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January 20, 2006

Hurricanes Hate Black People

From BET news: Global Warming Could Spell Disaster For Blacks.

Is this implying that white people would be okay? Seriously? Hurricanes are racist? Well, I was once asked by a black student why hurricanes all have white-sounding names. I guess I now know.

Citing Katrina as a case-in-point, some environmentalists say global warming impacts minorities and the disadvantaged harder than other groups.

That's right - stand by for a Cat4 in Chicago and Detroit, because those cities have a lot of black residents. It isn't about geography - that people on the coast, regardless of color, will be disadvantaged in the event of a catastrphic storm. Nope. It's about skin color.

Says Ansje Miller, director of the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative:

Warmer seas mean more intense hurricanes…. You’re going to have intense flooding like we have never seen before. Katrina is really the hurricane of the future.

Putting aside the fact that she is wrong, she is a cheap sensationalist. The whole article is. That's a shame, because the vulnerable (including the poor) of all skin colors and hair colors and eye colors actually do need to be aware of their geography. If you live within a few hours drive near the US coast anywhere on the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean, from Brownsville TX to Maine, you should be prepared for hurricanes. If you cannot prepare for them, try to move. If you cannot, then have an evacuation plan. The possibility exists.

Oh, and check out your vulnerability to blizzards, earthquakes, mudslides, crime, alligator attacks, tornadoes, and other bad stuff. If you think the ocean levels might rise, then don't live near them. I mean heck, if you think Lake Erie might rise, don't live near it, either.

Even if you are white.

Wulf Posted by Wulf on January 20, 2006 at 11:05 PM

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Posted by: Calvin Jones at January 21, 2006 6:57 PM

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