Why we need a Citizens Assembly

That girl at the beginning has a bogey up her left nostril Hippies,history,organic-farming and permaculture

Well, that stopped me from watching it

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'catastrophic' category 5 storm

Hurricane Dorian beefed up into a “catastrophic” category 5 storm on Sunday, as it began pounding the northernmost islands of the Bahamas. In the US, new uncertainty over its path reignited fears of a landfall on the American mainland.


Officials warned of likely devastation in the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama from 180mph sustained winds and storm surge of up to 20ft. In a special mid-morning bulletin, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported wind gusts above 200mph and warned that “extreme winds and storm surge will continue for several hours”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...amas-us-flooding-florida-south-north-carolina

I thought you would have liked it given your love of Oysters

If you didnt like that you will hate what you soon will encounter

I am a very positive person keith,not a hater at all,i actually love life but she was a grotty looking lass

on a second look you need spec saver

Your thread title: "Why we need a Citizens Assembly"

We don't. We already have one. It's called Parliament.

The 10 Most Powerful Hurricanes and Typhoons in History


10 of 10 millibars

• Typhoon Bess, 1965: 900 mb

• Typhoon Agnes, 1968: 900 mb

• Typhoon Hope, 1970: 900 mb

• Typhoon Nadine, 1971: 900 mb.

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impact several islands in the West Pacific). Also of interest is it's rapid deepening rate: it strengthened by 4 mb per hour over the 24-hour period of November 10-11.

• Hurricane Rita, 2005: 895 mb

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eyewalls, an extremely rare occurrence where 2 additional eyewalls form outside of the main eyewall (like a bullseye pattern). There are no damages or fatalities to mention, as it steered clear of land areas.

These storms also clock in at 185 mph, tying for 6th strongest:

• Typhoon Nora, 1973: 877 mb
• Hurricane Wilma, 2005: 882 mb
• Typhoon Megi, 2010: 885 mb
• Typhoon Nina, 1953: 885 mb
• Hurricane Gilbert, 1988: 888 mb
• Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: 892 mb
• Typhoon Karen, 1962: 894 mb
• Typhoon Lola, 1957: 900 mb
• Typhoon Carla, 1967: 900 mb

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Typhoon Tip (1979)

• Basin: West Pacific
• Highest 1-minute sustained winds: 190 mph (306 kph)
• Lowest central pressure: 870 millibars

While Tip may rank at the halfway mark when it comes to wind speed, keep in mind that when it comes to central pressure, it is the #1 strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded anywhere on Earth. (It's minimum pressure bottomed out at a worldwide record low 870 millibars on October 12, 1979, shortly after passing Guam and Japan.) Tip is also the largest tropical cyclone ever observed. At peak strength, its winds spread 1380 miles (2,220 km) in diameter—that's nearly half the size of the contiguous United States!

Two storms, a Western Pacific and an Atlantic, tie for the #5 rank:

• Typhoon Vera, 1959: 895 mb

• Hurricane Allen, 1980: 899 mb.

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Typhoon Joan (1959)

• Basin: West Pacific
• Highest 1-minute sustained winds: 195 mph (314 kph)
• Lowest central pressure: 885 millibars

Joan was the 1959 typhoon season's strongest storm in terms of intensity and size (it was more than 1,000 miles across). Joan struck Taiwan (with winds of 185 mph—the equivalent of a strong Cat 5) and China, but Taiwan was more severely affected with 11 deaths and $3 million in crop damage.

These Western Pacific storms tie Joan as 4th strongest (by winds):

• Typhoon Haiyan, 2013: 895 mb
• Typhoon Sally, 1964: 895 mb.

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Typhoon Ida (1958) and Hurricane Patricia (2015)

• Highest 1-minute sustained winds: 200 mph (325 kph)

The Western Pacific's Typhoon Ida and East Pacific newcomer, Hurricane Patricia, tie for third strongest cyclone ever recorded.

Hitting southeastern Japan as a Cat 3, Ida caused extensive flooding and mudslides and led to over 1,200 fatalities. With a minimum central pressure of 877 millibars, it is also the third strongest cyclone ever recorded in terms of central pressure.

Like Ida, Patricia also holds multiple records. In terms of pressure, it is the strongest hurricane to spin up in the Western Hemisphere. It is the strongest hurricane in terms of reliably measured winds. Patricia is also the fastest tropical cyclone to intensify, or "bomb out," a record previously held by—but broken by Patricia's 100 millibar pressure decrease (from 980 mb to 880 mb) over October 22-23. It made landfall north of Manzanillo, Mexico still at Cat 5 intensity, becoming only the second Pacific hurricane to make landfall at this intensity. The storm impacted mostly rural areas and weakened to a depression within 24 hours of moving ashore (as a result of being broken apart by the mountainous terrain along the Mexican coastline) both of which limited damages to under $200 million and casualties to under 20.

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Typhoon Violet (1961)

• Basin: West Pacific
• Highest 1-minute sustained winds: 207 mph (335 kph)
• Lowest central pressure: 886 millibars

To be such an intense storm, Violet was surprisingly short-lived. Within 5 days of forming, it had strengthened into a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon with a central pressure of 886 millibars and winds in excess of 200 mph. A few days after reaching peak intensity, it had all but dissipated.

The fact that Violet had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it made landfall in Japan was the island's saving grace—it kept damages and loss of life to a minimum.

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Typhoon Nancy (1961)

• Basin: West Pacific
• Highest 1-minute sustained winds: 213 mph (345 kph)
• Lowest central pressure: 882 millibars

Typhoon Nancy has held onto the #1 rank of strongest tropical cyclone (based on winds) for five decades and counting. But its rank isn't without controversy. It's possible that the storm's wind estimates may have been inflated during aircraft reconnaissance flyovers. (Wind readings during the 1940s to 1960s were likely overestimated due to inadequate technology and a lesser understanding at the time of how hurricanes work.)

Assuming Nancy's wind speed data is reliable, it qualifies Nancy for another record: the longest lasting Category 5 equivalent hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere. (It remained a Cat 5 for 5 1/2 days!)

Nancy did make landfall, though thankfully not at peak intensity. Even so, it caused $500 million USD in damages and around 200 deaths as a Category 2 in Japan.

https://www.thoughtco.com/most-powerful-hurricanes-and-typhoons-in-world-history-3443613

Imagine if extinction rebellion was around in the 30`s.. All of the record breaking bad weather systems above might have been avoided!

I just had a second look,my bad,your right,it wasn't a bogey...…..It was her brain

Yes,the Carbon dioxide sequestration inside her internal flexible mechanism caused the dimming of her cerebral hemisphere thus causing catastrophic shrinkage and exit via her nasal dorsum.

We just need the government to do what they're damned well told... by us, the majority of the voters !

No, I think we need government to look out for us. Something which is rare, but seems most are actually trying to do. That's representational democracy in action, which is far from populism.

It will be interesting now to see how many Conservatives value their careers over their beliefs/consciousness.

this whole brexit thing is beyond me.
can anyone enlighten me just who it is that want the UK to remain ?
is it the business leaders ?
in other words--is it those who know best ?

It's quite a long list of professional and business bodies, the City of London, economists.

Compared to Rob down the pub.

But I trust Rob more than some latte-swilling 'leftie', innit.

You mean those who know best about BUSINESS ?

It's not ALL about the money.

The people have voted.

Good luck to you all.

What's it about then, please do tell.

Yes, we're going to need this luck.

I don't have to explain myself to anyone.

Ask your MP. He or she gets paid to do that.

I didn't say you did.

But if you say I should ask my MP simply because they get paid to do that, then you are saying it is all about the money.

So thanks for your explanation