Flying Squid@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Helenelemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1611arrow-down135
arrow-up1576arrow-down1imageHurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Helenelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months ago But power doesn’t equal damage for weather Only if you count what happened in New Orleans after the storm, which was an infrastructure issue, not a weather issue.
minus-squarethoro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·2 months agoWhy are you making this some type of competition?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoI’m not. I’m explaining a difference.
minus-squarethoro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·edit-22 months agoWhat is the point of comparing Helene to Katrina? Harvey was also a 4. Why discount the impact of Katrina just because there were systematic issues? It was a natural disaster and that was the impact. Because it comes off to me like you’re trying to “well ackshully” about Helene being really the most devastating hurricane.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·2 months agoHow am I discounting it? Please quote me discounting it.
Only if you count what happened in New Orleans after the storm, which was an infrastructure issue, not a weather issue.
Why are you making this some type of competition?
I’m not. I’m explaining a difference.
What is the point of comparing Helene to Katrina? Harvey was also a 4.
Why discount the impact of Katrina just because there were systematic issues? It was a natural disaster and that was the impact.
Because it comes off to me like you’re trying to “well ackshully” about Helene being really the most devastating hurricane.
How am I discounting it? Please quote me discounting it.