'It's all gone': shattered Bahamas counts cost of Hurricane Dorian's destruction

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/06/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-grand-bahama-abaco-latest-news
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The storm surge here, about half a mile from the sea, rose to around 20ft. Wind gusts were recorded at 220mph. Many who have lived here for generations said the brutality of the storm was something they had never seen or even heard of before.

For Roberts, who works at a nearby casino – also obliterated – the unprecedented intensity of Dorian, the way it strengthened so quickly to category 5 and stood over the island for more than 24 hours, had a simple explanation.

“I think the climate is playing a big role in all of this,” she said, starring at the muddy tiled floor of a partially destroyed home in which she had taken shelter. “The severity of this … it’s global warming.

“I’ve recycled all my life. I use less plastic. And think about less emissions. I’ve always been committed. But the world is not.”
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Good read - these people are lucky to be alive

[bdamomma]

1. We have fucking

climate deniers who don't believe in science and call it a hoax. Our earth is trying to tell us something rather crass like stop this shit, we only have one earth.

[malaise]

3. Our tiny islands can't handle hours of slow moving devastating

Cat5 hurricanes. This is too much.

[bdamomma]

4. I know

I feel for the Bahamian people, it can happen anywhere. And we have a con artist who is drawing on a hurricane track thinking it's a big fucking joke. These are peoples homes and lives being destroyed.

Hopefully all of us need together and make any donation to the Bahamas, you never know we could find ourselves in the same dilemma.

[HipChick]

2. "We are the biggest victims of climate change"

[malaise]

5. Heard the Bajan PM saying just that two days ago

And we're watching the Atlantic again