wild guy: Nigerians never fail to surprise me.

The man is giving a warning of possible ripple effects.
If he did not give this warning and the effects are felt here you would all be blaming them for negligence and stupidity.

Sinple advice: stay away from the coast. How hard can that be?

michylabo: The commissioner might be right you know. Its obvious that many that commented on this post are not experienced or solidly grounded in science, If not, you would realize that the earth, weather e.t.c are all dynamic. Sandy can grow to a 4 or 5 in a twinkle. She can change direction and gain disastrous speed in a twinkle as well. The surge that cut thru kuramo was a ripple effect of a storm that happened in another continent. 16 already dead in Almighty USA cos of sandy. So better yield is advice whether political or scientific and stay off the coast for 2weeks

richkids1: This Sandy stuff is having effect in Nigeria if we are to be truthful. Recent rains and winds in Ibadan is a good test to this...Please let's spread the news and not joke about this. We can't afford to lose people and properties in Nigeria anymore.

God bless NIGERIA!

Nosa-Henry:
The commissioner should talk scientifically and not on mere speculation. American govt knew what was coming and they were prepared for it.

knowledge4: The Commissioner is right.
The Tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean in December 2004 had its ripple effects affecting about 11 nations along the shoreline including Somalia or Ethiopia, thousands of miles away from Sri Lanka that bore the weight of the disaster.
The issue is this:what will the magnitude of the ripple effects be and what is being done to address it? Is it to wait for the danger to occur first, maybe sweep away some ignorant fishermen before calling the Red Cross and setting up relief camps?

mukina2:


http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/10/30/ripples-of-hurricane-sandy-may-hit-lagos-commissioner/

CuntDestroyer:

Hurricanes generally churn the ocean creating sea winds that will lead to swells which in turn leads to ocean surges within the vicinity of the storm. Lagos is over 6000 miles from the storm center and is buffeted by the Bight Of Benin. In summary there is little or no chance of ocean surge affecting Lagos coastlines as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The last ocean surge was not directly as a result of hurricanes in the Atlantic but a normal climate feature of the Tropical Atlantic during the J.A.S. months brought about by strong wind currents originating from the intensification of the St. Helena high pressure center which governs the monsoon flow over west Africa.
Several factors also lead to ocean tides and wave swells over the west African shorelines from Lunar activity to also localized storm cells, up welling currents brought about by parallel sea-wind flows relative to the shoreline (westerly winds), etc.

The Commissioner should bring to our knowledge the climate and ocean model he consulted in making such callous statements.

Finally, the Lagos shoreline erosion has little or nothing to do with climate change but as a result of the sand filling of adjacent Lekki peninsular which is a natural barrier reef meant to protect the inland from surging Atlantic.

michylabo:
Well Bro, you sound educated. But know that with rise in sea levels globally, any little surge wld be felt by coast lines with little or no chance of experiencing this in the past. Lagos coast area is now between 0.3 to barely 2m above LCD. Even if the surge travels from Australia, there is a possibility of hitting previously undisturbed coastlines. This has been monitored for the past 4years. I speak as an authority on this. You can check with Fugro and seabed for data relating to hurricanes in the Caribbean that caused the storm on the 17/08/2012 in Kuramo. I suggest all heed the early warning. Its only a prediction. And the probability is 70%.

manny4life: Haha, Lagos have come again with their theories. Ripples will affect you from 5,000+ miles away? This must be a really super storm Sandy

50calibre: Ripples from thousand of miles away? These people have started magnetizing evil for themselves even if they know they are not equipped to handle 1/10 of the scale of hurricane sandy.

manny4life: Haha, Lagos have come again with their theories. Ripples will affect you from 5,000+ miles away? This must be a really super storm Sandy