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Statements now aren't worth that much. The person in charge should have thought of these things, at least someone should have. It's not like the hurricane happe

Statements now aren't worth that much. The person in charge should have thought of these things, at least someone should have. It's not like the hurricane happened in Colorado so at least shelters should have been hurricane proof.

rbanffy 8y ago
If they wanted to significantly increase the budget for preparing for damaging storms, someone higher up in the command chain would have to admit, officially, that climate change is real and that it threatens national security. Won't be easy.
- mrfusion 8y ago
  Hurricanes can be real with or without climate change.
  - rbanffy 8y ago
    Sure, but why is that they'd need additional preparation for hurricanes? Shouldn't they be ready for them since ever?
    - burfog 8y ago
      The appropriately-cheap hanger built for cheap trainer aircraft may get repurposed to store expensive aircraft. Somebody (who?) needs to notice that the more-valuable aircraft are worthy of a more-expensive hanger. Stuff corrodes, and somebody has to notice it. Hangers built near the ocean will corrode faster than normal.
      - rbanffy 8y ago
        > for cheap trainer aircraft Even the cheapest USAF jet trainer is more expensive than the building that stores it. > somebody has to notice it That's why we invented periodic inspections and mandatory maintenance even for those times nobody notices anything.
- patrickg_zill 8y ago
  There's no actual evidence of more storms than before. This hurricane was about as powerful as one from the 19th century... We're well into the 21st century. (There have been, according to AccuWeather, 27 other category 4 hurricanes that have made landfall in the US since 1851.)
- dx87 8y ago
  The military doesn't deny climate change, and recognizes the security implications. Not everybody outside of HN is an idiot, try and leave your bubble once in a while. https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/612710/ https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/612710/

rbanffy 8y ago

If they wanted to significantly increase the budget for preparing for damaging storms, someone higher up in the command chain would have to admit, officially, that climate change is real and that it threatens national security. Won't be easy.

mrfusion 8y ago
Hurricanes can be real with or without climate change.
- rbanffy 8y ago
  Sure, but why is that they'd need additional preparation for hurricanes? Shouldn't they be ready for them since ever?
  - burfog 8y ago
    The appropriately-cheap hanger built for cheap trainer aircraft may get repurposed to store expensive aircraft. Somebody (who?) needs to notice that the more-valuable aircraft are worthy of a more-expensive hanger. Stuff corrodes, and somebody has to notice it. Hangers built near the ocean will corrode faster than normal.
    - rbanffy 8y ago
      > for cheap trainer aircraft Even the cheapest USAF jet trainer is more expensive than the building that stores it. > somebody has to notice it That's why we invented periodic inspections and mandatory maintenance even for those times nobody notices anything.
patrickg_zill 8y ago
There's no actual evidence of more storms than before. This hurricane was about as powerful as one from the 19th century... We're well into the 21st century. (There have been, according to AccuWeather, 27 other category 4 hurricanes that have made landfall in the US since 1851.)
dx87 8y ago
The military doesn't deny climate change, and recognizes the security implications. Not everybody outside of HN is an idiot, try and leave your bubble once in a while. https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/612710/ https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/612710/