Based on the trajectory, Tropical Storm/Hurricane Karen is going slam through a majority of Tea Party / Republican states!
As squabbles in the US capital drag on, a powerful weather pattern will scatter a phalanx of threats across the country. And the combination of hobbled government and natural disaster is increasing the risk to Americans.
Here’s exactly why Friday will be a big weather day in America:
- Tropical Storm Karen is expected to strengthen into a hurricane while threatening landfall on the Gulf Coast. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a state of emergency, and the US Corps of Engineers have closed a massive storm-surge barrier designed to protect the city of New Orleans and built after Hurricane Katrina.
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As potential natural disasters loom, the American government is shut down because of a budget dispute. As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission to “protect life and property,” critical civil servants such as weather forecasters must remain at work—without pay —while support staff and other “non-essential” personnel are being sent home.