#Weather safety

[natandwandaseries]

I’m seeing so many people doing stupid things during this hurricane, and I’m so confused. Did they not have hurricane lessons in school? In Massachusetts, we get one hurricane every few years and we had lessons on what to do, where to go, how to prepare in elementary school. Same with tsunamis, earthquakes, blizzards, and tornados. Only one of those just listed even occur here.

Like people going out in the eye of the storm. It was a huge point you never go outside in the eye because it can change in an instant and caused a lot of death in Katrina, people thinking it is safe, etc. Also, if there is suddenly no water at the beach, get as far away as possible asap.

Edit to add: Don’t dig super deep holes at the beach. They will cave in and collapse on you and the weight will crush your organs if the lifeguards can’t dig you out fast enough. Also, if you are trying to stay warm in your car in the winter because power is out, make sure your tailpipe is not blocked by snow or you will die :)

[sunrayretriever]

im gonna be serious here for a moment and say that there is a real problem with the safety of mobile homes/trailer homes in severe weather and it needs to be talked about more i think

yes, they offer affordable housing for tons of people (i am one of them!) but they offer pretty much no protection in tornados above an EF0.

permanent homes are destroyed from the top down. mobile homes fail from the bottom, from their supports, causing them to be VERY EASILY swept away and mangled into twisted metal, piping and insulation.

despite only 6% of the US living in mobile homes, MORE THAN 50% OF DEATHS IN TORNADOS OCCUR THERE. (63.2% as of august 23rd, 2023)

in my situation, we have one storm shelter in our park. we have over 250 trailers and granted, not every single one is occupied, but there could be 2-4 people in one residence. you expect EVERY SINGLE ONE of them to go to ONE storm shelter? my mom and grandma depend on oxygen, and they've told me many times that if we have to go to the shelter they would rather me and my dad go than to haul their heavy oxygen tanks in the car and help them rush to it. they told me to leave them there. it is a death sentence. not to mention there are many people here who do not KNOW there's a tornado coming until the sirens go off. they could realize it too late, get caught in their car rushing to the shelter.

and yes. a violent tornado could hit literally any state in america. tornados can hit Canada, Germany, China.. a PRETTY good chunk of the earth can. i won't list every country but it's worth looking into.

anyways. yeah. idk why im suddenly so livid and passionate about this topic but i don't think my feelings are unjustified.

and while you do not HAVE to reblog this, it would be really cool if it reached a large audience. severe weather deaths are rare, injuries are uncommon, but they are not zero. and they are preventable.

[trials-of-a-spirit-worker]

Yeah, sorry I know op said Americans don't interact but, I'm interacting just for your safety at this point.

I know y'all aren't used to those insane temperatures and I'm sorry. Keep up your electrolytes. Can't tell you how many times that's saved my ass during hellish heat waves here. It isn't just about staying hydrated it's about keeping lucid. I don't know if you have Gatorade or something of the equivalent, but drink plenty of that along with water. Dilute it if you must/hate the taste. It's salty enough, got sugars and carbs for you to get through this god awful shit.

If you feel abnormally sluggish and exhausted, you're cooking. I mean that. Like... literally. Cooking. Find shelter/relief. Op is so goddamn right about the fans in the window. It might not feel like much of a difference inside but it's 10x better than outside. I guarantee you.

Keep electronic use to a minimum. Including lights. You'd be amazed how much lights can add to heating up a room. During the summer months and especially during heat waves I don't even think about touching a light switch so long as I can help it. If you can, keep laptops off your body if you must use one. Little desks, small end tables etc. I burned the shit out of my thighs a couple years ago needing to use a laptop during a heat wave. Not fun.

Shea butter I believe is latex free and helps the skin heal, should you get burned. Its also a pretty nice natural sunscreen. It doesn't expire and if you keep it inside a relatively cool place it stays solid.

Try and keep the clothing you wear light and flowy. Sometimes less clothing isn't the answer, especially in hellish temperatures like these. You're exposing yourself to more of the sun and heat. Allow air flow on your body too.

I really hope you guys will be okay. I don't even like our heat waves here and like you saw above in Phoenix, the heat in the states can be insufferable. I can't imagine what a nightmare it is for a climate that isn't used to that type of heat.

I need UK journalists to not show 43 degrees is not beach weather like people are gonna die

Americans do not interact

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

LOCATION CHANGE --- Date/time still the same for @NWSMorristown's new #Skywarn #stormspotter training class. Was the American Red Cross, now Old Harrison ES. Class size limited to 100.

Register now at: https://www.weather.gov/mrx/skywarn_classes

[k12academics]

To provide students the basics of weather in a fun, very interactive assembly. Think Nickeloden meets weather. Our presenters are meteorologists and we bring a fun, high energy atmosphere for the power hour of weather.

[madhatterthematter]

abt 2 b hurricane season again y’all. everyone stay safe n ask a coastal bitch for assistance if needed deadass (I’m coastal bitch lol)

[cygniavenue]

also, even though this rarely happens, if you get an alert that says Tornado Emergency, that means you need to get underground or in your shelter immediately. Do not wait. an Emergency means there is a strong and violent tornado quickly approaching your area. There will not be time to prepare. Get down and do so as quickly as possible.

i live in a place where nobody takes Watch or Warning very seriously, because tornadoes happen more where i live than anywhere else in the world, and you never think it'll happen to you until it does. but as soon as the weather service declares an Emergency, everyone packs it up and gets their ass to the shelter.

Without looking it up, when you first hear "Tornado Warning", what does that mean to you?

[filehulk]

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[alittlebitsocial]

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[sunlit-music]

A clever meteorologist explains which scenes are realistic and which ones aren't from iconic movies.

This video is from the GQ YouTube channel.

[adventuresofalgy]

It was a braw, bright October morning, but with a keen, penetrating wind from the north-east: a day which was undeniably lovely to look at, but not quite so delightful to be out and about in, with the temperature allowing for wind chill only around a raw 5 or 6 degrees celsius…

But if there is one thing that any resident of the Highlands – or indeed the bitter east coast of Scotland – learns before anything else, it is to find themselves a nice wee sheltered spot out of the wind on a day such as this. So Algy did exactly that, tucking himself down comfortably among the fading clumps of heather on the banks of the burn, in the shelter of a gorse thicket which had grown to a consdierable size since he last visited this spot, no doubt owing to an abundance of rain throughout the summer.

Having solved the problem of how to convey the water to those of his friends overseas who were suffering excessive heat and drought, Algy turned his thoughts to other friends, who today were fleeing from the ravages of a hurricane. But alas, there was little that a fluffy bird could do in the face of the wind, as he knew only too well. And although the winds on the wild west coast of the Scottish Highlands were frequently much too strong for comfort, Algy knew that they were nevertheless mild compared with the ferocity of a tropical storm or hurricane which could tear apart any fluffy bird who attempted to stand in its way. He could only hope that the humans who were facing such winds today would manage to find a sheltered spot, just as he had done:

There came a Wind like a Bugle - It quivered through the Grass And a Green Chill upon the Heat So ominous did pass We barred the Windows and the Doors As from an Emerald Ghost - The Doom's electric Moccasin The very instant passed - On a strange Mob of panting Trees And Fences fled away And Rivers where the Houses ran Those looked that lived - that Day - The Bell within the steeple wild The flying tidings told - How much can come And much can go, And yet abide the World!

[Algy is quoting the poem There came a Wind like a Bugle by the 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson.]

[etakeh]

Haha I posted something useful, at least to me. I have an update though: they make "bolero" style sleeves too.

Arm protection *and* shoulder protection? In fashion colors? Sign me the fuck up!

They also have just cute ones.

another thing I "discovered" is misting fans. They come in all sorts of sizes and types, from personal to industrial.

I'm not going to tell you where to buy any of these, or what brand; there is no ethical consumption etc. Y'all are smart and know how to search/research. Even baseline ethical shopping is a moving target.

and I know everything costs money. If I could fix that, I would. I promise.

PSA from your Local Pasty White Girl:

SUN PROTECTION Y'ALL

A few things you may not know about, to go along with the usual advice for sunscreen, giant floppy hats and moving into an abandoned mine:

- Mineral sunscreen. There is even a kind that turns color (in the bottle) when there's a UV danger.

- Sun Guard UV protection laundry additive. It can add UV protection to clothes you already have, instead of spending $70 on a single shirt at REI.

- Sleeves. You can buy just, sleeves. I got a pack of 10 for like $10, and will use the Sun Guard to add that UV protection. You can also get "bolero" style sleeves that go over the shoulders (perfect when you're a dipshit who loses one sock/glove etc).

- Just never go in the sun ever. Highly recommend. This Delicate Flower got the most ridiculous sunburn, thinking she was covered properly. She was not.

In conclusion, Do what you can to stay safe. Summer 2021 is rough, and will just get rougher.

Sun, heat, fires, air quality, plague, fascism - be careful out there.

*disclaimer: no amount of UV protection will stop a grown person from getting Pokemon tattoos. Sorry.

[sunrayretriever]

hi this is a PSA from your local weather safety dog:

if i see another person seeking shelter under an overpass im going to lose my MIND!!!

and everyone in the US should know this information, no matter what state you live in. yes, they all get tornados and im sick of people (IN THE US) telling me they "dont get any where they live" or "they live in a big city so they won't get hit".

idk those seem like PRETTY big cities to me. (btw an EF1 tornado is enough to flip A MOBILE HOME, WHICH YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN DURING A TORNADO)

so um yeah! its never a bad time to read up on this stuff. and i know people have such a fear of storms and i absolutely understand (i got physically sick every time i saw a tornado picture up until age 22) but im not asking you to become obsessed with them like i am. im asking you to take some time every once in a while and think: "if a tornado hit RIGHT NOW, where do i go/where do i take my loved ones?"

sources for the first image, the second, and the third.

[billionbrilliantstars]

This is very specific, but I wanted to point this out anyway. Project 2025 wants to get rid of A & P mechanics. That’s airframe and power plant mechanics. That’s all that means and project 2025 explicitly wants to get rid of them. They are the reason it’s safe to get on an airplane. Project 2025 also does not provide an alternative to who they think should be repairing airplanes and doing annual and 100 hour inspections on them.

As a pilot I can also tell you all the aviation weather data we use to determine if a route is safe, is from the National Weather Service. Which Project 2025 would like to eliminate. A Trump presidency quite possibly means safe air travel in America would be a thing of the past.

[astridhobbit]

Richmond Harrison remembers to wear his eclipse glasses and his Tigers jersey for the eclipse. Richmond Harrison wants you to be as safe as he is during the eclipse! Wear your eclipse glasses before and after totality. And keep a lookout for any rogue umps!

EDIT: now with alt text!

[nando161mando]

Damn Spain got hit by a big flood, stay safe Spanish friends and comrades.