if it crossed into the Pacific?

If so, what is the furthest west that an atlantic hurricane has ever traveled? Just curious.
Well…yeah it couldnt (easily) cross the lower Rockies, but what about going through Panama?


What happens to sea life underneath a hurricane?

Wondering if there are fish, boats, sharks, whales, etc.. floating in the air (you know like cows in a tornado) and if hurricanes kill sea life as they go through the water. How deep does a hurricane go?


what would be the average cost of replacing broken power lines after a hurricane?

I need to know the average cost for a research paper I am doing but cant find anything about this specifically, if anyone can help. How much does it normally cast to replace all the broken power line poles in Florida after a hurricane?


How much is a twenty old tree worth. I had two destroyed during Hurricane Ike and am trying to determine FMV?

I had two destroyed during Hurricane Ike and am trying to determine FMV(Fair Market Value)
One is a Live Oak and the other is a Bradford Pear.


Can a specifically designed bomb be detonated in the eye of a hurricane to disrupt its motion and weaken it?

Why can’t NASA or the US military create a bomb or missile that could detonate in the center of a hurricane, sending a massive shockwave through the air that would disrupt the hurricane’s cyclical motion and weaken or breakup the hurricane, all while it is still over the ocean? Obviously I’m talking about a weapon that would not impact the environment long term by contaminating the ocean or causing any nuclear fallout.