10 September 2017,EPA/Gerben Van Es/Dutch Department of Defence.The skyline is seen as the outerbands of Hurricane Irma start to reach Florida on 9 September 2017 in Miami, Florida. That’s a river of wind high in the atmosphere that races from west to east at speeds up to 275 miles an hour.
Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. 10 September 2017.A Royal Air Force Puma has been delivered to the US Virgin Islands to assist with the humanitarian efforts post Hurricane Irma. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Hurricane Irma reached Cuba bringing winds between 160 and 190 kilometers per hour. Aug. 26, 2017: The first inkling of a developing hurricane was monitored by the National Hurricane Center as experts tracked a tropical wave over western Africa. As Irma heads up Florida's west coast its leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power as more than 100,000 people have taken refuge in shelters and millions have evacuated the area,Firefighters Dohnovan Simpson and Jacob McGovern carry Dolores Gevaza, 83, across the courtyard in the rain at John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees,Flooding caused by Hurricane Irma on Charlotte Amalie, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands,Volaris Airlines ticket agent Cely Vasquez (left) attends to Mexico bound passengers at Miami International Airport,Satellite image showing the eye of Hurricane Irma (centre) is just north of the island of Hispaniola with Hurricane Katia (left) in the Gulf of Mexico, and Hurricane Jose, (right) in the Atlantic Ocean,sStellite image shows the eye Hurricane Irma just north of the island of Hispaniola. Ministry of Defence via Reuters Aug. 27, 2017: The tropical wave slowly moved off the coast in western Africa as thunderstorms and showers continued to pound the continent. Jose strengthened into a category 1 hurricane, as Irma, a category 5 hurricane continues to move through the Caribbean, battering Barbuda, St. Martin and Puerto Rico,The destruction at Sir Richard Branson's island of Necker,A woman pushes out floodwaters on her property in St John's,Saint Martin is suffering catastrophic flooding,Some of the devastation left behind at Saint Martin,Floodwaters run down a street in Saint Martin,Residents in St Petersburg, Florida, carry sandbags ahead of Hurricane Irma,A satellite image shows Hurricane Irma at 11AM UK time slamming into the French Caribbean islands. ".Recently planted palm trees lie strewn across the road as Hurricane Irma passes by in Miami Beach, Fla. 10 September 2017.Damage outside the Mercure hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint-Martin,People pick up debris in Fajardo as Hurricane Irma howled past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands,Large waves produced by Hurricane Irma crash into the end of Anglins Fishing Pier in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. said Dann Mitchell, NERC Research Fellow at the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute. Over the next day… Irma cut a swathe of deadly destruction as it roared through the Caribbean, claiming at least nine lives and turning the tropical islands of St. Martin and Barbuda into mountains of rubble. Like many of the most notorious Atlantic hurricanes, Irma began as a weak wave of low pressure accompanied by disorganized showers and thunderstorms which emerged off the west African coast on August 27th, near the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season (Fig. Hurricane Irma – devastation caused in pictures Flamingos at Zoo Miami, are shown in a temporary enclosure in a hurricane resistant structure within the zoo, Saturday, 9 September 2017 in Miami. This is caused by a weakened jet stream. ".As climate change continues, we should in one sense get used to and prepare for similar destruction in the future. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Scientists say that asking whether global warming was the reason for the extreme weather is the wrong question. The hurricane has hit the north coast of the island.James Constantineau loads sands bags in his truck as he prepares for the approach of Hurricane Irma Saturday, 9 September 2017, in East Palatka, Fla. Gov. The science behind storm Irma,( You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. "It is likely that rainfall events, in general, will become more extreme, as will heat waves and droughts. Addressing this inequality is at the heart of not just the climate change discussion but all discussions about how we become resilient to risk and hazards. Aside from the warming atmosphere, rising sea level and surface ocean warming have likely contributed to the impact of both Irma and Harvey. 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