JP says:
Thanks to newfangled satellites and high speed computers Floridians now enjoy
many days fair warning that disaster approaches — unlike many other natural
and voting disasters– but will everyone get out of the way? Frances'
projected path now shifts towards Cape Canaveral. Unfortunately some prized
national treasures cannot be moved and NASA workers are already powering
down the Space Shuttle orbiters, closing their payload bay doors and stowing
their landing gear. Fingers are crossed as the launch control center is built
to withstand a Category 5 storm but many buildings at KSC can take only a Category
3 storm or less, including
the buildings that house the space shuttles.Forecasters say conditions
are "favorable" for Frances to strengthen within the next 48 hours
into a Category 5 storm.Only three Category 5 storms have ever landed in the U.S. since 1900. If Frances
hits Florida it will be the
first time since 1950 that two major hurricanes have slammed into the state
within a month. American taxpayer dollars fund the ongoing research and early warning Geostationary
Satellite Server Storm Floater 1 Satellite. If you live in Florida pay heed to the visible image
loop
as well as the Hurricane Hunter researchers. Even if the current computer models are not accurate it seems as if yet another
chunk of Florida is about to have a very bad Labor Day weekend…
Link to image of storm's approach
