Hurricane Gustav struck Haiti today with winds near 90 mph and very heavy rain. Many fear that this is just the beginning of an extremely dangerous storm.
“Most indications are that Gustav will be an extremely dangerous hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Sea in a few days,” the Miami-based National Hurricane Center projected.
Longer-term projections show Gustav slicing along the south coast of Cuba during the week and possibly growing into a perilous Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph (190 kph) winds before entering the central Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
Oil prices soared today as investors fear the hurricane will threaten the Gulf’s many drilling platforms. According to the AP, traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange were caught off guard by how fast the storm grew, and the price for a barrel of oil jumped $5 within minutes Tuesday morning.
Flooding in Haiti killed more than 100 people last year. And In 2004, Tropical Storm Jeanne killed some 3,000 people in the Haitian city of Gonaives alone.
Tropical Storm Fay killed 23 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this month. Nearly all drowned in flooded rivers.
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Hurricane Gustav hits Haiti, drives up oil prices
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Thanks for nothing, you big bad oil companies!!
You set a wave of Shock and Awe on US!
Read Naomi Klein!! The Shock Doctrine!
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