You are looking at footage that was sent to me by family members in Florida. The hurricane. Hurricane Milton, which has already been, downgraded a bit to a hurricane. Three, category three hurricane, I should say, with 125 mile per hour winds [00:00:16] is nowhere near where my family lives in Florida. But as you can see, there were already major gusts of wind. There was already rain. Milton, as we do this video right now as I speak to you at this moment, has not made landfall yet. [00:00:31] However, I am happy to report that it does appear that individuals living in the evacuation zone, for the most part, have decided to listen to the warnings, listen to the advice to evacuate, and they have evacuated to shelters or just left town entirely. [00:00:49] You had local police departments going door to door, urging Florida residents in areas in Tampa, Orlando and Fort Myers to evacuate just to ensure that people were fully aware of just how dangerous this category is. [00:01:05] And look, I say that it was a downgraded to a category three. But, you know, these hurricanes tend to be pretty unpredictable, and a category three hurricane is still pretty devastating. And so, you know, as of this morning, there were already 1700 gas stations [00:01:22] that had run out of gas. You know, people seem pretty terrified. But again, it is good news that they are listening to the warnings. So a few more details about this. So as I mentioned, you know, there are evacuation zones in areas [00:01:38] of Tampa, Orlando, Fort Myers, and it's because of the fact that they are likely to experience a 15 foot, storm surge. If you're living in a single story home or if you're living in, you know, [00:01:55] a trailer, for instance, you're not going to survive. I mean, it's going to be devastating, and it's unlikely that someone living in those conditions are going to survive a 15 foot storm surge. So if you are watching this and for whatever reason, you haven't evacuated [00:02:11] at this point, the best thing to do, according to the authorities in Florida, is to shelter in place. It's already too late to evacuate And unfortunately for those who have not evacuated once the storm hits. Emergency workers cannot get to you. [00:02:27] Which is why, you know, these hurricanes are serious. And when you're told that you should evacuate, please listen to that advice. And so that's the majority of news I have on that issue. Obviously after it, you know, touches land and we get a better idea of the kind [00:02:45] of damage that Hurricane Milton does. I will report back in and give you guys more details on that. And I just want to remind you. Hurricane Helene already, you know, battered a certain parts of Florida and they were, you know, engaging in cleanup efforts. And now, boom, they're hit with another hurricane. [00:03:02] And in regard to Fort Myers in particular, remember just two years ago, Hurricane Ian pretty much destroyed Fort Myers, which is, you know, a small little beach town that, like, really has a warm place in my heart. It's where, you know, me and family, where I go to to spend some time with family [00:03:21] in Florida, you know, just for a few days. And it's just a very great community with wonderful people. And I hate that they're being, you know, victimized with a hurricane like this again. But as we've talked about on the show, again and again and again, this is the new normal, right? I mean, you have waters that have warmed, which fuels serves as the fuel [00:03:42] for these hurricanes. The hurricanes have become far more intense, far more severe. They happen more frequently. And so, you know, when we have conversations about climate change, I know that for some it sounds like a lot of doomerism, [00:03:59] you know, a lot of doomsday scenarios, but it's not guys, we're already living through those doomsday scenarios. And so my heart goes out to everyone that's impacted by this, not just by Hurricane Milton, but also by Hurricane Helene. [00:04:15] As we know, there are communities in various states that are still suffering the consequences and engaging in recovery efforts as a result of that hurricane. But those are the updates. I'll fill you all in as I learn more. If you enjoyed this video, that's because of our members. They make us independent. [00:04:31] They make us strong, and they make us honest. Become a member today by hitting the join button below.