• Irremarkable@fedia.io
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    5 months ago

    All things considered, that’s a pretty lucky path if it doesn’t drift north into the larger Caribbean islands

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      5 months ago

      Yea just the normal little islands that really should just be abandoned at this point

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        5 months ago

        I’m sure your country will be happy to welcome the people from these islands. Right ?

        It’s not like people living there really have a choice.

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          I personally have no problem with my country taking the people populating these islands. The us isn’t short on space and more hands for the work can’t hurt.

          My fellow countryman would never accept though since the population of the Caribbean is mostly non-white

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        5 months ago

        You mean the ones that would still be hit if it shifted north?

        It’s current path is over about as few people as you could ever hope for a storm of this size. Realistically, you knew I meant that and felt like being a smartass anyway.

        E: typing is hard

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          I mean st Lucia, Trinidad, etc. Those get hit every time and should just be abandoned to save lives. Haiti and the Dominican get hit frequently but not every single time, looks like it should miss those larger Caribbean states this time

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          Looks like Yucatán will bet hit, according to the NOAA. It’s just a question of “where”. And they predict it to be a Tropical Storm when it crossed Yucatán and enters the gulf. I don’t know how warm that bathtub is at the moment, but that can get interesting, especially as a tropical storm is more likely to turn than a hurricane (IIRC). Let’s see what happens.

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            Yes, I’m aware they’re going to be hit currently. They would still be hit even if it shifted north to hit, for example, Cuba.