185 mph winds. That's scary and awe inspiring at the same time. I remember as a lad trying to walk down Wigan Rd the year when we had our hurricane - winds must have been about 70 max and we were leaning straight into it - linking arms so we didn't blow over.

Irma must the first thing to ever wipe the grin off Branson's face

Irma must the first thing to ever wipe the grin off Branson's face

Do airlines contribute much to global warming?

Maria is now cat 3 and about to twat the Dominican

Make that cat 4

Already! Said earlier it might take a couple of days to get that.

 

Mother nature can be a bitch when she wants.

She will kill us all eventually

Is mother nature purely of this world?

 

A philosophical question- if you were twatted by a meteorite, is that still her, or someone else?

Is mother nature purely of this world?

 

A philosophical question- if you were twatted by a meteorite, is that still her, or someone else?

 

That would be an act of God.

Or Allah if it hit a Muslim, presumably.

That would be an act of God.

So God is an astronaut

So God is an astronaut

 

No, God is a DJ

Make that cat 4

 

and now cat 5

 

Those islands are going to be horrific once all the debris from the last hurricane starts to be lobbed all over the place at 160mph

and now cat 5

 

Those islands are going to be horrific once all the debris from the last hurricane starts to be lobbed all over the place at 160mph

 

be a few deaths here i fear

Is mother nature purely of this world?

 

A philosophical question- if you were twatted by a meteorite, is that still her, or someone else?

 

not for me

 

nature is everything

 

simplistically, much of what is on this planet is "defined" or stems from the gravity holding us all together

 

gravity is everywhere

 

unless you consider mother nature a subset of god, tasked with keeping an eye on earth, or something

Agree entirely.

For me mother nature is a better description than god.

 

Wasn't always 'au fait' with all things physics/physical chemistry, the maths did my head in- but the concept of entropy is ace. That and the sun do for me.

Some shocking videos from Mexico City kicking about

 

That region has taken one hell of a beating