Epic Alaska Storm — Clear Sign We Should Be Drilling for Oil There

I think it’s absolutely clear to anyone with 10 brain cells — the epic storm hitting Alaska this week, one of the most severe storms in Alaska’s history, is a clear sign that we should be drilling for oil there. God is mad at Alaskans and the U.S. for not drilling for oil enough.

The storm has torn roofs off buildings, with winds up to 89 miles (143 km) per hour, and flooded areas along the coast, including some Native American villages (remember that Native Americans have been on the side of anti-oil treehuggers).

“This is a storm of epic proportions, as it’s being described,” said Jeff Osiensky, a meteorologist and regional warning coordinator for the National Weather Service. “I think this would probably be about a Category 3-type hurricane if we were to do some sort of a similar comparison. It’s on the line of a pretty destructive hurricane.”

Why would a hurricane-like storm be slamming Alaska. There’s really no other explanation for it than “God is pissed.” And why Alaska? Well, there’s really no other explanation than “We should be drilling for oil there.”

Nome, a former Gold Rush boomtown, has been one of the hardest hit areas. You see the connection? Oil is today’s gold, and we’re not tapping it.

Some areas of Nome have been evacuated, and residents have had to schools and other public buildings. Why schools? Clearly, the people of the U.S. need to learn something.

Now, if all that weren’t enough to convince you, here’s some more information that is sure to get the point across.

“Forty years ago, a big storm like this would come through and the sea ice would act as sort of a buffer,” said Mark Serreze, director of the Snow and Ice Data Center. “The Bering Sea has and always will have these strong storms. What is different now is their potential destructiveness as you lose the sea ice cover.”

The sea ice is gone. This is why Alaska is being hit so hard. Why is the sea ice gone? So that we can more easily drill for oil offshore! Clear to you yet?

Source: Reuters
Image: Bering Sea Super Storm Striking Alaska via National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska