Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Shame that a topic like this has become just another forum tussle. Hurricanes do not typically hit either the UK or Australia. But they are only too real in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Here in Puerto Rico, we cross our fingers, and pray every hurricane season that we don't get hit. Gets kind of tiresome, to be honest.

This year it's been the southeastern U.S. that has gotten it bad. While we feel bad for all those affected, we're also relieved to have been somewhat spared thus far this season. Somewhat, because we did get grazed by Tropical Storm Ernesto earlier this year.

The subject of weather manipulation is one that deserves serious discussion and analysis by scientists, meteorologists, and others. We certainly don't need the Marjorie Taylor Greenes of the world, spouting their insane conspirational bullshit to the detriment of society in general... and specifically to the detriment of those affected by these storms. Those who exploit natural disasters for political gain are the worst kind of human slime.

As always, I never go running to any extreme position, but rather seek out objective, methodical, well thought out information, in order to form my opinions. Here is a piece from The Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weath...limate-change/
Yep the last one specifically and the surrounding idiocy got pretty infuriating. Sitting there watching a Cat 5 take dead aim at Fla and locally I had to listen to "well it's not hitting us" and "this one is definitely man made" . People made it a two-party conspiracy before the bodies were even cold let alone counted. Thankfully my niece and nephew bugged out of Bradenton and there was actually some we dodge a bullet chatter.

As one of a few including yourself who live with these things on an annual basis, I'd sure be interested in some direct real time evidence pertaining to "hurricane manipulation" as thus far all I've seen are reckless agenda driven politicians and propagandists passing as right wing talking heads and lots of "some say" "I've heard" and more rumors than a Jr high school hallway. Rain manipulation, yeh we've seen that for everything from crops, droughts and trying to shut down the Ho Chi Minh trail in Vietnam. But loose baseless talk about current life and death events, active hurricanes, has no meat on the bone. Tried the article btw but apparently you need to be a sub and sign in.