The “historic, catastrophic” category 5 Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on September 1st 2019—eliciting a slew of urgent public safety warnings, concerns about what is in store for the Southeastern coast of the US, and impassioned demands for ambitious government action to combat the global climate emergency.
Dorian made landfall at Elbow Cay, Abacos in the Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts more than 220 mph, as reported by the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The eye of the hurricane made a second landfall on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbor, with the same sustained windspeed.
Hurricane #Dorian is now tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the strongest landfall (by windspeed) in Atlantic basin history.
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 1, 2019
This is a historic hurricane, and the damage in the Bahamas will be absolute. https://t.co/bJFrDVgFOX
In a series of tweets, Bill McKibben, co-founder of the environmental advocacy group 350.org, noted that this is the fourth consecutive year that the Atlantic has seen a category 5 hurricane.
#Dorian is now one of the five strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic. And it's the 4th year in a row with a Category 5 storm, again breaking a record. #hotnewworldhttps://t.co/EBqhE28vNO
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) September 1, 2019
As #Dorian crashed into the Bahamas, its winds were 185 mph gusting to 220 mph, making it the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. People are going to need to rally to the relief of what must be devastated islandshttps://t.co/liMq3gw0hO
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) September 1, 2019
Videos of conditions in the Bahamas started circulating online—along with warnings from experts that such devastation from natural disasters will keep on worsening as long as humanity continues to fuel the global climate crisis with activities that produce planet-heating emissions:
IMPORTANT: We have seen videos in the Abacos of people venturing out in the eye of #Dorian. Everyone should take shelter immediately as winds will increase rapidly and unpredictably after the eye passes.
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 1, 2019
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center issued its first hurricane warning and watch for Florida. The warning “covers an area from Jupiter Inlet to the Volusia/Brevard County line,” while the watch covers “from Voluisa/Brevard Countyline to the Flagler-Volusia county line,” as reported by the AP.
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— Alexander Verbeek 🌍 (@Alex_Verbeek) September 1, 2019
First videos coming in from Bahamas after Dorian passed through and it's complete devastation.
If we continue to increase our emissions of greenhouse gasses, these kind of damages will also increase.#HurricaneDorian #Dorian #bahamas @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/OYxo4pNeNX
#Dorian is near perfect from a meteorological perspective, horrific from a threat perspective. And undoubtedly fueled by bathtub-warm sea surface temperatures tied to human-caused climate change. https://t.co/87wuXsiPwa
— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) September 1, 2019
BACKGROUNDER: Dorian moved through very warm ocean waters (86°F/30°C) this week, meaning there was plenty of energy to fuel its intensification. Full climate change context here: https://t.co/u49EAFgxKs https://t.co/DHl0tLGzQK
— Climate Signals (@ClimateSignals) September 1, 2019
Seems that record-strong #HurricaneDorian's slow but potentially destructive dance with US coast will be cutting it so close that Florida's fate may come down to only a handful of miles. https://t.co/1qfUTLjLj9 pic.twitter.com/pTbynVVJnM
— seth borenstein (@borenbears) September 1, 2019
HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED: From Jupiter, Inlet Florida to the Brevard/Volusia County, Florida Line. HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED: For Volusia County. For more details see https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB and refer to your local emergency management. #Dorian pic.twitter.com/8hOqMVwa5H
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 1, 2019
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