Weather Has Become Bogeyman
The weather freaks me out!
Right after Hellicane Katrina, I was personally introduced to Rita and the mass exodus of South Texas. The chaos the weather now creates is enormous.
Yep, this bogeyman is real and this time "unslayable" in our dreams.
Weather Has Become Bogeyman, News Staple
By HUGO KUGIYA, AP National WriterSun Jan 8, 12:54 PM ET
It began as a mass e-mail in a certain Seattle office building on December's first day.
A cold front was arriving! Snow! Ice! Untold inches for the city and surrounding area!
Within hours, the e-mail exchange called for an early dismissal and even generated a catchy headline, the kind that television news offers up for every tempest: "Snowstorm Katrina."
A memo went out: "Please be aware that many or all of the staff will be leaving early today as snow and icy road conditions have hit Seattle." A last call was sounded for overnight mail. Copy writers and bookkeepers turned into amateur meteorologists, e-mailing hourly weather updates to colleagues, and sending links to live weather cams.
The cautious drove home after lunch. The brave stayed behind.
And the snow never came. Not even an inch.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060108/ap_on_re_us/weathermania
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Right after Hellicane Katrina, I was personally introduced to Rita and the mass exodus of South Texas. The chaos the weather now creates is enormous.
Yep, this bogeyman is real and this time "unslayable" in our dreams.
Weather Has Become Bogeyman, News Staple
By HUGO KUGIYA, AP National WriterSun Jan 8, 12:54 PM ET
It began as a mass e-mail in a certain Seattle office building on December's first day.
A cold front was arriving! Snow! Ice! Untold inches for the city and surrounding area!
Within hours, the e-mail exchange called for an early dismissal and even generated a catchy headline, the kind that television news offers up for every tempest: "Snowstorm Katrina."
A memo went out: "Please be aware that many or all of the staff will be leaving early today as snow and icy road conditions have hit Seattle." A last call was sounded for overnight mail. Copy writers and bookkeepers turned into amateur meteorologists, e-mailing hourly weather updates to colleagues, and sending links to live weather cams.
The cautious drove home after lunch. The brave stayed behind.
And the snow never came. Not even an inch.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060108/ap_on_re_us/weathermania
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8:13 PM
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I shudder to think about hurricane season again, let alone all the earthquakes. Greece just had one I believe yesterday, off their coast that was felt all the way in Egypt.
The earth strikes back?
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hope2endure, at 8:22 AM
More "wicked" weather...
State could have its driest winter season in centuries
PHOENIX (AP) — As much of Arizona enters an 11th year of drought conditions, the state could experience its driest winter season in centuries.
And that has officials worried about agriculture, water supplies and the threat of wildfires.
Arizona's mountains are virtually bare, with snowpack conditions worse than they were at the same time in 2002 — a year that set records as one of the driest in five centuries.
Rural areas are bracing for water shortages by early summer if rains don't come.
January and February typically bring much of the snow needed to refill reservoirs and keep rivers and forests healthy.
But a stubborn weather pattern has been steering every storm north of Arizona so far this winter.
The Salt and Verde rivers' watersheds received just 0.14 of an inch of rain in November and December, and none has fallen in Phoenix since Oct. 18.
"I've never seen anything like this," said Larry Martinez, water supply specialist for the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service. "It's quite shocking to a lot of folks who depend on the snow. There could still be a miracle turnaround; don't underestimate Mother Nature. But the trend doesn't look good for us right now."
Farmers who draw on smaller rivers and reservoirs could run short this year. The lack of rain will increase the demand for water early in growing seasons, which will further weaken supplies.
Poor range conditions could tighten grazing allotments, squeezing ranchers who have yet to recover from earlier dry years.
Meanwhile, some experts are already predicting one of the worst wildfire seasons in years around Arizona with a lethal combination of drying trees and dried-out grass and shrubs.
The state Department of Water Resources had begun meeting with local leaders under a drought plan produced two years ago by a governor's task force.
That process, led in part by a newly appointed statewide drought coordinator, is expected to take on added importance as rural communities seek guidance in creating drought and conservation blueprints.
The main effect of the dry winter in the Phoenix metropolitan area is an increase in water consumption, say city water departments.
Mesa increased its use of Central Arizona Project water by 17% in November and 26% in December.
Whether cities will be forced to dip into other reserves depends on the weather for the next two or three months. Forecasters are predicting warm, dry conditions.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2006-01-12-arizona-drought_x.htm
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hope2endure, at 3:06 PM
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