http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/weather-chat/ en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:20:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2106259/posts SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Hurricane Omar strengthened on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, and could be a "major" storm by the time it reaches them, U.S. forecasters said. The 15th tropical cyclone of a busy Atlantic hurricane season formed north of the Dutch island of Curacao on Tuesday, briefly preventing Venezuela from loading tankers with crude oil and knocking out power at the OPEC nation's 200,000 barrel-per-day Puerto La Cruz refinery. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted Omar would grow into a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2106259/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2104280/posts The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.2 struck at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday near Los Gatos. According to the USGS, the earthquake had a depth of 3.2 miles and was centered 4 miles south-southeast of Los Gatos and 11 miles south of San Jose City Hall. Inside Bay Area http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2104280/posts#comment Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:24:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2103202/posts SNOWS IN OCTOBER IN IDAHO. Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2103202/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:50:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090103/posts 1 of 3 2 of 3 3 of 3 Microfiche-New York Times archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090103/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:39:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089341/posts BENNINGTON, Vt. — Things have really been booming at Southern Vermont Orchards. And it's been keeping people up at night. After a series of hailstorms devastated the orchard's apple crop in 2007, the owner resorted this summer to using a hail cannon, a noisemaking machine whose sound waves supposedly disrupt the formation of hailstones. Scientists snicker at such devices. But farmers swear by 'em. As for the neighbors, they just swear....... foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089341/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:40:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2088386/posts 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 Microfiche-New York Times archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2088386/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:24:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2087720/posts (English-language translation) SAN JUAN - In addition to claiming the lives of four people, the strong tropical wave that has been affecting the island since yesterday established a record rainfall of over 24 inches in some areas within a 24-hour period. Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá reported today that over 24 inches of rain fell in the Municipality of Patillas, which exceeds the record established in 1985 with the rains that affected the Mameyes community of Ponce, where 185 people died. "We expect rain to continue falling throughout the entire island today," the Governor warned during a press conference where he... WAPA.tv (Spanish-language article) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2087720/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:34:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2086524/posts Microfiche-New York Times archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2086524/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:30:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2086301/posts I have dreaded a monster hurricane coming to our area for years. I even said that last year. My fears came true last week at this time when Hurricane Ike came crashing in. Granted it was just a Category 2 hurricane at landfall with large areas of Category 1 winds. You can hear the loud howling winds and rain. Also, you can hear the debris hitting the ground and transformers exploding and creating bright flashes that look like lightning. Going through a hurricane is torture, like having a bunch of large needles inserted into you one at a time. I... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2086301/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:17:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2084655/posts WHERE IS FEMA????? Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2084655/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:50:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082184/posts One again, a hurricane hits. Once again, transformers detonate in fire and sparks by the hundreds or thousands? preparedness 101 basics: SHUT DOWN THE POWER GRID BEFORE THE HURRICANE HITS. kiss: keep it simple, stupid. How much faster and less costly restoring power would be without the requirement to replace blown transformers? Get this up into the decision network. Regards, kendwell kendwell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082184/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:38:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081676/posts Post pics and comments from the scene here. Hurricane Ike http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081676/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2081477/posts This feature-length special based on Erik Larson's book "Isaac's Storm", weather experts, historians, and survivors' descendants guide us through that horrific day that claimed over 6,000 lives. September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American... History Channel video via google video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2081477/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:59:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2081442/posts A screen grab I just took after feeding my babies. Never seen a more direct hit in my life, nor have I seen a more well defined storm come through on radar. National Weather Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2081442/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:34:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080920/posts The site known as Miami Fort is no fort at all, and it is also much larger than previously believed – so large, in fact, that its berms stretch to almost six kilometers in length, making it twice as large as any other Native American earthworks in Ohio, and one of the largest in the nation. Those are discoveries made this summer by members of UC’s Ohio Valley Archaeology Field School project, who spent weeks working at the site in Hamilton County’s Shawnee Lookout park. What they found actually offers great insight into the cultural priorities of the Shawnee –... University of Cincinnati http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080920/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080022/posts In Lafourche Parish, president Charlotte Randolph issued a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Ike in all areas south of the Leon Theriot floodgates in Golden Meadow, as well as the Pointe-Aux-Chenes community. There, a state of emergency has been called. Also, in Jefferson Parish, a mandatory evacuation has been set up for Grand Isle. There is a voluntary evacuation that begins noon Thursday for Jean Lafitte, Crown Point, Barataria and areas outside of the levee protection system. A bus will be available at Jean Lafitte Town Hall, 2654 Jean Lafitte Boulevard, at noon Thursday for those who need help evacuating. At... WWL-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080022/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:14:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2077022/posts (Too cheap and nondisruptive for 'real' climate change environmentalist advocates) It should be possible to counteract the global warming associated with a doubling of carbon dioxide levels by enhancing the reflectivity of low-lying clouds above the oceans, according to researchers in the US and UK. John Latham of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, US, and colleagues say that this can be done using a worldwide fleet of autonomous ships spraying salt water into the air. Clouds are a key component of the Earth’s climate system. They can both heat the planet by trapping the longer-wavelength radiation given... Physics World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2077022/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 02:05:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2076250/posts Hurricane Ike to Enter GOM Next Week by Phaedra Friend Rigzone Friday, September 05, 2008 Weather authorities warn that Hurricane Ike will enter the Gulf of Mexico next week. Currently a Category 3 hurricane, Ike is expected to travel southwest, diverting from its previous path, and enter the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Florida Keys. "Essentially, the sales are now tipping strongly toward a Gulf hit late next week, along with the attending threat to the energy production region," state Jim Rouiller, a weather forecaster with Planalytics Inc. With sustained winds of 120 mph, Hurricane Ike is currently... Rigzone http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2076250/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:19:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074865/posts Wow! Have you seen this video yet? I guess to save our planet we all must be vegetarian. How crazy is it going to get? Peta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074865/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:43:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074163/posts The Netherlands will be forced to spend about $170 billion to extend and strengthen its dykes to protect the country from rising sea levels. A committee charged with investigating the future effects of global warming on the Netherlands delivered its findings overnight. It found that the country, nearly two-thirds of which lies below sea level, must spend up to $2 billion per year over the next century on additional safety measures if it is to survive the ravages of rising sea levels. Large-scale work will be needed to extend and strengthen dykes. The report was written by the Delta commission... ABC News (au) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074163/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:23:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073733/posts More at slideshow here A friend of a friend of a friend's camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073733/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:37:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072525/posts Per FNC, the Army Corps of Engineers has indicated the "pounding" which could have compromised the integrity of the levees in NO is decreasing, now it's wind driven waves -- which will now begin to recede. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072525/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072304/posts I was headed out to the campaign site to check the updated convention schedule and was greeted with this page when I clicked through. Go ahead and click the Take Action Now button. It goes through to: Cause Greater Than Ourselves Way to go McCain! McCain Campaign Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072304/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:42:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072038/posts how is this supposed to be another katrina? the track is showing this storm going west of NOLA supposed to hit as a cat 3 not 4 as suggested earlier.. anyone here feek me? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072038/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:53:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072013/posts Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Sunday he will tap his huge political network of donors and volunteers to help U.S. victims of Hurricane Gustav after it comes inland. "I think we can get tons of volunteers to travel down there, if it becomes necessary," Obama told reporters after attending St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Lima, Ohio. AP via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072013/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:03:04 GMT