Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Also from UnknownCounrty....... Extreme Weather Slams World 20-Mar-2008 As a heatwave so extreme that it was being called a once in 3,000 year event was ending Adelaide, Australia, a gigantic and deadly winter storm slammed half the United States, causing historic flooding in Missouri and Arkansas and leaving at least 13 dead. The Adelaide heat wave caused 15 straight days of over 35 C. heat, and, according to Atmospheric scientist Warwick Grace, this is only likely to happen in this area of mild climate once in thirty centuries. As predicted on Unknowncountry.com, fearsome winter storms continued to strike the United States as warm air surged up from the overheated Gulf of Mexico, sucked northward by a powerful cold front. The latest storm, of almost unprecedented size, affected 25 states, effectively half the country. 100 mile an hour winds shut down Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and air travel was thrown into chaos almost everywhere east of the Mississippi River. Torrential rains caused ultra-fast flooding, and areas of Missouri and Arkansas experienced floods being described as 'historic' in their magnitude. To read more about the Adelaide heat wave, To read about the US weather system, If we're going to stave off global warming, we need to follow the right path. Just don't forget where you heard about climate change FIRST while everyone else was still denying it. Help us keep the truth alive: today! Subscribers will get to chat with William Henry on March 29! Related Stories: 06-Feb-2008: Super Tornadoes Strike on Super Tuesday--Death Toll 52 01-Feb-2008: Fierce Winter Storms Lash the World 11-Jan-2008: Is a Weather Catastrophe Coming? 14-Apr-2007: Potential for Disaster as Storms March East 24-Oct-2005: Accuweather Says 'Superstorm' Possible 17-Jul-2005: Storms and Congressmen Grow More Dangerous 16-May-2005: Severe Hurricane Season Probable 09-May-2005: Scientists Confirm Unexpected Gulf Stream Slowing 10-Jan-2005: Storms Lash California, Europe 05-Jan-2005: Rare Storm Unlikely to Develop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 good grief...I live in MO...I used to live in the areas that are flooding, now...the flood of '82 was bigger...and the areas that flood, are built right on the rivers...most of these towns were not much more then *slum* housing, '82 and prior...no one lived there, except those that could only afford the cheap housing in those areas...now, they are building up those areas, and building dikes, to try and hold the raging rivers back, when they flood...every spring! but, the water has to go somewhere, so it may bypass the areas built up, and spill in some *new* spot...though from what I'm hearing, it's still pretty much the same old areas...just a LOT more housing, and a LOT more people, and a LOT more expensive housing, so it's more newsworthy...the *river rats*, that lived in the hovels, often built on raised foundations, moved out every spring, and back in, cleaning up, and as soon as the water went down...it's what they were accustomed to, what they could afford, and no one cared...kind of like when the city folks build a subdivision around a farm, and gripe about the stink and flies...no one said a word, about the same stink and flies, for 100+ yrs the farm was there, until people with money, and no sense, moved near there... it's not extreme for these areas hit...it's the norm! and most of the people drowning, are stupid people that cross the low water bridges, with the rivers and creeks pouring across them... duh! we drive 4 wheel drive trucks, because of these rural roads, heck, one county rd just down from us, is through the river, but not in the spring. I've driven through it, and ridden my horse, even driven a pony w/cart (wet rear!) during the summer, when it's down low. rural AR is pretty much the same way...I quit reading the article, due to sensationalism, when I saw the *normal*, flooding...heck, our records on weather only go back, what, 100 yrs, maybe 150? some of our floods are known as 25 yr, 50 yr, 100 yr...as that's what was passed down through families, and they do have some evidence of past flooding. I only live 90 miles from the major flooding now, and still have friends, and Bob's son, live THERE...and they don't think it's anything other then a big inconvenience...and all of them were there during the flooding of '82, too. Theresa Bob, Theresa & Benjamin WegnerNovelty FarmSt James MO www.noveltyfarm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 At 08:50 PM 3/20/2008, you wrote: That's pretty much what I figured. Also have lived in places where they had 50 yr and 100 yr floods. But, people are stupid - they build in what they KNOW is a flood area, and then cry when it actually floods! Happens here in KY all the time. Building right next to the river, when they KNOW a couple inches of rain flood the area out...Got an even better one for ya' - here in Louisville, there is a group of people who,instead of building another bridge, want to move a major thorough fair to River Road and put a bunch of businesses there - as I write, part of that road is submerged due to several inches of rain! Seriously, only a couple of inches..... I suppose some could call it extreme weather, but to folks who have lived in the area, it's business as usual....Oh, and in case you haven't already guessed - the people who are pushing this idiotic plan aren't from this area. They moved here from someplace else.... Lynn good grief...I live in MO...I used to live in the areas that are flooding, now...the flood of '82 was bigger...and the areas that flood, are built right on the rivers...most of these towns were not much more then *slum* housing, '82 and prior...no one lived there, except those that could only afford the cheap housing in those areas...now, they are building up those areas, and building dikes, to try and hold the raging rivers back, when they flood...every spring! but, the water has to go somewhere, so it may bypass the areas built up, and spill in some *new* spot...though from what I'm hearing, it's still pretty much the same old areas...just a LOT more housing, and a LOT more people, and a LOT more expensive housing, so it's more newsworthy...the *river rats*, that lived in the hovels, often built on raised foundations, moved out every spring, and back in, cleaning up, and as soon as the water went down...it's what they were accustomed to, what they could afford, and no one cared...kind of like when the city folks build a subdivision around a farm, and gripe about the stink and flies...no one said a word, about the same stink and flies, for 100+ yrs the farm was there, until people with money, and no sense, moved near there... it's not extreme for these areas hit...it's the norm! and most of the people drowning, are stupid people that cross the low water bridges, with the rivers and creeks pouring across them... duh! we drive 4 wheel drive trucks, because of these rural roads, heck, one county rd just down from us, is through the river, but not in the spring. I've driven through it, and ridden my horse, even driven a pony w/cart (wet rear!) during the summer, when it's down low. rural AR is pretty much the same way...I quit reading the article, due to sensationalism, when I saw the *normal*, flooding...heck, our records on weather only go back, what, 100 yrs, maybe 150? some of our floods are known as 25 yr, 50 yr, 100 yr...as that's what was passed down through families, and they do have some evidence of past flooding. I only live 90 miles from the major flooding now, and still have friends, and Bob's son, live THERE...and they don't think it's anything other then a big inconvenience...and all of them were there during the flooding of '82, too. Theresa Bob, Theresa & Benjamin Wegner Novelty Farm St James MO www.noveltyfarm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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