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Jester and his arguments have been swept away. What is fun with a board, is that a dead troll like Jester can keep talking from beyond la la land. This is amusing.
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Texas suffers the most severe drought in 100 years
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Wildfires raging in parts of Texas and Oklahoma have displaced hundreds of residents, destroyed several dozen homes and threaten many more -- and officials say the region's unbearably hot, dry weather is only making it worse.
The heat, the bone-dry brush, low humidity and gusty winds are creating perfect conditions for the fires that were gaining speed late Tuesday. Fire authorities in both states said they were waiting until Wednesday to get a better assessment of the situation.
"Right now, they have established an anchor point at the heel of the fire," Tom Berglund, a spokesman for the Texas Forest Service, told The Times. "From there, they are going to be able to move up the edges of the fire and try to corral it."
He said the enemy at this point is the weather. "It's going to be hot and dry and windy," he said, adding that winds were gusting up to 15 mph. The area is studded with thick cedar and juniper trees that have been sucked dry by months of relentless heat and sun. As a result, he said, "they are just burning explosively."
Dozens of homes destroyed by wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma - latimes.com
The heat, the bone-dry brush, low humidity and gusty winds are creating perfect conditions for the fires that were gaining speed late Tuesday. Fire authorities in both states said they were waiting until Wednesday to get a better assessment of the situation.
"Right now, they have established an anchor point at the heel of the fire," Tom Berglund, a spokesman for the Texas Forest Service, told The Times. "From there, they are going to be able to move up the edges of the fire and try to corral it."
He said the enemy at this point is the weather. "It's going to be hot and dry and windy," he said, adding that winds were gusting up to 15 mph. The area is studded with thick cedar and juniper trees that have been sucked dry by months of relentless heat and sun. As a result, he said, "they are just burning explosively."
Dozens of homes destroyed by wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma - latimes.com
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ABILENE, Texas -- Not only did June and July break heat records, August proved to be the hottest month ever in Abilene.
The average monthly temperature in August was 90.3 degrees. This figure is the average among all the high and low temperatures each day throughout the month.
This was the second month in a row that Abilene set the all-time monthly hottest temperature record: July tied for the hottest month ever with a mean temperature of 90.1 degrees.
This followed June, which finished tied for second as the hottest June ever.
The summer of 2011 has been brutal in Abilene: The average monthly temperature for June through August was 89.3 degrees. This smashed the old record of 86.6 for those three months dating back to 1980.
The Abilene area has seen 78 days of triple-digit heat as of Aug. 31 – continuing to extend that record well beyond the previous record of 46 days set in 1934.
Did You Feel The Heat? August Was Hottest Month On Record - Abilene News Story - KTXS Abilene
The average monthly temperature in August was 90.3 degrees. This figure is the average among all the high and low temperatures each day throughout the month.
This was the second month in a row that Abilene set the all-time monthly hottest temperature record: July tied for the hottest month ever with a mean temperature of 90.1 degrees.
This followed June, which finished tied for second as the hottest June ever.
The summer of 2011 has been brutal in Abilene: The average monthly temperature for June through August was 89.3 degrees. This smashed the old record of 86.6 for those three months dating back to 1980.
The Abilene area has seen 78 days of triple-digit heat as of Aug. 31 – continuing to extend that record well beyond the previous record of 46 days set in 1934.
Did You Feel The Heat? August Was Hottest Month On Record - Abilene News Story - KTXS Abilene
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BASTROP, Texas (AP) - A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.
At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in Bastrop County about 25 miles east of Austin, many of them fearing the worst while spending the night in emergency shelters. Huge clouds of smoke soared into the sky and hung over downtown Bastrop, a town of about 6,000 people along the Colorado River.
The blaze consumed as much as 25,000 acres along a line that stretched for about 16 miles, Texas Forest Service officials said.
It destroyed 476 homes and about 250 firefighters were working around the clock, using bulldozers and pumper trucks against the fire, Bastrop County Judge Ronnie McDonald said.
Mike Fischer, the county emergency management director, said the fire is "nowhere near controlled," and that a separate, smaller blaze south of the city is growing larger.
Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas - WTOL.com - Toledo's News Leader |
At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in Bastrop County about 25 miles east of Austin, many of them fearing the worst while spending the night in emergency shelters. Huge clouds of smoke soared into the sky and hung over downtown Bastrop, a town of about 6,000 people along the Colorado River.
The blaze consumed as much as 25,000 acres along a line that stretched for about 16 miles, Texas Forest Service officials said.
It destroyed 476 homes and about 250 firefighters were working around the clock, using bulldozers and pumper trucks against the fire, Bastrop County Judge Ronnie McDonald said.
Mike Fischer, the county emergency management director, said the fire is "nowhere near controlled," and that a separate, smaller blaze south of the city is growing larger.
Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas - WTOL.com - Toledo's News Leader |
Dot Com
Nullius in verba
Just another example of the failed Governorship of Rick Perry. His inept leadership has done nothing to help his state
Sad but true
mawmawsara
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Just another example of the failed Governorship of Rick Perry. His inept leadership has done nothing to help his state
Sad but true
Well we don't want him for president. Even the Bush Boyz hate him.
NGSamson
Active Member
Just another example of the failed Governorship of Rick Perry. His inept leadership has done nothing to help his state
Sad but true
Well we don't want him for president. Even the Bush Boyz hate him.
For now.
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Bastrop, Texas (CNN) -- Wildfires continued to rage Tuesday in Texas, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes near Austin and Houston as firefighters struggled to gain the upper hand against flames, winds and fatigue.
"Texas is in a difficult situation right now and our priorities are pretty simple. No. 1 is to protect life at all costs," said Nim Kidd, chief of the state Division of Emergency Management.
The Texas Forest Service said it has responded to 181 fires that have burned more than 118,400 acres over the last week.
The fires have killed two people and, according to the forest service, destroyed more than 700 homes since Sunday. More than 1,000 homes have burned in the state since fire season began in November, Gov. Rick Perry's office said.
Texas wildfires destroy more than 700 homes in two days - CNN.com
"Texas is in a difficult situation right now and our priorities are pretty simple. No. 1 is to protect life at all costs," said Nim Kidd, chief of the state Division of Emergency Management.
The Texas Forest Service said it has responded to 181 fires that have burned more than 118,400 acres over the last week.
The fires have killed two people and, according to the forest service, destroyed more than 700 homes since Sunday. More than 1,000 homes have burned in the state since fire season began in November, Gov. Rick Perry's office said.
Texas wildfires destroy more than 700 homes in two days - CNN.com
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(CNN) -- In a dry spell unseen since 1895, Texas added 24 new wildfires burning 1,154 acres to a disaster that has so far torched more than 1,000 homes, the state's Forest Service said Saturday.
In all, Texas has experienced 179 fires over 170,686 acres the past week, the service said. The past 10 months have been the driest in Texas since 1895, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said.
The destruction toll prompted President Barack Obama on Friday night to declare that a major disaster exists in Texas.
Firefighters reported gains, however, in battling the most damaging of the disasters Saturday: containment of the 34,068-acre Bastrop County Complex fire near Austin was improved to 40% from 30%, said Jack Horner, spokesman for the federal Southern Area Incident Management Team, one of 17 national fire teams for federal lands.
More wildfires erupt in Texas as it faces worst dry spell since 1895 - CNN.com
In all, Texas has experienced 179 fires over 170,686 acres the past week, the service said. The past 10 months have been the driest in Texas since 1895, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said.
The destruction toll prompted President Barack Obama on Friday night to declare that a major disaster exists in Texas.
Firefighters reported gains, however, in battling the most damaging of the disasters Saturday: containment of the 34,068-acre Bastrop County Complex fire near Austin was improved to 40% from 30%, said Jack Horner, spokesman for the federal Southern Area Incident Management Team, one of 17 national fire teams for federal lands.
More wildfires erupt in Texas as it faces worst dry spell since 1895 - CNN.com
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A devastating drought expanded in Texas over the last week as rain showers dotting the U.S. Plains mostly missed the thirsty Southern state, according to a national drought report issued Thursday.
Moderate to locally heavy rains fell on northeastern Oklahoma and southern Missouri, but appeared insufficient to substantially change the drought there.
And in the key farming and ranching state of Texas, conditions grew more dire. Kansas, a top wheat-growing state, also saw dryness expand, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly summary issued by a consortium of state and federal climatologists.
Another chance of rain was predicted through Oct. 10. Forecasters said a band of rainshowers will move across the central and western Plains, and the northwestern part of Texas through Nebraska and the Dakotas.
But dry weather was forecast to return Oct 11-15, the Drought Monitor said.
Texas so far has suffered more than $5 billion in agricultural losses, and wildfires have scorched millions of acres as the state suffers its longest dry period on record.
According to Thursday's report, 97 percent of the state was considered in extreme or exceptional drought, the highest level reported.
Texas drought expands but rain seen soon - Weather - msnbc.com
Moderate to locally heavy rains fell on northeastern Oklahoma and southern Missouri, but appeared insufficient to substantially change the drought there.
And in the key farming and ranching state of Texas, conditions grew more dire. Kansas, a top wheat-growing state, also saw dryness expand, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly summary issued by a consortium of state and federal climatologists.
Another chance of rain was predicted through Oct. 10. Forecasters said a band of rainshowers will move across the central and western Plains, and the northwestern part of Texas through Nebraska and the Dakotas.
But dry weather was forecast to return Oct 11-15, the Drought Monitor said.
Texas so far has suffered more than $5 billion in agricultural losses, and wildfires have scorched millions of acres as the state suffers its longest dry period on record.
According to Thursday's report, 97 percent of the state was considered in extreme or exceptional drought, the highest level reported.
Texas drought expands but rain seen soon - Weather - msnbc.com
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As Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast of the U.S., there was a surge of envy rising deep in the heart of Texas. No one wished ill on a neighbor on the Eastern seaboard, of course, but for some Texans, watching intrepid, slicker-clad reporters standing in water up to their knees was like watching a moon landing. Temperatures in Austin were soaring to 112°F and the drought-stricken Lone Star State was dry as a bone.
There was nary a cloud in the sky Sunday afternoon as Austin marked the all-time highest temperature on record since Texans began making note of such things over 150 years ago. By late afternoon, the sinking sun was a huge searing orange disk in a cloudless sky, seeming to draw burnt orange haze out of the earth on the horizon. Orange was also the color of the ozone forecast, a warning to anyone engaged in outdoor activities, particularly children and individuals with breathing problems, to avoid lengthy, strenuous outdoor activities.
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico have been caught in a heat wave that feeds on the drought, according to Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. As sunlight hits the ground, Nielsen-Gammon says, it evaporates any moisture in the soil and raises the temperature of the soil. With no moisture, the ground is a virtual hot plate, adding to the misery. That misery is bound to end and the last of the year's 100-plus temperatures may be recorded this week, but this drought will have a ripple effect that will spread beyond the region in the months ahead, having an impact on the one place Americans do not need to feel the hurt: their pocketbooks.
From beef prices to the cost of a pair of socks, the Texas drought of 2011 will leave its mark on family budgets. "This drought is just strangling our agricultural economy," says professor Travis Miller, of Texas A&M University's Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. Losses, so far, are estimated at $5 billion. Texas has lost a little over half of its cotton crop as parched fields brought back memories and statistics not seen since the great dust bowl of 1933. Texas produces 55% of the U.S. crop and two-thirds of America's yield is exported to mills in China, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand, where textile manufacturers drove prices down by reducing their stockpiles hoping to see a glut on the market and hence lower cotton prices, Miller says. However, their effort did not anticipate the drought and now with shrinking supplies, cotton prices are surging.
Why Texas' Drought May Have Global Effects - TIME
There was nary a cloud in the sky Sunday afternoon as Austin marked the all-time highest temperature on record since Texans began making note of such things over 150 years ago. By late afternoon, the sinking sun was a huge searing orange disk in a cloudless sky, seeming to draw burnt orange haze out of the earth on the horizon. Orange was also the color of the ozone forecast, a warning to anyone engaged in outdoor activities, particularly children and individuals with breathing problems, to avoid lengthy, strenuous outdoor activities.
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico have been caught in a heat wave that feeds on the drought, according to Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. As sunlight hits the ground, Nielsen-Gammon says, it evaporates any moisture in the soil and raises the temperature of the soil. With no moisture, the ground is a virtual hot plate, adding to the misery. That misery is bound to end and the last of the year's 100-plus temperatures may be recorded this week, but this drought will have a ripple effect that will spread beyond the region in the months ahead, having an impact on the one place Americans do not need to feel the hurt: their pocketbooks.
From beef prices to the cost of a pair of socks, the Texas drought of 2011 will leave its mark on family budgets. "This drought is just strangling our agricultural economy," says professor Travis Miller, of Texas A&M University's Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. Losses, so far, are estimated at $5 billion. Texas has lost a little over half of its cotton crop as parched fields brought back memories and statistics not seen since the great dust bowl of 1933. Texas produces 55% of the U.S. crop and two-thirds of America's yield is exported to mills in China, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand, where textile manufacturers drove prices down by reducing their stockpiles hoping to see a glut on the market and hence lower cotton prices, Miller says. However, their effort did not anticipate the drought and now with shrinking supplies, cotton prices are surging.
Why Texas' Drought May Have Global Effects - TIME
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We're talking man made GW here.........There is no evidence whatsoever that the GW cycle is man made........Look, NASA just blew that theory out of the fucking water using real science. With the up close and personal science and technology that doesn't lie......Your beloved scientists and their manipulated computer models were tossed out like yesterdays garbage. They are frauds. They are frauds who exposed themselves in E-mails. They are frauds who have mamnipulated computer models were proven wrong. Algores movie was based on fully proven blatant lies. Lies perpetrated by your beloved fraudulent scientists.Westwall and Jester are making assertions without any evidence of signficance.
Posting editorials that agree with them is not conclusive at all.
We need stats that show that scientists overwhelmingly believe that global warming is a myth, and our kiddos here can't post anything of the sort.
And why is Algore so upset?........At 100 grand a pop to spew his non-sense, watching his fraudulent cash cow being exposed as just that, he's in full desperation mode......Hell, if I was a fraudulent character like Algore, with major big dogs in the financial fight, and I saw my fraud being continually exposed, I would be going off too.
Fact is, this is a natural pattern. There isn't a damn thing that can be done to change it. In 10, 20, 30 years, scientists will be saying we're in a major cooling trend. It's just the way it goes. And it's always the way it's been......Stop with the hysteria, already.
Jester, then, does not have the evidence to support his claim about the overwhelming majority of scientists think global warming is a myth. So he simply posts a half-baked analysis that holds no water.
Give us some evidence, Jester.
Is there anyone here from Texas? Anyone experience things first hand? I have a friend who is out in Austin. And he can't stop talking about how crazy the heat is out there. That people literally don't go outside during the day because it is just so hot.
It must be annoying when people say the solution to the problem is to stand around in a circle and pray to God that it will rain. I am sure it comforts people, but that isn't the solution. Not really sure what is. What do you guys think?
--TakePart
It must be annoying when people say the solution to the problem is to stand around in a circle and pray to God that it will rain. I am sure it comforts people, but that isn't the solution. Not really sure what is. What do you guys think?
--TakePart
Old Rocks
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A cousin of mine that lives in Montana about 20 years ago was talking about how often is seems that floods in the north occur at the same time as drought in the south. He said that we should be building, we, as in the government, a canal system that could flow huge amounts of water south to places like Texas when this occurs.
Very costly, of course. But then, how costly have the fires and loss of agriculture been?
Very costly, of course. But then, how costly have the fires and loss of agriculture been?
Old Rocks
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Of course, G-idiot would find it laughable. Find any vig links there, idiot?
Old Rocks
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Well, yes, after you hit the send link from your computer.
gslack
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Well, yes, after you hit the send link from your computer.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Dude he did it on HIS computer. LOL He did exactly as I said to do and found the code he had been denying all along. Damn socks read it yourself ...
Damn you are truly pathetic, you were so sure I was making it up ya didnt even check...
please keep showing your ass socks lol
Old Rocks
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Now dummy, it is not there when I just link to it, and why would I want to send the link, it is already on the board.
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