Another day, another hurricane. Hurricane Ike is marching towards Houston and Galveston, Texas and will probably do serious damage there.
New Orleans is, as I write this, in the wind field of Hurricane Ike. We are on the right front quadrant, the worst side, of the storm; but we are 200 miles from the eye. Still, we are getting heavy rains and winds and some tropical storm gusts today from the feeder bands.
See the map at left from the internet from NOAA -- www.nhc.noaa.gov
Incidently, our pen pals at South Pole Station are also affiliated with NOAA in that NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) has various weather stations and equipment at the Pole. Much like NASA, NOAA relies on scientific help from the USAP at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. We are fortunate in New Orleans that Ike did not come any closer. We are still recovering from Katrina. And Hurricane Gustav just hit near here last week. Some in our area were also affected by Hurricane Rita.
All indications are that Houston, Galveston, and the Texas coast will be hit hard; so, if you are able, please help those people anyway you can. Contact an appropriate relief agency -- such as the American Red Cross or Catholic Charities, etc. -- and support them if you can. In the alternative ask your local Church or civic association if they will help the victims of Hurricane Ike. It does really look bad, and just as other Americans needed help after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, it looks like tremendous damage will occur in the Houston area very soon.
-- Adrian
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