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Largest and Most Intense Tropical Cyclone On Record Hits the Philippines

Posted by Soulskill on from the be-safe dept.

mrspoonsi writes "A monstrous storm has arisen in the Western Pacific. The storm, called 'Supter-Typhoon Haiyan', has become the year's most intense. It bore down on the central Philippines this morning, packing winds up to 195 mph (314 km/h), with gusts up to 235 mph (378 km/h), threatening massive damage and sending over 100,000 people into evacuation centers. (Animation of landfall.) Flood waters went as high as 10 feet. The secretary general of the Philippine National Red Cross said, 'About 90% of the infrastructure and establishments were heavily damaged.'"

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  1. Lesson Learned by war4peace · · Score: -1, Troll

    Drive more cars!

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    ...gis sdrawkcab (usually not responding to ACs; don't bother posting as AC)
  2. Not global warming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Higher ocean temperatures cause stronger storms.

    It's important to the oil companies that pay me to ignore science that I tell you -

    This is not global warming.

    It's a man, or a pig. Or a man-bear-pig.

    This off-the-charts definitely not caused by the coal power plants which power your house, and power the Chinese factories that build your crap.

  3. Re:Manbearpig in 5...4...3... by i+kan+reed · · Score: 0, Troll

    I also can't demonstrate my points in reality, and rely on fiction as the entire basis of my perspectives. Let's have an Atlas Shrugged party together(BYOB, parasites).

  4. This proves global warming is a hoax. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everybody knows wind is cold.

  5. Not Climate Change by hoboroadie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Remember kids, this is weather, not climate, and just natural a oscillation of the normal pattern.
    We sure couldn't afford to have this sort of shit every year.

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    They feared that it could be used to suppress protest or support unpopular rule.
  6. The fault by Cro+Magnon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Surely, this storm was caused by Global Warming!

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    Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
    1. Re:The fault by lookingglass · · Score: 1, Troll

      This storm is weather. Global warming just makes it more likely that you will get this weather. So no, the storm was not caused by global warming.

  7. typical American imperialism by Joining+Yet+Again · · Score: -1, Troll

    This would never have happened had the greedy American capitalists not occupied these peaceful islands. Even now people are shorter, lighter are more likely to be blown away in the very storms that the US army all but guaranteed would happen. Only a rebuilding of America under Libertarian ideals will allow the US to limit its military operations to defence as enumerated in THE CONSTITUTION.

    ~~ The tree of liberty must be fertilized with the blood of tyrants. ~~ Thomas Madison

  8. Re:oh noes by Pino+Grigio · · Score: -1, Troll

    Someone with a brain please mod this guy up ^.