Monday, September 01, 2008
Apocalypse Not
Gustav could have been worse. It wasn't. So says Brendan Loy, the Weather Nerd for PJM. I remember Brendan's commentary in the run-up to Katrina - he's solid on this stuff. He says that it was right to evacuate given the data at the time, so keep the snark at a minimum about that. But if you're watching cable news people standing in the wind acting like they're reporting from the disaster of the century, yes, snark there is appropriate.
Note, though, that it's folks like the Weather Nerd who were beginning to scale back forecasts and offer optimistic scenarios along with the pessimistic yesterday - and were right - instead of just trying to sell disaster stories. If you want smart commentary, go to the blogs.
Meantime, it's worth noting a Category 2 hurricane still isn't any fun if you're right there. Thoughts and prayers for the folks in Houma.
posted by gbarto at 8:46 AM
 
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