Is extreme weather our most urgent challenge? Hundreds of thousands of people have been told to leave Florida, where Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall today.
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Forecaster's tears over monster storm
Is extreme weather our most urgent challenge? Hundreds of thousands of people have been told to leave Florida, where Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall today.
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"It's just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricaneA storm with violent winds that move in a circular direction. ," warned the weather forecaster.
John Morales paused. Tears appeared in his eyes. "I apologiseSay sorry. : this is just... horrific."
Hurricane Milton is set to land in the US state of FloridaA coastal state in the south-east of the US, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Though nicknamed "the sunshine state", it also experiences phenomenal rainstorms. tonight.
Morales was worried by how quickly the hurricane was getting stronger.
Hurricanes are graded from 1 to 5. Category 3 up means there is a serious threat to life. Category 5 means a speed of at least 157 mph.
It looked as if a Category 6 might have to be invented for Milton. This morning, it is a Category 5 storm. Though expected to weaken, it will double in size, causing damage over a larger area.
The city of Tampa is right in the hurricane's path. People who live in several areas have been told to leave. "If you choose to stay in one of those evacuationLeaving an area due to danger, often temporarily. areas, you are going to die," said the city's mayor.
Is extreme weather our most urgent challenge?
Yes! In recent years the world has faced hurricanes, floods, droughtsA time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry. and wildfires. We need to take action now before things get worse.
No! We can prepare for extreme weather. The bigger threats are from war, artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence, or "AI," is the ability for a computer to think and learn. With AI, computers can perform tasks that are typically done by people, including processing language, problem-solving, and learning. and illnesses such as Covid-19The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020..
Hurricane - A storm with violent winds that move in a circular direction.
Apologise - Say sorry.
Florida - A coastal state in the south-east of the US, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Though nicknamed "the sunshine state", it also experiences phenomenal rainstorms.
Evacuation - Leaving an area due to danger, often temporarily.
Droughts - A time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry.
Artificial Intelligence - Artificial intelligence, or "AI," is the ability for a computer to think and learn. With AI, computers can perform tasks that are typically done by people, including processing language, problem-solving, and learning.
Covid-19 - The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020.
Forecaster’s tears over monster storm
Leave now: Floridians have been warned Milton could be the worst storm to hit the state in 100 years, with "unsurvivable" storm surges. Evacuation is a matter of life and death, urges President Joe Biden. Glossary
Hurricane - A storm with violent winds that move in a circular direction.
Apologise - Say sorry.
Florida - A coastal state in the south-east of the US, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Though nicknamed "the sunshine state", it also experiences phenomenal rainstorms.
Evacuation - Leaving an area due to danger, often temporarily.
Droughts - A time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry.
Artificial Intelligence - Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is the ability for a computer to think and learn. With AI, computers can perform tasks that are typically done by people, including processing language, problem-solving, and learning.
Covid-19 - The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020.