2024 Hurricane Season thread of DOOM

[InkaUtexas 25955]

11 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Coming to finish off the two panels Helene didn’t get

 

https://www.si.com/mlb/rays-tropicana-field-repairs-project-stadium-unfit-until-2026

yeah, no shit. I posted that in the MLB thread. Did not even think to put it here. Fuck the Rays and their shit catwalk stadium.

[Captainant 27680]

Probably a better thread, but this has been where Centerpoint has been discussed most: 

https://www.click2houston.com/consumer/2024/11/14/audit-for-major-us-energy-company-centerpoint-after-accusations-its-overcharging-customers-100m-a-year

HOUSTON – Major U.S. energy provider CenterPoint Energy is under scrutiny following allegations of overcharging customers by $100 million annually. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has approved an audit to examine the company’s spending of taxpayer dollars.

The PUC voted Thursday to find a third party to audit CenterPoint. Not only has the energy company been accused of overcharging, they’ve been criticized by customers and the state’s Lt. Governor Dan Patrick for spending $800M to lease 20 massive mobile generators. Fifteen of them have never been used because they’re not all that mobile -- they take days to move.

PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson emphasized the audit will assess CenterPoint’s emergency operations and generator allocation. The audit report is expected by April.

[Blotto 23540]

no real need  for a 2024 Cyclone of doom thread, so it goes here I guess

https://apnews.com/article/california-oregon-washington-atmospheric-river-bomb-cyclone-d5006d946cda1fc1f4ecb8fe5b94ba59 

[LonghornJones 837]

Favorite word? Bombogenesis.

[tokamak 6431]

Bombogenesis sounds like a faux-Jamaican British pop reggae outfit from the late 80s that you’re embarrassed to say you listened to but lowkey had some real bangers. 

[NorthLoop 14215]

11 minutes ago, tokamak said:

Bombogenesis sounds like a faux-Jamaican British pop reggae outfit from the late 80s that you’re embarrassed to say you listened to but lowkey had some real bangers. 

I was gonna say it sounds like it would be a song by Tricky, but we're on the same page. 

[Pato del Muerto 52510]

Sure was windy last night

[flatdawgs 1278]

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Sure was windy last night

lol yes - power out since 6 last night (and still), large tree fell on a bus up the street - fortunately nobody on it but the driver, who's okay.

[Captainant 27680]

PUC calls for legislative, regulatory fixes for CenterPoint’s failures during Beryl-centerpoint-legislative-regulatory-fixes/

The punchline is that they aren't requiring any real resiliency improvements, just recommending they staff a call center so humans can tell you you're fucked, instead of a recording

[txduck87 985]