Mathias Tuxen

Orkanen Irma trækker et voldsomt spor af ødelæggelser efter sig, efter den nu har passeret Caribien og Puerto Rico og snart ventes at nå Florida. Selvom orkanen har bygget sig op til at være en kategori 5-orkan - den højeste mulige kategori - og producerer vindstød på op til 300 kilometer i timen, så kan det være svært at begribe den ødelæggende styrke.

Her kommer orkanekspert fra det anerkendte teknologiske institut MIT Kerry Emanuel til hjælp. Han forklarer, at orkanen indeholder dobbelt så meget destruktiv energi som alle bomberne, der blev brugt under 2. Verdenskrig. Det skriver Independent.

Orkanen Irma indeholder ifølge Kerry Emanuels beregninger omkring syv trillioner watt. Ødelæggelserne har indtil videre kostet mindst otte mennesker livet og efterladt 23 sårede på de Caribiske øer.

På Puerto Rico, som også er blevet ramt af orkanen, lever flere end 900.000 indbyggere uden elektricitet og næsten 50.000 uden adgang til vand, ifølge Ritzau.

Orkanen kan nå frem til det sydlige Florida hen mod weekenden, hvor statens Guvernør Rick Scott i mandags erklærede staten i undtagelsestilstand.

Monsterorkanen har også ramt tidligere danske øer, hvor den har efterladt massive ødelæggelser.

A photo taken on September 6, 2017 shows cars piled on top of one another at the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU
A photo taken on September 6, 2017 shows cars piled on top of one another at the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU Foto: LIONEL CHAMOISEAU
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epa06190107 People watch flooded water in a street in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic, 07 September 2017. More than 5, 500 people have been evacuated in the Dominican Republic because of the powerful category 5 hurricane Irma, which is causing rains and strong winds in the northeast of the country after leaving Puerto Rico. EPA/Luis Tavarez
epa06190107 People watch flooded water in a street in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic, 07 September 2017. More than 5, 500 people have been evacuated in the Dominican Republic because of the powerful category 5 hurricane Irma, which is causing rains and strong winds in the northeast of the country after leaving Puerto Rico. EPA/Luis Tavarez Foto: Luis Tavarez
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People walk through damage on September 7, 2017, in a sand-covered street of Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint-Martin in the northeast Caribbean, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU
People walk through damage on September 7, 2017, in a sand-covered street of Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint-Martin in the northeast Caribbean, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU Foto: LIONEL CHAMOISEAU
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A photo taken on September 6, 2017 shows destroyed palm trees, outside the "Mercure" hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint-Martin in the northeast Caribbean, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU
A photo taken on September 6, 2017 shows destroyed palm trees, outside the "Mercure" hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint-Martin in the northeast Caribbean, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU Foto: LIONEL CHAMOISEAU
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