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OKIsItJustMe

(20,994 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2024, 05:37 PM Oct 7

'Just horrific': John Morales becomes emotional over Milton's explosive growth

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/just-horrific-john-morales-becomes-emotional-over-miltons-explosive-growth/3437225/

❝Morales later commented about his overwhelm on X, saying "extreme weather driven by global warming has changed me. Frankly, YOU should be shaken too, and demand #ClimateActionNow.”❞

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'Just horrific': John Morales becomes emotional over Milton's explosive growth (Original Post) OKIsItJustMe Oct 7 OP

Costs money and labor. Those who can won't. Srkdqltr Oct 7 #1

Wow, Tampa and St. Pete are in for a big hurt. Lunabell Oct 7 #2

Sea levels off St. Petersburgh for the past 75+ years OKIsItJustMe Oct 7 #3

Srkdqltr

(7,712 posts)

1. Costs money and labor. Those who can won't.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 05:43 PM

Oct 7

Lunabell

(7,003 posts)

2. Wow, Tampa and St. Pete are in for a big hurt.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 05:44 PM

Oct 7

I hope people evacuate. This is going to be devastating.

OKIsItJustMe

(20,994 posts)

3. Sea levels off St. Petersburgh for the past 75+ years

Reply to Lunabell (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 05:48 PM

Oct 7

Note the increase in the past decade or so:

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?id=8726520

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