{"id":81504,"date":"2021-08-30T09:52:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=81504"},"modified":"2021-08-30T09:52:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T13:52:59","slug":"every-geoengineered-cataclysm-is-designed-to-take-away-our-power-just-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=81504","title":{"rendered":"Every Geoengineered Cataclysm Is Designed to Take Away Our Power Just Like This"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;911&#8217; System Offline, 1 Million Plus Without Power After Hurricane Ida Slams Gulf Coast<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p><strong>More than a million people are without power<\/strong>\u00a0as Hurricane Ida\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-ida-almost-category-5-strength-it-nears-louisiana\">battered<\/a>\u00a0New Orleans and the Louisiana coast on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Ida was one of the strongest hurricanes on record, in terms of wind speed and pressure, to make landfall in Louisiana. The timing of landfall was on the\u00a0<strong>16th anniversary of Katrina,<\/strong>\u00a0a Category 3 hurricane that swamped the Gulf Coast with torrential rains.<\/p>\n<p>After making landfall early Sunday afternoon, Ida has since been downgraded to a tropical storm and was moving eight mph with the storm&#8217;s eye about 50 miles north-northeast of Baton Rouge. Winds have dramatically decreased and sustained around 60 mph.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officials warned yesterday of &#8220;life-threatening&#8221; floods and significant storm surges across Louisiana and Mississippi. Sixteen states from Mississippi to New Jersey are under a flash flood advisory through the week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/nhc_3.png?itok=9UAbpo1i\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/nhc_3.png?itok=9UAbpo1i\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/nhc_3.png?itok=9UAbpo1i\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"658bbf89-e8f7-4e19-a79b-3ea66556a02f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LaPlace, Louisiana, recorded the highest rainfall of around 15 inches. Flash flood advisories remain in effect for the area.<\/p>\n<p>So far, more than 1 million homes and businesses are without power and another 100,000 in Mississippi.<strong>\u00a0It was reported that 200,000 were without power in New Orleans due to catastrophic damage to transmission lines for the metro area.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-08-30_07-10-33.png?itok=5WtbDC6P\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-08-30_07-10-33.png?itok=5WtbDC6P\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-08-30_07-10-33.png?itok=5WtbDC6P\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"412\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"b4e35bf2-4e32-417a-b2d0-ead9f6361226\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Orleans is also experiencing technical difficulties with its emergency communications network.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If you find yourself in an emergency, please go to your nearest fire station or approach your nearest officer,&#8221; the Orleans Parish Communication District announced via Twitter early Monday. &#8220;We will update you once this issue has been resolved.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd192aWRlb19wb3J0YWxzXzEyMzU2Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6ImxvZ28iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjo0fX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1432239269893099524&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fhurricane-ida-strikes-louisiana-16-years-after-katrina-leaves-trail-devastation&amp;sessionId=1ae32b8d0b3316dc9fddeb8c0857831cfaa31694&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1432239269893099524\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Additional rainfall is expected for southeastern Louisiana and spread northeast into the Lower Mississippi Valley today. Total accumulations for Mississippi could be in the range of 10 to 18 inches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/ida%20rainfall.jpg?itok=bnxMUkSd\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/ida%20rainfall.jpg?itok=bnxMUkSd\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/ida%20rainfall.jpg?itok=bnxMUkSd\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"298\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6e8561a1-b307-40c3-9a93-8f42b6c0c82a\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Ida&#8217;s landfall, President Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for Louisiana to assist with recovery efforts. 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allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1432296155598233604\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>On the energy front, oil explorers bracing for the storm have already halted more than 1.74 million barrels of daily crude production.\u00a0<\/strong>Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc, and others closed platforms and\u00a0evacuated crews last week.<\/p>\n<p>Gasoline futures this morning soared above\u00a04% on the prospects of refinery disruptions across Louisiana and surrounding states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Snag_1a1a1344.png?itok=UU5ub5WQ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Snag_1a1a1344.png?itok=UU5ub5WQ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Snag_1a1a1344.png?itok=UU5ub5WQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"242\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"77a417d6-7156-4e48-aa6f-886e8c04d3cc\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oil reversed gains as it appears offshore rigs may have dodged the storm, and OPEC+ producers will host a meeting on Wednesday<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The market will be looking at the product stocks and the risks of onshore damage from Ida,&#8221; said Matt Stanley, a senior broker at Star Fuels in Dubai.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Now that the storm has made landfall, it looks like the worst is past for the offshore platforms, and over the next couple of days, operators can look at getting those back up.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Refiners, including Valero Energy Corp., shuttered 12% of its oil-processing capacity due to the storm.<\/p>\n<p>Colonial Pipeline Co., the controller of the largest fuel network in the US, had to idle its fuel\u00a0distribution system from Texas to the Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>The storm also positively impacted natural gas futures which traded at levels not seen since 2018 as producers in the Gulf of Mexico have\u00a0<strong>shut 93.8% of natgas output.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Statistically speaking, we should\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/hurricane-quiet-period-ending-new-forecast-suggest-imminent-tick-storms\">remind readers<\/a>\u00a0that the busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season is already underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/hurricane-ida-strikes-louisiana-16-years-after-katrina-leaves-trail-devastation\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/hurricane-ida-strikes-louisiana-16-years-after-katrina-leaves-trail-devastation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;911&#8217; System Offline, 1 Million Plus Without Power After Hurricane Ida Slams Gulf 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