Donate for Hurricane Irma relief

Ronstar · Sep 8, 2017

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-irma-relief-fund/

The situation in the Caribbean is VERY bad. Our fellow citizens in the USVI have suffered a great deal of damage. They say may take years to recover. And now its heading towards western Florida but its SOO big that it will affect the entire state.

Please donate whatever you can. Its times like this where the world really needs American generosity.

tkolter · Sep 8, 2017

I'm in Florida so gimme, gimme, gimme! Seriously gimme this could be a bad one.

Deckel · Sep 9, 2017

Ronstar said: ↑

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-irma-relief-fund/

The situation in the Caribbean is VERY bad. Our fellow citizens in the USVI have suffered a great deal of damage. They say may take years to recover. And now its heading towards western Florida but its SOO big that it will affect the entire state.

Please donate whatever you can. Its times like this where the world really needs American generosity.
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Shouldn't I wait until it hits mainland US to decide if I want to help some Americans or some foreigners. Shouldn't I wait to see how much damage it does here before I decide if I have enough money to donate since I just donated $500 to help Texas kitty kats get rescued by a no-kill group?

waltky · Sep 10, 2017

Granny says, "Dat's right - remember dat eclipse we just had?...

Billy Graham's Daughter: 'God Always Warns a Nation That Judgment is Coming'
September 8, 2017 | Best selling author and evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of Pastor Billy Graham, said that "God always warns a nation that judgment is coming" and that the present day may be the time when God is "backing out of our national life and turning us over to ourselves." "God always warns a nation that judgment is coming," said Anne Graham Lotz in a Sept. 6 commentary for the online Christian magazine HelloChristian.com. "He does not want any to perish. But if a nation does not heed His warnings, then He will unleash His anger and there is nothing—no one—who can prevent it."

Lotz explained that God is patient with sinners and sinful nations, noting the nation of Judah and how God gave it 22 years to turn from its wickedness. "God moved very slowly, giving plenty of opportunity for Judah to repent of her sin, to turn to Him, and therefore to escape the inevitable judgment," said Lotz, who runs AnGeL Ministries. "But with all of God’s warnings, Judah became even more defiant. More disobedient. Even more wicked. She insisted on her right to immorality and idolatry." "In the end, God became her enemy," said Lotz. "He sent in the Babylonian army to destroy Jerusalem, the temple, and all the people. 2 Chronicles 36:15-19 vividly describes how all those who were not taken captive were slaughtered in the streets."

The evangelist also noted that Psalm 32:6 refers to a time "when God may hide himself" and, she said, "It is a time that I believe may have begun in America." "Our nation is a mess," said Lotz, and America could be losing God's blessing and our sin could be provoking His judgment. "God is backing out of our national life and tunring us over to ourselves," she said.

Quoting Romans 1, Lotz added that "the wrath of God" is "revealed against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness." "So ... if we are coming under the judgment of God – if He is giving us over to ourselves, removing His blessing, protection, and favor – the solution will not be found in politics or in the economy or in the military or in technology," said Anne Graham Lotz. "The only solution will be found on our knees as we humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face, and repent of our sin," she advised. "And then plead for Him to return to us, as we return to Him. Now is the time to get serious about repentance and prayer."

Anne Graham Lotz, 69. is the author of 11 books, and her most recent is The Daniel Prayer: Prayer That Moves Heaven and Changes Nations. She was awarded six honorary degrees. She has three children. Her husband, Dr. Daniel Lotz, died in 2015.

https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michae...ghter-god-always-warns-nation-judgment-coming
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FEMA Director: Irma ‘Is Going to Devastate the United States,’ Starting With Florida
September 8, 2017 – FEMA Director Brock Long, in a Friday morning update, told a news conference there’s no question that Hurricane Irma will devastate parts of the souheastern United States:

“Obviously, Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States in either Florida or some of the southeastern states,” Long told a 7:30 a.m. news conference. “This is a complex forecast. Anybody from Alabama to North Carolina should be watching this storm very closely. The forecast and the direct impacts of this storm have yet to be determined because, one, it's a very powerful storm. “But the nature of the curve in that forecast after 72 hours is going to be the key to see who gets the worst impacts here. It's not a question of if Florida’s going to be impacted, it's a question of how bad Florida’s going to be impacted and where the storm ends up over the next four to five days as it passes inland.”

Long said anyone from Alabama to North Carolina needs to monitor Irma and take preparations. “Obviously there's a lot of evacuation activity taking place in Florida over the last 24 to 48 hours. Heed all local warnings,” Long said. “The goal is -- get out of the storm surge-vulnerable area, that is wind-driven, coastal, storm surge flooding waters coming onshore. That's the most devastating hazard associated with hurricanes. Get out of that storm surge area and get into a facility that can withstand the winds. That doesn't mean you have to travel hundreds of miles to do so, but get out of the storm surge area into a facility that can withstand the winds

Later today, I know that other states are also considering evacuation movement, and the jurisdiction ask or call for mandatory evacuations -- may be directed by the governor or your local officials. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican who represents the Miami-Dade area, told CNN’s “New Day” on Friday that “this mother of a storm…it’s going to impact everybody” in Florida. She said in terms of preparations, Miami-Dade is as prepared as it can be, with another eight shelters opening today: “Whether we're going to all be great after a storm of this magnitude, of course we can't predict that. But how much can you plan? We have done it. We've got everything functioning, and people are talking to one another. The first responders are ready.

It's a shame what's happening in the Keys, in an area I used to represent. Chris, people just did not evacuate from the Keys, and as all the first responders have said, ‘We are not going to be there to save you.’” Ros-Lehtinen said “a lot” of people living in the Florida Keys decided to stay behind. “People don't want to leave their homes, and I understand that. But if you can, it is not too late. The shelters are open,” the congresswoman said. “So Miami-Dade is as ready as you can be, but this is a monster of a hurricane.”

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/articl...oing-devastate-united-states-starting-florida
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Just_a_Citizen · Sep 10, 2017

We should Pin this, like the Harvey post...

Just_a_Citizen · Sep 10, 2017

Even though it looks like Florida will not be as screwed as thought, many still need help......

Just putting that out there....

Btw, thanks staff, for the pin...

waltky · Sep 10, 2017

U.S. military responds to Irma recovery...

Air Force Flies 300 Doctors to Florida for Irma Recovery
10 Sep 2017 | Four C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flew out just before midnight on Saturday to transport approximately 300 healthcare personnel in preparation for Hurricane Irma disaster response operations -- even as parts of Florida were still evacuating before the Category 4 storm hit.

At the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the medical staff -- physicians, nurses, veterinary staff, paramedics, fatality management professionals, and experienced command and control staff -- flew from Washington Dulles International Airport to Florida’s Orlando International Airport, Air Mobility Command officials said in a release. The doctors and staff are part of the National Disaster Medical System, “which provides response capabilities to augment existing healthcare systems in affected areas,” AMC spokesman Maj.Korry Leverett said in the release.

Healthcare professionals travel to Orlando, Fla. on board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, in response to a government request to assist with Hurricane Irma disaster response operations.

The C-17s -- from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware and March Air Reserve Base, California -- were pre-positioned by Air Mobility Command's 618th Air Operations Center at Scott. The AOC plans, tasks, and executes airlift, aerial refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions throughout the globe. “Additionally, there are about 20,000 pounds of medical equipment and supplies pre-positioned at Scott to provide assistance when called upon,” AMC spokesman Col. Chris Karns told Military.com. The service on Thursday deployed a 10-bed patient staging facility and 28 airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, to St. Croix, to support patient movement from Schneider Regional Medical Center, St. Thomas, to Puerto Rico.

As Irma approached the Florida coast over the weekend, the Air Force said it would be using Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, as the staging areas for roughly 800 trucks, and various support facilities to include lodging and dining facilities, airfield operations, security and latrine services. “The Air Force stands ready to provide multiple capabilities, including vertical airlift, security forces, airfield repair and medium altitude persistent airborne platforms in support of hurricane relief operations,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said. “Aircrews and aircraft are on alert to provide search and rescue support,” she said in an email.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/...ors-to-florida-for-disaster-response-ops.html
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‘People are roaming like zombies.’ Virgin Islands stagger after storm passes.
September 10,`17 - Hurricane Irma pummels the Caribbean on its way to Florida

The storm-stricken Caribbean took on the feel of a sprawling disaster zone Sunday, with Cuban first responders using inflatable rafts to navigate flooded streets as panicked families sent up social-media pleas in search of loved ones on hard-hit islands farther east. On St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, “people there are roaming like zombies,” said Stacey Alvarado, a bar owner who managed to leave for the mainland. Her husband, who is still there, told her Sunday that residents and tourists are in shock. “They don’t know what to do. The island was wiped out. It’s like the walking dead down there.” Other islanders sent social media messages pleading for help, decrying looting and a series of armed burglaries. “We need help,” wrote St. John blogger Jenn Manes. “We need the United States government to step up. We need military. We need security.”

In Cuba, where the government said it had evacuated 1 million residents, Hurricane Irma’s driving winds and pelting rains sent roofs flying, knocked over trees, wrecked building and caused large-scale flooding along the northern coast. Officials in Havana warned of flooding that would last through Monday. In the city of Santa Clara, the Associated Press reported that 39 buildings had collapsed. As streets turned into rivers, authorities took to inflatable rafts to access coastal neighborhoods. Some Cubans had even sought shelter in caves. The brutal storm struck Cuba along a coast studded with resorts that are among the pillars of the island’s economy. Authorities warned of heavy damage from the storm, which has killed at least 25 people across the Caribbean. “The hardest-hit provinces are Camaguey, Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus and to some extent Matanzas, the resort area of Varadero, which was directly in the path of the hurricane and where all the tourists were evacuated,” Richard Paterson, the CARE organization’s representative in Cuba, said by phone from Havana. “Power has been turned off throughout the city, in fact, throughout the country,” he said. “The electricity infrastructure received extensive serious damage.”

European governments came under fire as critics accused them of being slow to respond to crises in their Caribbean territories, where massive damage left thousands homeless as looting broke out in the streets. On Sunday, the French government announced that President Emmanuel Macron would travel to St. Martin, an island split between France and the Netherlands, on Tuesday. The French have already deployed more than 1,000 personnel to the Caribbean region in an aid-and-relief effort. The evacuation of U.S. citizens from the Dutch side resumed Sunday, according to State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, after being suspended in anticipation of Hurricane Jose, which later veered off to the north. Priority is being given to those needing urgent medical care, she said. Residents in the devastated British Virgin Islands used Facebook in frantic calls for help.

One user, Lanein Blanchette, echoed many others still looking for word from relatives and friends whom they had not heard from since Irma began belting the region last week. “There is absolutely no news about East End on any of these pages,” she wrote. “I’ve posted over ten times asking for assistance as to whether anyone has seen my uncle Kingston ‘Iman’ Eddy and not one person has replied. I am lost for words at this point. I honestly don’t know what else to do.” At the same time, dramatic tales of escape began to emerge. Lauren Boquette, a 48-year-old restaurant manager on St. John, said his family had barricaded themselves in the bathroom of their home. When they emerged, he said, they saw a scene of total destruction. “It was beyond rough times, it was end-of-the-world times. Everything normal to us has been destroyed,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...360011663b4_story.html?utm_term=.af007c9bcec5
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How Hurricane Irma Is Sucking Florida’s Beaches Dry
The hurricane is leaving flat expanses of land where ocean used to be, but all that water will rush back as storm surge.

One of the most dangerous effects of a major hurricane is storm surge: a kind of temporary, localized sea-level rise caused by high winds and low atmospheric pressure. Storm surge is what made Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina, the two most-expensive tropical cyclones in American history, so damaging and deadly. Storm surge is one of the most famous symptoms of hurricanes—so much so that it’s easy to forget what it is: the movement of billions of gallons of ocean water. It’s a hurricane exerting so much power that it sucks up water from one place and moves it hundreds of miles away.

We got an extraordinary look at the physical reality of storm surge this weekend as Hurricane Irma seethed across the Straits of Florida. Storm surge doesn’t just mean there’s an excess of water in one place; it also mean there’s water missing from somewhere else. All that water didn’t come from nowhere, after all. And on Saturday, a Twitter user named @kaydie_d posted a video from the Bahamas that showed a vast and barren plain where the ocean used to be:

Angela Fritz, an atmospheric scientist and the deputy weather editor at The Washington Post, immediately certified the video as depicting a real phenomenon. “I knew right away that even though it seemed impossible, it was absolutely legit,” she wrote. “As a meteorologist, there are things you learn in textbooks that you may never see in person. You know they happen theoretically, but the chances of seeing the most extraordinary weather phenomena are slim to none.”

Yet here was this most extraordinary of phenomena—on camera, going viral, and appearing across the Gulf. It was not limited to the islands. Soon, beaches across the Florida peninsula began reporting the strange sight. In Naples, and then in Tampa Bay, people described staggeringly low sea levels. In Sarasota, a manatee became stranded in the low tide. What’s causing the seas to drain? Irma’s shockingly low pressure is literally drawing water into the center of the storm and out of the ocean beds around it. You can think of a hurricane as a kind of vast engine that extracts energy and water from the seas and air and expels it as rain and wind. Here was an unmistakable example of how material that extraction can be.

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Guno · Sep 10, 2017

waltky said: ↑

Granny says, "Dat's right - remember dat eclipse we just had?...

Billy Graham's Daughter: 'God Always Warns a Nation That Judgment is Coming'
September 8, 2017 | Best selling author and evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of Pastor Billy Graham, said that "God always warns a nation that judgment is coming" and that the present day may be the time when God is "backing out of our national life and turning us over to ourselves." "God always warns a nation that judgment is coming," said Anne Graham Lotz in a Sept. 6 commentary for the online Christian magazine HelloChristian.com. "He does not want any to perish. But if a nation does not heed His warnings, then He will unleash His anger and there is nothing—no one—who can prevent it."

See also:

FEMA Director: Irma ‘Is Going to Devastate the United States,’ Starting With Florida
September 8, 2017 – FEMA Director Brock Long, in a Friday morning update, told a news conference there’s no question that Hurricane Irma will devastate parts of the souheastern United States:
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waltky said: ↑

Billy Graham's Daughter: 'God Always Warns a Nation That Judgment is Coming'
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Why does the baby jesus hate his followers in jesusland, why does he send all those hurricanes?

vman12 · Sep 10, 2017

waltky said: ↑

U.S. military responds to Irma recovery...

Air Force Flies 300 Doctors to Florida for Irma Recovery
10 Sep 2017 | Four C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flew out just before midnight on Saturday to transport approximately 300 healthcare personnel in preparation for Hurricane Irma disaster response operations -- even as parts of Florida were still evacuating before the Category 4 storm hit.

See also:

‘People are roaming like zombies.’ Virgin Islands stagger after storm passes.
September 10,`17 - Hurricane Irma pummels the Caribbean on its way to Florida

Related:

How Hurricane Irma Is Sucking Florida’s Beaches Dry
The hurricane is leaving flat expanses of land where ocean used to be, but all that water will rush back as storm surge.
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Perhaps the USVI shouldn't have confiscated their firearms so they wouldn't be subjected to the whims of armed criminals?

http://www.snopes.com/virgin-islands-order-seizure-weapons-irma/

I hope they fry Kenneth Mapp when this is over.

ChrisL · Sep 10, 2017

My local grocery store always has donation options when you cash out. I donated for Hurricane Harvey and will donate for Irma when I go shopping later on this week. My son donated $40 to help rescue animals displaced during Harvey. I was so proud of him. He has always been an animal lover though. He will rescue any animal in trouble that he comes across.

Just_a_Citizen · Sep 10, 2017

ChrisL said: ↑

My local grocery store always has donation options when you cash out. I donated for Hurricane Harvey and will donate for Irma when I go shopping later on this week. My son donated $40 to help rescue animals displaced during Harvey. I was so proud of him. He has always been an animal lover though. He will rescue any animal in trouble that he comes across.
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You bring up a great issue.

The animals.

****, even as a huge animal lover I'd even forgotten to donate to them!

Thanks for the reminder Chris, I'll rectify that!

ChrisL · Sep 11, 2017

Just_a_Citizen said: ↑

You bring up a great issue.

The animals.

****, even as a huge animal lover I'd even forgotten to donate to them!

Thanks for the reminder Chris, I'll rectify that!
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A lot of animals were abandoned during Harvey, and some dogs were actually left tied up in their yards!

ChrisL · Sep 11, 2017

Some dogs that were rescued during Harvey.

The second one though . . .

Jimmy79 · Sep 11, 2017

Guno said: ↑

Why does the baby jesus hate his followers in jesusland, why does he send all those hurricanes?
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It's Trump playing with Bush Sr's hurricane machine. Hard to control though as it's knly designed to hit areas with a majority of brown people.

daisydotell · Sep 11, 2017

Irma is knocking on the door right now, not the worst part; it looks like she has worn herself out a bit. We are getting some rain and wind gusts, but nothing like it was in South Florida.

daisydotell · Sep 11, 2017

ChrisL said: ↑

Some dogs that were rescued during Harvey.

The second one though . . .
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That dog will never want to leave that man.

ChrisL · Sep 11, 2017

daisydotell said: ↑

That dog will never want to leave that man.
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He is clinging to him for dear life. Poor thing was clearly traumatized by the ordeal.

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