Peak gusts of around 200 km/h, up to 500 liters of rain per square meter and XXL waves |
Florida trembles from Hurricane Ian
The Americans look spellbound towards the Caribbean. An increasingly stronger tropical storm is heading for the US state of Florida.
The current forecasts indicate that it will reach the south-east of the USA and could sometimes get there with a lot of violence: peak gusts of around 200 km/h, rainfall of over 500 liters per square meter and meter-high waves.
Graduate meteorologist Domink Jung from Wetter.net says: “On Wednesday or Thursday ‘Ian’ will hit western Florida. Great danger from heavy downpours and high waves. There is then an acute danger to life! ‘Ian’ is headed for the region and will probably hit level 4 out of 5!”
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Heavy rain, flash flooding and flooding are expected in Florida through mid-week, first in the Florida Keys island chain and then further north.
The governor of the southeastern US state, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emergency as a precaution and called on the population to take precautions. US President Joe Biden, who wanted to travel to Florida for a campaign event on Tuesday, postponed the trip because of the storm.
US hurricane expert Dr. Rick Knabb tweeted: “If you live by the water, don’t underestimate this storm. If they say evacuate, do it.”
It’s still a hurricane, but soon Ian will become a Tier 1 hurricane. Over the sea, he quickly picks up speed, he gets stronger and stronger.
Storm chaser Chris from Florida says to BILD: “A lot of people think of strong winds when they talk about hurricanes, but ‘Ian’ may not be remembered for that, but instead with a storm surge and heavy rain because it’s a very slow storm will be on the west coast of Florida.”
Residents try to protect themselves against the masses of water with sandbags
Storm thwarts “Artemis” plans: is Nasa postponing the start?
A storm warning for the US state of Florida has upset the plans of the US space agency Nasa for the moon mission “Artemis”.
The launch of an unmanned test rocket from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida, scheduled for Tuesday, had already been canceled on Saturday. The final decision should now be made on Monday as to whether the rocket with the “Orion” capsule at the top will be moved from its current position on the launchpad back to the hangar, Nasa announced on Sunday evening (local time).
The problem-plagued moon mission “Artemis” is thus still under time pressure, because the current launch window closes on October 4th, according to Nasa. A further planning window provides for a possible launch of the rocket between 17th and 31st October.