Storm chaser Mike Theiss shared these incredible videos from inside the Golden Nugget casino in Biloxi, MS as Hurricane Nate and its 5-foot storm surge passed through the city Saturday night. Check it out:
#StormSurge coming into first floor of Golden Nugget casino in Biloxi. The doors are buckling and surge continues to rise !! #HurricaneNate pic.twitter.com/5TbA6hXyvW
— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) October 8, 2017
#StormSurge coming into lobby of Golden Nugget casino in Biloxi #HurricaneNate pic.twitter.com/sYeHT1aMzI
— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) October 8, 2017
#StormSurge coming inside entrance of Golden Nugget casino in Biloxi #HurricaneNate pic.twitter.com/Sv0wwIbjWu
— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) October 8, 2017
Liberals were quick to blame the flooding on climate change:
Increased storm surge is a feature of sea level rise #climatechange #HurricaneNate #IDDR2017 #switch2sendai https://t.co/qjteR3iwsW
— UNDRR (@UNDRR) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/robgarnsey/status/917163955067404288
we’re past the point of no return on climate change, let’s not wait until we’re past the point of no return on surviving it. https://t.co/VJQbvfvqkv
— Tyler Reinhard (@abolishme) October 8, 2017
Meteorologist Eric Holthaus saw the flooding and snaked that Nate was only a Category 1 storm:
But Nate was "just a Category 1" https://t.co/NzxytfIBSi
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) October 8, 2017
As for the damage from the storm to the Golden Nugget, their business was affected for … a few hours:
(1/3) Golden Nugget Biloxi is proud to announce it has reopened its doors to the public.
— Golden Nugget Biloxi (@GoldenNuggetBX) October 8, 2017
(2/3) All of our staff and the limited number of patrons who remained on property are safe.
— Golden Nugget Biloxi (@GoldenNuggetBX) October 8, 2017
(3/3) We are happy to report there are no damages to our casino nor any of our five restaurants.
— Golden Nugget Biloxi (@GoldenNuggetBX) October 8, 2017
So you’re saying we can adapt to climate change?
***