----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 5:29 PM Subject: Re: 08:00 UTC
> > > On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, Julia Thompson wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, xponentrob wrote: >> >>> "Hurricane Ike is closing in on Texas, and stands poised to become one >>> of the most damaging hurricanes of all time. Despite Ike's rated >>> Category 2 strength, the hurricane is much larger and more powerful than >>> Category 5 Katrina or Category 5 Rita. The storm surge from Ike could >>> rival Katrina's, inundating a 200-mile stretch of coast from Galveston >>> to Cameron, Louisiana with waters over 15 feet high. This massive storm >>> surge is due to the exceptional size of Ike. According to the latest >>> wind field estimate (Figure 1), the diameter of Ike's tropical storm and >>> hurricane force winds are 550 and 240 miles, respectively. For >>> comparison, Katrina numbers at landfall were 440 and 210 miles, >>> respectively. As I discussed in yesterday's blog entry, a good measure >>> of the storm surge potential is Integrated Kinetic Energy (IKE). Ike >>> continues to grow larger and has intensified slightly since yesterday, >>> and the hurricane's Integrated Kinetic Energy has increased from 134 to >>> 149 Terajoules. This is 30% higher than Katrina's total energy at >>> landfall. All this extra energy has gone into piling up a vast storm >>> surge that will probably be higher than anything in recorded history >>> along the Texas coast. Storm surge heights of 20-25 feet are possible >>> from Galveston northwards to the Louisiana border. The Texas storm surge >>> record is held by Hurricane Carla of 1961. Carla was a Category 4 >>> hurricane with 145 mph winds at landfall, and drove a 10 foot or higher >>> storm surge to a 180-mile stretch of Texas coast. A maximum storm surge >>> of 22 feet was recorded at Port Lavaca, Texas." >> >> OK, I'm going to do one more thing that *has* to be done before 5:30, and >> then I'm going to start hauling toys & furniture into the garage. The >> last thing I need is something thrown through a window again. > > OK, besides having things thrown through the window, I really didn't need > to re-injure myself. (I strained a muscle in my side on Saturday, it > seemed to be better, I helped move a couch this afternoon and then started > really feeling it long about the second trip to the garage. I still > brought in more than half of everything that might get thrown through a > window, but my wonderful husband is going to take care of the rest. I'll > help if he asks for assistance with the biggest item, though.) > Be careful and good luck Julia! You might get some strong winds Saturday or Sunday, so it is a good thing you are removing potential projectiles. xponent Anti-Ballistics Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
