Ida rips through El Salvador, Headed for US « It’s Getting Hot In Here

from Bill McKibben:

Were thinking of our friends in El Salvador today, like these these girls scouts at a 350 rally.

because a truly nasty hurricane, Ida, just blew through the tiny country, leaving more than a hundred dead, and many still missing in mudslides triggered by massive rains, in some places measuring more than 15 inches. The country’s president said today: “the damage sustained by our country is incalculable.” Ida is now in the Gulf of Mexico, and may make landfall in the United States later this week.

About Jamie

Jamie is the co-coordinator of 350.org, an international global warming campaign. A recent college graduate, he lives in San Francisco, CA. In 2007, he co-organized Step It Up, a campaign that pulled together over 2,000 climate rallies across the United States to push for strong climate action at the federal level. He's also an early member of the youth climate movement, leading one of Energy Action's first campaigns in 2005: Road to Detroit, a nationwide veggie-oil bus tour to promote sustainable transportation. He's traveled to Montreal and Bali to lobby the UN with youth, but he's a strong believer that change happens in the streets not in meetings. Jamie received the Morris K. Udall award in 2007 and has been recognized by the mighty state of Vermont for his work on climate change. You can also find him blogging at Campus Progress' "Pushback," Changents.com, and 350.org.