The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will likely be a busy one and may spawn as many as 23 named tropical storms, including up to seven major hurricanes, the US government said Thursday. "If this outlook holds true, the season could be one of the more active on record," NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco said in a statement. "The greater likelihood of storms brings an increased risk of landfall. In short, we urge everyone to be prepared."
Be prepared? For what, exactly? How about "hold onto your ass?" Because I don’t know what happens when a King Hell Big Mother Hurricane runs smack dab through the largest oil spill in American history, picking up toxic, flammable oil and poisonous dispersant and then hits shore but judging by the abysmal response to the initial disaster itself, neither does anybody else. I’m calling this new beast Hurricane Diablo; a rambling, growing, explosive Super Twister leaving an interstate poisonous shit-smear right across the American South and yes, it’s brought to you by the good folks at British Petroleum. And Ronald Reagan. And increasingly, tragically, Barack Obama.
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