LOVE SONGS Posted August 4, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 131 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,188 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 135 Days Won: 8 Joined: 04/10/2012 Status: Offline Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Todays news of Oklahoma fires..it is bad...Photo included. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildfires are burning out of control in Oklahoma, destroying homes and shutting down highways in a state that has suffered 18 straight days of 100-plus degree temperatures and persistent drought. Emergency officials counted 12 different wildfires around the state, with at least 65 homes destroyed in parched areas north and south of Oklahoma City and south of Tulsa. A state-wide burn banwas issued by Governor Mary Fallin Friday, according to a statement by Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. Follow @NBCNewsUS Fallin, who earlier in the day invoked a statewide ban on outdoor burning after declaring a state of emergency for the state's 77 counties, told Reuters fire conditions may be worse on Saturday. Advertise | AdChoices "The fire danger might be even higher," she said. No out-of-state help Oklahoma has contacted neighboring states for help, but they are contending with their own wildfire threats and no out-of-state help is on its way, Fallin said. "There's fires in Arkansas. There's fires in Kansas and Texas. Everybody else is on high heat alert," she said. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning, saying there would be "critical fire weather conditions over much of northeast Oklahoma" Saturday. "Any fires will quickly spread out of control and endanger lives and property," the warning said. Sarah Phipps / AP A home burns during a large wildfire Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 in Luther, Okla. Oklahoma joins several states that have been plagued by wildfires this summer, including Colorado, Arkansas and Nebraska. Fires are being fed by a widespread drought. Nearly two-thirds of the contiguous United States was under some level of drought as of July 31. No deaths were reported in the Oklahoma fires, but Interstate 44, the historic Route 66 and state highways were closed on Friday. Low humidity, strong southerly winds and drought conditions enabled the wildfires to spread quickly across treetops, said Michelann Ooten, deputy director of the state's Office of Emergency Management. "It's just a very difficult situation we're facing that's all weather related," Ooten said. Fire departments appeal for Gatorade The heat in Oklahoma City, the state capital, has reached historic levels. On Friday, Oklahoma City tied its all-time record for the highest temperature ever recorded when the thermometer reached 113 Fahrenheit, a mark last recorded in the Dust Bowl days in 1936. Volunteer fire departments have made a public plea for Gatorade donations to keep their crews hydrated in the scalding conditions. The emergency management department statement said “as many as 40 structures have been destroyed” by a fire in Mannford, Creek County, while up to 25 had been destroyed by a fire affecting Noble and Slaughterville in Cleveland County. In Ninnekah, Grady County, “numerous homes have been evacuated,” the statement said. Other fires were reported in Oklahoma, Lincoln, Logan and Muskogee counties as well as Elk City in Roger Mills County, Ft. Cobb in Caddo County, Geary in Blaine County, Preston in Okmulgee County and Wewoka in Seminole County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark2005 Posted August 4, 2012 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 1 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 720 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 32 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/13/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/27/1966 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I lived in the middle of Missouri back in 1966. It was so hot that it cooked an egg on the road. LOL It is hot here near the Gulf... its feels like about 103*. ...tonight . Wonder why it gets so hot in the mid states ? In the middle of the continent, there are no ocean winds to cool things off. So you get more extreme temperatures in both summer and winter. Of course, Gulf Coast areas have higher humidity, but the actual temperatures are usually more moderate. Yes...that makes a lot of sense, about the mid states. I saw this morning ...there are terrible fires in Oklahoma... houses are burning. That is sooo sad. Wished I could have a long enough garden hose to reach there ...to give them water. I am not joking either. These people need to leave there towns or state...till everything gets better. I wouldn't mind taking in 2-3 people for refuge here where I live. Love Songs, When a place is very dry, it doesn't take much to start a fire. Remember the fires last month in Colorado? Then the winds start up and the fires can spread rapidly. Visited Yellowstone National Park and you can still see damage from the great fire in the late 1980s that destroyed thousands of acres. These fires are just too big to handle, even with all the modern equipment. Sometimes you have to wait for a break in the weather, some rain, change in the winds, etc. And that can take weeks or months. There is very little defense against them, which is why people often have to grab what they can and get to safety in a hurry. In many ways, the severe wildfires can be worse than the hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark2005 Posted August 4, 2012 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 1 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 720 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 32 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/13/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/27/1966 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) Yikes! That is where I used to live. Hope people are OK there. Edited August 4, 2012 by Mark2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SONGS Posted August 5, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 131 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,188 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 135 Days Won: 8 Joined: 04/10/2012 Status: Offline Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 New Scientific Study Report On Drought In a harbor at Lake Hefner... Oklahoma City...this is terrible ! Blame blistering heat waves on global warming, study says Sue Ogrocki / AP In this Sept. 30, 2011, file photo, sailboats and a floating dock lie on the dry, cracked dirt in a harbor at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City as drought continues to be a problem across the state. The relentless type of heat that has blistered the U.S. and other parts of the world in recent years is due to man-made global warming, a new study from a top government scientist says. By The Associated Press and NBC News staff The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare that it can't be anything but man-made global warming, says a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist. Follow @NBCNewsUS The research by a man often called the "godfather of global warming" says that the likelihood of such temperatures occurring from the 1950s through the 1980s was rarer than 1 in 300. Now, the odds are closer to 1 in 10, according to the study by NASA scientist James Hansen. He says that statistically what's happening is not random or normal, but pure and simple climate change. "This is not some scientific theory. We are now experiencing scientific fact," Hansen told The Associated Press in an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,254 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,984 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted August 6, 2012 Normally we get water into lake hefner from Canton lake when things are a little low, but the army corp of engineers is working on that dam and can't release the water. Hefner is really only about ten feet lower than normal. Although there is at least a year's water usage if we don't get any rain for a year, it's a real pain for the boating people..... and it's kind of ugly. But it's been low before, but we can usually get a few thousand acre feet from canton to help out that's not available now until November when they get the dam fixed at Canton. They use pictures like this with no real explanation to push thier man mande global warming theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,798 Content Per Day: 6.19 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted August 6, 2012 They use pictures like this with no real explanation to push thier man mande global warming theories. Thats the truth. Ive been reading articles from the global warming hypists who are claiming that the recent dust storms in Arizona are the result of global warming. Really? Dust storms are extremely common in Arizona and have been all along in the recorded history here. Not a new phenomena at all. Not caused by global warming either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 542 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 33,020 Content Per Day: 5.05 Reputation: 23,838 Days Won: 236 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted August 6, 2012 So do we get tax relief cos there is NO global warming going on over here this year !!!!!!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Believer Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,931 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 126 Days Won: 8 Joined: 01/22/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/13/1955 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Global warming my eye. More like Lake of Fire warming I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,254 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,984 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted August 6, 2012 So do we get tax relief cos there is NO global warming going on over here this year !!!!!!1 No you have to pay for your tax paid medical system.... so no tax break for you guys and gals.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,254 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,984 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted August 6, 2012 Global warming my eye. More like Lake of Fire warming I suspect. LoL, I hadn't thought of that possibility. It's getting hot cause God stoked up the fires of hell somewhere down there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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