{"id":928,"date":"2013-05-31T03:14:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T08:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/?p=928"},"modified":"2013-09-04T19:31:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T00:31:40","slug":"north-winds-blow-south-winds-blow-typhoons-hurricanes-earthquakes-smog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/north-winds-blow-south-winds-blow-typhoons-hurricanes-earthquakes-smog\/","title":{"rendered":"North Winds Blow! South Winds Blow! Typhoons&#8230; Hurricanes&#8230; Earthquakes! SMOG!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-933\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The-edge-of-hurricane-Claudette-arrives-in-Pensacola.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-933 \" alt=\"The edge of hurricane Claudette arrives in Pensacola. Photo R. Anderson\" src=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The-edge-of-hurricane-Claudette-arrives-in-Pensacola-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The-edge-of-hurricane-Claudette-arrives-in-Pensacola-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The-edge-of-hurricane-Claudette-arrives-in-Pensacola-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The edge of hurricane Claudette arrives in Pensacola.<br \/>Photo R. Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I realize for many people not living near the coast this fact does not hold much water. But, for those people near the shore tomorrow marks the start of a six-month period of keeping their eyes on the skies and hoping for another year free from the devastation that a direct hit by a hurricane can cause.<\/p>\n<p>When I lived in Florida I rode out many hurricanes from about 30 miles inland. That central location meant that by the time the storm reached me it was normally just a wind and rain maker.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-938\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Angry-waves-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-938 \" alt=\"The Gulf of Mexico churns ahead of the arrival of a hurricane. Photo R. Anderson\" src=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Angry-waves-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Angry-waves-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Angry-waves-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gulf of Mexico churns ahead of the arrival of a hurricane.<br \/>Photo R. Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The highlight of those storms being a water spout that picked up a school of catfish and deposited them in my parents&#8217; yard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. I realize for many people not living near the coast this fact does not hold much water. But, for those people near the shore tomorrow marks the start of a six-month period of keeping their eyes on the skies and hoping for another &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/north-winds-blow-south-winds-blow-typhoons-hurricanes-earthquakes-smog\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">North Winds Blow! South Winds Blow! Typhoons&#8230; Hurricanes&#8230; Earthquakes! 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