Nine of the top 10 disasters in decade were hurricanes!

They caused 255 Billion Dollars of Damage. 

Good quick summary of the International Disaster Database from USAToday

Last Day of Hurricane Season 2008!

Goodbye Fay, Gustav, Hanna & Ike. It was an action packed August & September with these 4 storms dancing mostly around Florida although Fay made landfall a record setting four different times.

Gustav - New Orleans Contraflow Traffic Web Cams & Social Media Links

Will be interesting watching these New Orleans webcams starting Sunday>

Gustav's predicted impact on Gulf of Mexico oil production.

New Orleans Radio

Gustav Updated Tracking Map

Get a ride out of Gustav's way on craigslist??!!

New Orleans Mayor says Gustav is "Storm of the Century". Orders Evacuation. Excellent recap of current status from the New York Times

Gustav Social Networking (Ning) Aggregation Site

Gustav on Twitter

Gustav will be "Social Media's" Coming Out Party

Category 3 with 120+ mph winds?

Hurricane Gustav - This could shape up as a bad one!

Oil prices sure to spike. Residents of Fay-soaked Gulf Coast have to be very anxious and just the thought of landfall near New Orleans is frightful. National media will really jump all over this post DNC in Denver.

The older I get the more I hate reading: "There is a possibility that Gustav could become a dangerous Category 3 hurricane sometime Friday or Saturday and be a Category 3 hurricane when it enters the southern Gulf of Mexico. All interests along the U.S. Gulf Coast need to watch the progress of this storm for early next week, especially the central and western Gulf Coast areas."




Links that got my attention:
Washington Post - Gustav could become a giant

Tropical Depression Forms - Headed To Florida - Again!?

Just as we're finally drying out and the sunshine has returned to its namesake state, another storm is forming with a west/northwest bias. Would become Gustav if/when it strengthens to Tropical Storm/Hurricane status.

Tis the season....