The tropical storm Milton battered Florida yesterday leaving a trail of destruction in its path. Scores of people are dead and hundreds injured. The damage caused to infrastructure is immense. The famous Tropicana stadium is heavily shredded and it would take a good number of weeks to get it back up and running to its former shape. Millions of people are still without electricity and an equal number of people are yet to return to their homes. The administration has advised all people to remain indoors till the town and city authorities declare the roads safe. Alligators were seen roaming on some of the streets in Florida amazing all the news watchers across the world.
What amazed one is that despite a designated Category 5 storm like Milton sparing Florida with minimum human damage. There is a lot for the whole world to learn from the way Florida began preparing for the storm. Proper messaging through Radio, Television, Newspapers, Public address systems, and social media. Immense coverage with detailed representation of storm path, its eye, expected time of landfall, the need to vacate, and the contact details of first responders – everything was so meticulously laid out that even a category 5 storm like Milton ended up doing minimum damage. The US Army had enough manpower, helicopters, and other machinery up and running before storm stuck and a property survey was conducted to rescue any last-minute evacuees.
The storm like Milton are becoming more frequent as global warming increases and the pollution in the oceans is increasing. The warm air above oceans is getting hotter and hotter creating a huge disruption that eventually change into strong winds or storms.
The weather adversaries are becoming frequent and every other day we hear of storms, floods or earthquakes. With increasing carbon emissions we are creating a hell hole for future generations. The future generations deserve a better world where climate abnormalities are less frequent. The economies of the developing world cannot stand more than one natural disaster in a calendar year. More and more natural disasters can wreak havoc with countries having dense populations.
Our sympathies with the people in the United States who got affected due to this storm. In the same breath we must impress upon governments in other countries to learn about disaster preparedness from the United States of America.
