'Unbelievable destruction' reported in Tropical Cyclone Pam's wake
Source: CNN
(CNN) - Relief workers reported "unbelievable destruction" after Tropical Cyclone Pam smashed the capital of Vanuatu, the Australian Red Cross said Saturday.
The Australian Red Cross said via Twitter that "humanitarian needs will be enormous. Many people have lost their homes. Shelter, food and water (are) urgent priorities" in Port Vila.
Meteorologists said the storm has weakened some, but it was still pounding the islands after hours of fierce winds and torrential rain.
"#CyclonePam still tearing through #Vanuatu. 'Much bigger than expected,' says our colleague in Port Vila. Initial reports of devastation," the Australian branch of UNICEF said on Twitter earlier.
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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/13/asia/cyclone-pam-vanuatu/
By Sean Morris, Steve Almasy, and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
Updated 9:15 PM ET, Fri March 13, 2015
pscot
(21,024 posts)with winds exceeding 155mph. It's now a strong category 4 and headed toward New Zealand.
project_bluebook
(411 posts)Global warming at its worst but don't tell republicans that, they have their own, I'm not a scientist, but, views.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)AngryDem001
(684 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)still_one
(92,366 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)still_one
(92,366 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)devastating due to the warming and rising seas. Florida will not be a vacation wonderland in the future. Downtown Miami will be shark infested, unless Rick Scott can part the seas for the Residents.
I don't know what effect a Super El Nino will have on future Pacific typhoons, but the trend lines point to more warming and more instability in our atmosphere.
still_one
(92,366 posts)Last edited Sat Mar 14, 2015, 08:10 PM - Edit history (1)
Not doing anything to try to slow it down