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Public Opinion Says Hurricane Irene Was Overblown [INFOGRAPHIC]
SodaHead Infographics
2011/08/31 22:00:00
Earlier this week we asked SodaHeads if they thought all the commotion being made about Hurricane Irene was worth it, and the results are in.
Though the hurricane didn't wreak as much havoc on the East Coast as many anticipated, it devastated several towns in Vermont, New Jersey, and upstate New York, completely flooding some areas and taking more than 40 lives.
It's still unclear just how much monetary damage was caused by the storm. New York governor Andrew Cuomo is saying his state suffered around $1 billion in damage, while national estimates range from $5 billion to $13 billion.
Still, the majority of voters thought Irene was more "overblown" than "overwhelming," suggesting that perhaps the commotion was disproportionate to the damage done.
We tried to keep this infographic on a relatively solemn note, out of respect for the lives lost, but we hope you find it as engaging as the rest. We uncovered some fascinating stats, and are excited to share them with you.
After all, we couldn't do it without the help of SodaHeads everywhere.
Let's dive.
Though the hurricane didn't wreak as much havoc on the East Coast as many anticipated, it devastated several towns in Vermont, New Jersey, and upstate New York, completely flooding some areas and taking more than 40 lives.
It's still unclear just how much monetary damage was caused by the storm. New York governor Andrew Cuomo is saying his state suffered around $1 billion in damage, while national estimates range from $5 billion to $13 billion.
Still, the majority of voters thought Irene was more "overblown" than "overwhelming," suggesting that perhaps the commotion was disproportionate to the damage done.
We tried to keep this infographic on a relatively solemn note, out of respect for the lives lost, but we hope you find it as engaging as the rest. We uncovered some fascinating stats, and are excited to share them with you.
After all, we couldn't do it without the help of SodaHeads everywhere.
Let's dive.
Top Opinion
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Stone.Cold.Krazy 2011/08/31 22:37:31
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Phooooey!
Media loves to cover sensational and visual stories. They don't report on important issues like "Fast and Furious" or the Mexican drug cartels murdering 34,600 people along the American border.
Thank God for the media covering the hurricane...more would have died without the "visual stories."
You know if a big earthquake ever hits California, the same people who say that Irene as a hurricane was over-reported are the same people who would whine and complain about not getting enough information from the media as to where to get their food and water, their shelter, and all the things they're used to getting when they want it.
Then we'll hear the media "under-reported" their situation, won't we?
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DOM is just now getting power back to the last of the victims in VA. Overhyped? Most definitely not.
$billions of damage caused. Overhyped? Most definitely NOT
Entire towns flooded worse than they've seen in years. Overhyped? Not
Buildings torn apart, some permamently damaged, some not so much. Overhyped? Not
Granted, it was no Katrina, but the damage from this storm was horrible enough. To say this was overhyped is just yet another sign that society as a whole is becoming desensitized to this stuff. This was definitely NOT overhyped
Irene hit multiple states (VA, VT, NY, NJ, PA, NC just off the top of my head). We're talking NATIONAL attention, because it was a NATIONAL disaster, not just a localized flood, fire, tornado.
I live in IA, home of the yearly 'our town gets ripped apart by tornado' news.. Even THOSE don't compare to this (though, I'd hate to foot the bill for rebuilding).
Just like race enthusiasts like watching spectacular crashes...so it is with disasters on TV. They are not thinking of loss of life, or economic damage...anymore than a crowd that watches a warehouse burn down while standing on the side of a hill looking at it. Woah! Is the thinking...and dumbstruck awe. "You shudda been der man! It was f**kin' awesome!"
Yes, folks are getting desensitized to their own demise.
Sign of the times: Instead of running for shelter in the lowest basement they can find...more and more dumbed down public are trying to get it all on video so they can upload it on YouTube.
I know disasters can be interesting and addictive - especially when we currently seem to have a string of them. We are up 45 disasters, according to CNN, and it is only halfway through 2011.
Japan is included in the movie 2012, or a similar Japanese disaster movie I found on YouTube (got curious) - before the actual disaster struck. The movie is actua...
Just like race enthusiasts like watching spectacular crashes...so it is with disasters on TV. They are not thinking of loss of life, or economic damage...anymore than a crowd that watches a warehouse burn down while standing on the side of a hill looking at it. Woah! Is the thinking...and dumbstruck awe. "You shudda been der man! It was f**kin' awesome!"
Yes, folks are getting desensitized to their own demise.
Sign of the times: Instead of running for shelter in the lowest basement they can find...more and more dumbed down public are trying to get it all on video so they can upload it on YouTube.
I know disasters can be interesting and addictive - especially when we currently seem to have a string of them. We are up 45 disasters, according to CNN, and it is only halfway through 2011.
Japan is included in the movie 2012, or a similar Japanese disaster movie I found on YouTube (got curious) - before the actual disaster struck. The movie is actually WORSE than the actual tsunami/Earthquake. Do you think the population was disappointed?
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