RSSMexico & Texas Brace for Tropical Storm Dolly (Hurricane) … Hello Dolly
A hurricane watch has been issued for South Texas as Tropical Storm Dolly 
heads across the Gulf of Mexico.
“All forecast models have it hitting over northeast Mexico or the coast of deep South Texas,” National Weather Service forecaster Fred Vega said. “It’s hard to indicate where it’s going to hit landfall, but it’s a large system and we’re going to see the effects way before.”
The National Weather Service posted a hurricane watch from Rio San Fernando, Mexico, to Port O’Connor, Texas. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible within the next 36 hours. A tropical storm watch for the same time period was issued from Port O’Connor north to San Luis Pass.
Dolly was expected to make landfall on Wednesday as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 74 mph to 95 mph.
Its been fast and furious this hurricane season. Tropical Storm Cristobal wanes, as Dolly says hello! Lurking in the wings is Hurricane Fausto
Fausto’s maximum sustained winds are near 160 kilometres per hour and the storm’s center is 651 kilometres west-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
UPDATE I: Hurricane Warnings Issued Across Texas, Mexico as Dolly Takes Aim
UPDATE II: Hurricane Dolly Set to Hit Texas Coast
Dolly was upgraded from a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon with sustained winds near 75 mph, and some strengthening of the Category 1 storm is forecast before landfall Wednesday. At 5 p.m. EDT, the storm’s center was about 165 miles east-southeast of Brownsville, moving northwest at about 10 mph.
A hurricane warning is in effect for the coast of Texas from Brownsville to Corpus Christi and in Mexico from Rio San Fernando northward.
Bertha … First Hurricane of the Atlantic Season
Tropical storm Bertha has now become Hurricane Bertha, the first one of the Atlantic season. It is still too early according to reports as to whether it will make land.
As of 5 a.m. EDT Monday, Hurricane Bertha was about 845 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say it is too early to say if or where the storm will hit land. Maximum sustained winds have increased to speeds of 75 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is expected during the next couple of days.
The hurricane center said it is still too early to determine whether Bertha will eventually affect any land areas.
UPDATE I: Bertha Becomes Category 3 Hurricane, Still Far From Land
UPDATE II: Bermuda Issues Tropical Storm Warning as Hurricane Bertha Nears
More Global Warming from The People’s Republic of Vermont … Snow on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is Vermont … any one want to go skiing?
A note to Al Gore … here are some more examples of global warming as fresh snow fell in 
the Green Mountains of the People’s Republic of Vermont. Or are we supposed to believe that snow fall is a result of global warming as well? Al, its not easy being green, especially in the Green Mountains I guess.
There’s nothing like a little fresh snow and lots of old mud to liven up an early summer hike.
Which is exactly what people are likely to find near the peaks of Vermont’s higher mountains this Memorial Day weekend, due to the snowy winter and some fresh flurries this week.
At 5 p.m. Tuesday, 18 inches of snow remained on the ground near the top of Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak. The snow cover includes some of the 3.5 inches of fresh fluff that descended on the mountaintop Monday. More light snow is likely over northern Vermont summits today and Thursday, the National Weather Service in South Burlington said. (Burlington Free Press)
Looks like weather patterns are actually cyclical in Vermont. Go figure. You mean in 1945 it snowed as well in Burlington, VT? Could it actually be that weather patterns are caused by the forces of nature?
Hey Al Gore … More Global warming … Coolest April in 11 Years
Hey Al Gore … far be it from some climate facts getting in the way of your 
global warming agenda. As reported by NOAA, that right wing organization, April 2008 was the coolest on record in 11 years. Could it possibly be that this is just nature acting in a cyclical manner? Do you really think that man is any match to the power of nature?
The average temperature in April 2008 was 51.0 F. This was -1.0 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 29th coolest April in 114 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.
April also ranked the 29th coldest since record keeping began 114 years ago
Posted May 9, 2008 by Scared Monkeys Al Gore, Global Warming, Natural Disaster, weather | 11 comments |
Al Gore … One Trick Pony … Global Warming the Cause as Thousands Dead after Myanmar Cyclone
As the death toll rises in Burma where deaths could top 50,000, Al Gore cannot resist the chance at media exposure. Al Gore, could you possibly have some class? Could we maybe first find and bury the dead in Myanmar before you stick your mug in front of the media and blame the cyclone on global warming? Have a heart and a brain. There is something really inherently wrong and sick about using such a terrible crisis for your own agenda and gain. Might, Al? Way to go out on a limb and say what you really mean. Mr. Blame all on global warming … is it, or isn’t it the cause?
“… we’re seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.”
Al … did you know that it was also Global warming that caused you to lose the 2000 Presidential Election.
Using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a strategy for many global warming activists, and it was just a matter of time before someone found a way to tie the recent Myanmar cyclone to global warming.
Former Vice President Al Gore in an interview on NPR’s May 6 “Fresh Air” broadcast did just that. He was interviewed by “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross about the release of his book, “The Assault on Reason,” in paperback.
“And as we’re talking today, Terry, the death count in Myanmar from the cyclone that hit there yesterday has been rising from 15,000 to way on up there to much higher numbers now being speculated,” Gore said. “And last year a catastrophic storm from last fall hit Bangladesh. The year before, the strongest cyclone in more than 50 years hit China – and we’re seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.”
In the world of the “One Trick Pony” Al Gore … the cause of everything is Global Warming. Because we have never, ever had a volcanic eruption, hurricane, cyclone, typhoon, tropical storms, tsunamis, tornado or any other natural disaster in the entire history of the earth. But Al Gore knows better and more than all of us and scientists who dispute his notions of global warming and its causes on weather.
Posted May 7, 2008 by Scared Monkeys Al Gore, Bizarre, Global Warming, Natural Disaster, WTF, World, weather | 7 comments |
Devastation in Hotlanta as Tornado (Storm) Rips Through Downtown Atlanta
A possible tornado has ripped through downtown Atlanta smashing 
skyscraper windows and damaging trees in the wake of the high winds. Cars in the streets were damaged, streets were littered with debris and several buildings including the Georgia Super Dome, Philips Arena, the CNN Center were damaged as well.
Streets around the Georgia Dome, the Phillips Arena, the CNN Center and Centennial Olympic Park were littered with broken glass, crumbled bricks, insulation and even the occasional office chair. Billboards collapsed onto parked cars. Stunned fans from the arenas wandered through the debris in disbelief.
National Weather Service officials said a possible tornado hit downtown Atlanta, and wind was clocked at up to 60 mph as the storm moved through the city. (Yahoo News)
March 14: The Philips Arena sign was damaged after a severe storm ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, injuring several people and damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two major sports arenas that were filled with thousands of pro and college basketball fans
Drought Conditions in Georgia … Gov Sonny Perdue Prays for Rain
As drought conditions become worse and worse in the State of Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue has called upon a higher power to ask for assistance. Sunny Perdue has asked President Bush for help; however, the Georgia Governor is now asking lawmaking and ministers to join him and pray to God for rain.
“Christianity has more of a place in the culture here than in some other region,” said Ray Van Neste, a professor of Christian studies at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. “And it’s only natural, in a way, for the public to pray for rain.”
Of course there has been some opposition to the governor’s move to pray for rain from the a secular group called the Atlanta Freethought Society. I guess these people want drought conditions at all cost and would turn down the necessary water if Sonny Perdue, “asked and received”. Why would anyone simply be against asking for help from God … what do you have to fear? Results!
From George Washington, who declared “a day of prayer and thanksgiving,” to Harry Truman, who established a National Day of Prayer, American politicians have not been shy about associating themselves with petitions to the Almighty.
Posted November 13, 2007 by Scared Monkeys Natural Disaster, Politics, Religion, weather | 8 comments |
So Cal Fires continue to Burn … Over 1 Million Evacuated
Southern California wild fires continue to burn out of control fueled by the high 
Santa Ana winds. Until the weather patterns change, fire fighters battle the blazes almost in vane. Sixteen separate fires have destroyed over 1300 homes. At times the winds have reached 100 mph. Up to nearly 1 million people could be affected by the evacuations as officials have ordered the evacuation of nearly 350,000 homes in San Diego County. QualCom Stadium, the home of the NFL San Diego Chargers is being used as a refugee center.
He praised the rapid deployment of fire crews and equipment across a region from north of Los Angeles to the Mexican border. The wind-driven fires had burned 410,000 acres, or about 640 square miles, causing at least $100 million in damage.
The wildfires have led to the largest evacuation in state history, with more than 500,000 people forced to flee their homes. Thousands packed evacuation centers.
Late Tuesday night, officials issued a new round of mandatory evacuations in the San Diego County communities of Fallbrook and Julian, an area devastated by a 2003 wildfire. Water and power in the town were cut off. (AP News)
California fire losses seen in hundreds of millions
Fires Disrupt Hollywood Lives, Work
New evacuees join nearly 1 million displaced by fires
The President wants to travel to California to witness firsthand what the people there are going through with these wildfires
Fires Rage out of Control in Southern California … State of Emergency and Evacuations
As fires rage out of control in Southern California, Governor Arnold 
Schwarzenegger declares a State of Emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. More than 30,000 acres have already been affected by the raging wild fires. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for the community of Ramona Sunday night as an out-of-control wildfire burned more than 8,000 acres.
Wildfires Rage in Southern California
Wildfires Sweep Across Southern California, Killing 1 and Destroying Homes in Malibu
From the high desert to the Pacific Ocean, out-of-control wildfires engulfed swaths of drought-parched Southern California, claiming one life, destroying several homes and a church in Malibu, and forcing an entire community to evacuate.
Thousands more homes remained at risk as hot, dry Santa Ana desert winds continued to churn into the region early Monday
Thousands of homes ordered evacuated in California fires
Nobel Peace Prize? Dr William Gray Calls Al Gore’s Global Warming Theories Ridiculous
Dr William Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts, has called
Al Gore’s theory on global warming, that gained him a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, ridiculous and “the product of people who understand how the atmosphere works“.
“The human impact on the atmosphere is simply too small to have a major effect on global temperatures,” Dr Gray said.
Dr. William Gray is known for his annual prediction of tropical storms during the hurricane season that are widely publicized. Gray believes that global warming has taken place; however, that it is related to the amount of salt in ocean water.
“We’re brainwashing our children,” said Dr Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. “They’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.”
However, he said, that same cycle meant a period of cooling would begin soon and last for several years.
“We’ll look back on all of this in 10 or 15 years and realize how foolish it was,” Dr Gray said.
Posted October 15, 2007 by Scared Monkeys Al Gore, Global Warming, Natural Disaster, weather | 13 comments |
