Hard to say if it’s karma, but Milton’s development into one of the all-time monster hurricanes, heading toward Florida’s mid-section through the Gulf of Mexico on the heels of Helene, maybe has Ron Desantis wondering if he wasn’t a bit premature in pushing for a removal of “climate change” from the lexicon. Then again, maybe it’s gonna make no difference at all. The residents of Florida have a real gem for a chief executive.
Anyway, the build-up ahead of Milton’s arrival has been nothing short of breathless. It’s had at least one meteorologist in tears, it went from a Cat. 1 to a Cat. 5 in twelve hours, causing some to ponder a mythical Cat. 6, lost a bit of steam when it brushed the Yucatan Peninsula, then regained Cat. 5 status and is now over open water heading for Tampa Bay or thereabouts.
Massive evacuations are in progress, some people can’t or still won’t leave. It’s already a mess in places down there, so it’s hard to imagine what this one is going to render. By daybreak Thursday morning, we’ll begin to know.
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