Well, it's a big storm, no doubt. Just not quite that they are trying to make of it. I actually started a thread on it yesterday morning to keep track of it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1313650/posts
The money we save by not aiding the victims can then be spent on cholesteral and fat-laden foods, smokes, alcoholic beverages, SUVs and other unhealthy things, to ease our suffering whilst we wait for Gaia to strike the final blow on humanity.