Mother Nature pulls plug on Earth Day concert in Washington (Tornadoes whip through D.C.)

Earth Times ^ | 4/21/08 | DPA

[Libloather]

Tornadoes whip through D.C. suburbs
Published: April 21, 2008 at 7:01 AM

WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Two tornadoes touched down in Washington's Maryland suburbs, ripping siding off buildings and ripping up trees, authorities said.

While no injuries were reported from the tornadoes Sunday, police said heavy rains accompanying them contributed to a chain-reaction crash on the Capital Beltway in Prince Georges, Md., County that left several people severely injured, The Washington Post reported Monday.

The storms turned the National Mall became a sea of mud for Earth Day festivities, as well as disrupted a croquet match. They produced so much lightening, an airliner was forced to make an emergency landing, officials said.

The National Weather Service said the damaging storms moving through Prince George's and Charles counties in Maryland were tornadoes, albeit relatively small ones.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/21/tornadoes_whip_through_dc_suburbs/6120/

[tomkat]

[RexBeach]

I liked Arbor Day better.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Just to reiterate who is REALLY in charge of the climate.....

[submarinerswife]

Just to reiterate who is REALLY in charge of the climate.....

Carl Rove?

[Smokin' Joe]

I liked Arbor Day better.

Yeah...plant a tree, don't just stand there hugging the danged thing!

[angcat]

I just received a kooky email from the CEO of my company about “our” Carbon Footprint and Climate Change.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Tornadoes in Maryland...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I get ‘em all the time.....

Losers.

[angcat]

I guess the best thing for me to do is ignore it so I can keep my job! I will not email the CEO and tell him I am a Conservative who does not believe in the fallacy of climate change.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I keep a letter of resignation at the ready. It’s a living document. I add to it as necessary, like when I get one of “those” letters.

The distribution list is corporate wide.

One of these days......

[angcat]

AAHHH good good idea!

[blam]

"I just received a kooky email from the CEO of my company about “our” Carbon Footprint and Climate Change."

Now, imagine the committee/group who advised him to send the email.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

The storms turned the National Mall became a sea of mud for Earth Day festivities, as well as disrupted a croquet match.

WHAT??? A croquet match was disrupted?? Stop the presses!

Seriously, by pairing these two events, UPI is either dissing the Earth Day event, or elevating the croquet match. Not sure which.

[Grizzled Bear]

I just received a kooky email from the CEO of my company about “our” Carbon Footprint and Climate Change.

Here's your chance to hit it big!

Create some "Carbon Off-Set" certificates and take them to the next board meeting. Use inane "Double-Talk" and explain how the company can pay you one hundred grand and shrink their Carbon Footprint.

P.T. Barnum once said that it's morally wrong to leave money in the hands of the foolish.

[dfwgator]

"It's not nice to fool Mother Nature."

[angcat]

Create some “Carbon Off-Set” certificates and take them to the next board meeting. Use inane “Double-Talk” and explain how the company can pay you one hundred grand and shrink their Carbon Footprint.

LOL

[Moose4]

Gaia’s a bitch sometimes, ain’t she Shapiro?

}:-)4

[BBell]

I wonder if Karl still keeps his weather machine in the White House basement?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]