Earlier today Wilma became the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Since then the pressure has risen slightly and the winds have
diminished from 175 mph to 160 mph. However, Wilma remains an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. Wilma is still forecast to cross Florida but it might possibly clip the Yucatan Peninsula first. Some evacuations have already begun in the Florida Keys. After Florida the storm is also a possible New England threat. Here are some more Wilma highlights from the blogosphere.
Wilma cruising rapidly up the east coast would be very bad news because
New England doesn't ever want to see a storm like the 1938
Long Island Express. 2 billion trees and 8,900 home were destroyed during the 1938 storm.
Wilma is now the 3rd most popular search term on Technorati.
There are over 6,000 posts for Wilma.
Michelle Malkin has a
roundup of Wilma blog coverage including this quote:
"Looks like we're not even going to get the chance to be wiped out by the bird flu." posted by Florida Cracker.
Dr. Jeff Master's says a landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula could be good news for Florida because it would weaken Wilma. But obviously this would be very bad news for Cozumel, Cancun and elsewhere on the Yucatan Peninsula.
The blogger at Yucatan Living isn't worried that incredibly powerful Hurricane Wilma is headed towards the Yucatan because "For one thing, the majority of houses here are built of stone and concrete block. It would take more than a hurricane to blow these walls down. Our house is probably almost 100 years old. Many of the houses here are even older than that. So houses don't blow away like they do in Florida."
Noah's Wish warns Florida residents to include pets in their evacuation plans.
One blogger
has an Invasion theory: "You have to start to wonder if there is any truth to this show on TV called Invasion. A hurricane hits Florida and it's used as a cover up for Alien visitors. Here comes Wilma, a major hurricane aimed right at the everglades just like in the show."
This is the third Cat 5 of the season and this season has also
seen three of the top six most intense storms ever recorded in the Atlantic
basin. So it is no surprise that some bloggers like the College Life of a Future Meteorologist blogger are starting to wonder is something happening to the Earth?. Another bloggers asks is this the Day After Tomorrow?
The Orlando Sentinel has started a hurricane blog with Wilma coverage.
Vic Bhatia offers a practical list of
IT Preparations for Hurricane Wilma.
A Most Peculiar Gray hopes that wind shear will weaken Wilma.
Yabba Dabba Do: There are some expected Flinstones jokes and references in the blogosphere as well: here, here,
here,
here,
here and here.
"We really need to pay attention to this," said Max Mayfield, director
of the National Hurricane Center in Florida. "We likely will have a major
hurricane in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and we're going to have to
deal with it, like it or not." Source: CNN
Note: We have updated the post with links to blogs and news resources covering Wilma.
