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This feels like one of those things that sounds interesting until you take a minute and think about it. Hurricanes don't come from nowhere. You can evacuate fo

by bena 4y ago

This feels like one of those things that sounds interesting until you take a minute and think about it. Hurricanes don't come from nowhere. You can evacuate for a hurricane. And the actual hurricane is over relatively quickly. I'm also not sure how knock-on deaths are counted. Hurricanes cause flooding, spin off tornadoes, and can disable services during some of the hottest months of the year. So a hurricane will make you susceptible to floods, tornadoes, and heatwaves. But still. We know what to do when hurricanes come. Tornadoes are violent, but quick. You usually have some amount of time to clear out of the path if necessary. Floods come in many forms. A lot of them are less lethal. Water slowly rising 4 feet over several hours is a different scenario than water rising 4 feet over several seconds. Heat. Heat is different. There's no real indicator that there's too much of it. Yeah, you got hot, but you get hot a lot of times. It's fine. "Just got to finish this lawn, this run, this game, etc." And heat usually covers a huge area, enough that it could take over a day just to drive out of the affected area. We respect violence, and heat is not violent.

mellavora 4y ago
> Hurricanes don't come from nowhere. You can evacuate for a hurricane. Actually, we can't realistically evacuate Miami/Dade county. There is only one highway leading north, and no other direction to go. Ask Pakistan about floods. But yes, you are right about heat. My theory is that it is the fourth rider of the apocalypse. Covers a huge area and just kills everyone.
- bena 4y ago
  We're given a lot of warning with hurricanes. The biggest hurdle with evacuation is that a lot of people don't have the means. Either a lack of transportation or lack of funds to secure shelter. Yes, that's why I said there are different types of floods. I explicitly acknowledged that floods come in several varieties. Pakistan is notable for a lot of reasons. It's also notable because even for a flood, it is out of the ordinary. You tried to pick edge cases to try and say the typical doesn't apply. It still does. The issue is that the typical heatwave is different from the typical variety of other disasters.
- selimthegrim 4y ago
  Alligator Alley is not an evacuation route?

by bena 4y ago

mellavora 4y ago

> Hurricanes don't come from nowhere. You can evacuate for a hurricane. Actually, we can't realistically evacuate Miami/Dade county. There is only one highway leading north, and no other direction to go. Ask Pakistan about floods. But yes, you are right about heat. My theory is that it is the fourth rider of the apocalypse. Covers a huge area and just kills everyone.

bena 4y ago
We're given a lot of warning with hurricanes. The biggest hurdle with evacuation is that a lot of people don't have the means. Either a lack of transportation or lack of funds to secure shelter. Yes, that's why I said there are different types of floods. I explicitly acknowledged that floods come in several varieties. Pakistan is notable for a lot of reasons. It's also notable because even for a flood, it is out of the ordinary. You tried to pick edge cases to try and say the typical doesn't apply. It still does. The issue is that the typical heatwave is different from the typical variety of other disasters.
selimthegrim 4y ago
Alligator Alley is not an evacuation route?