What are these people still doing in their homes? The cars are in driveways and a photographer is taking pictures. Like, ah, what?

October 22, 2007
Ramona, California
Photographer states :: Taked in Ramona

You know, I think the insurance company will believe you, okay? Whatever is going through the minds of people, they need to stop being silly. Why would taking pictures of fire and burning ARTIFACTS ever overshadow anyone's safety. This is not a smart thing to do. I know whoever took this picture was feeling the heat from that fire.


Look at this. The embers are practically falling on the head of this photographer and they haven't left yet !


October 21, 2007
Saugus, CA
Photographer states :: As the smoke got thicker and the sun started to set the smoke started to turn different colors

October 21, 2007

Saugus, California

Photographer states :: Aqua Dulce fire - Massive smoke plume.

Agua Dulce Fire Explodes From 500 to 12,500 Acres (click title to entry please)

Mandatory Evacuations Ordered
AGUA DULCE, Oct. 21, 2007 (CNS) - A 12,500-acre brush fire that started near Agua Dulce and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes Sunday night in the Canyon Country area was not expected to be contained for at least five days, Sheriff Lee Baca said.

Four people were reported injured, including a firefighter, authorities said.
No less than seven wildfires were burning in Southern California Sunday night, including near Malibu and Castaic in Los Angeles County and one burning in Irvine in Orange County, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange and five other counties.
The proclamation allows the state Office of Emergency Services to deploy personnel and equipment to assist in fire fights in the region.
In the Agua Dulce area, some 25 structures have been lost in the wind-driven fire, which is 10 percent contained, a fire official said.
About 900 homes in the Santa Clarita area were without power, but Southern California Edison crews were working through the night to restore electricity, Baca said....

Southwest Alabama dodges severe weather

That is a very unstable system. There is column of air rapidly rising. It can be easily discerned. It's the center of that cloud that already touched down. The clouds are all pointing up. There was a severe and sudden updraft. Alabama was lucky. Buoy.

October 28, 2007
Mobile, Alabama
Photographer states :: I took this photo last Thursday as storms were coming in.


Friday, October 19, 2007 (at title to entry)
Staff Report
Sirens sounded across central Mobile County on Thursday morning after weather officials issued a tornado warning shortly after 6:45 a.m. for a severe storm moving northeastward out of Mississippi and into Alabama.
No tornadoes were reported with the storm in Mobile, according to weather officials.
There were no reports of significant damage in southwest Alabama through early evening, according to weather officials. More storms were expected later in the evening and into early this morning. A cold front should move through the area this morning.
Thursday's storms brought rain to southwest Alabama, but not in any drought-busting amounts.
Doppler radar estimates indicated that most areas saw 1.5 inches or less, though parts of Washington, Clarke, Monroe and southeast Baldwin counties received up to 3 inches through late afternoon.
The Mobile Regional Airport in west Mobile received less than 1 inch Thursday through 5 p.m. while the Pensacola Regional Airport received 7 inches -- a record for that date, according to weather data.
Inland counties suffered no reported damage during the day Thursday, officials said, but several said they would be monitoring the weather throughout the evening.
Chuck Murph, EMA Director for Monroe County, said the area saw much-needed rainfall but no weather damage.
"The rain is a welcome sight," Murph said. "We need more of it."
According to a U.S. Drought Monitor report issued last week, Mobile and Baldwin counties, along with most of southwest Alabama, are experiencing moderate to severe drought, with a few areas classified in extreme drought.
(Staff Reporters Kim Lanier and Connie Baggett contributed to this report)

Two Dozen Tornadoes Touch Down in 24 Hours

October 18, 2007
Cheboygan, Michigan
Same event, same photographer as below.

October 18, 2007

Cheboygan, Michigan

Photographer states :: Tornado over Black Lake, Michigan, during the October 18, 2007 tornado outbreak. This tornado was rated EF1 with winds up to 94 mph. Damage consisted of a barn destroyed just north of M-68. The sporadic damage path up through Black Lake was 1/8 mile wide and around 10 miles long. Some tree damage was seen around Black Lake. The photo taken by Nathan Krinsky from the back deck of his home on Black Lake in northern Michigan, 15 miles southeast of Cheboygan. The sun was setting at 5:25 pm EDT when this photo was taken, and if you look closely, you can see a rainbow, thanks to the spray kicked up by the tornado.

Oct. 19, 2007 (link at title)
The United States has been hit with three days of tornadoes, with two dozen new tornadoes touching down in the last 24 hours — an incredibly rare outbreak for October.
It's all part of a powerful storm front that has blasted across the country's midsection and is now headed to the East Coast....

October 18, 2007
Lawton, Michigan
Photographer states :: Something wicked this way comes.

George W. Bush's Job Approval Rating Drops to 25% - October 22, 2007

George W. Bush's overall job approval rating has dropped to 25% as nearly seven in ten Americans say the national economy is getting worse according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. This matches the lowest approval rating for Bush recorded by the American Research Group.
Among all Americans, 25% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 67% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 23% approve and 67% disapprove.
Among Americans registered to vote, 26% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 67% disapprove. When it comes to the way Bush is handling the economy, 25% of registered voters approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 67% disapprove.
Approval among Republicans has dropped back to 67%. In September, 80% of Republicans approved of the way Bush was handling his job. In August, 66% of Republicans approved of the way Bush was handling his job....

What's there to say except a Bush with or without a Cheney can't manage their own family dynasty without the use of the USA Treasury. Does the USA need another one? NO !

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:

I believe this picture is from 1982. This is the 'Clear Day' photo. I see a plane in the background. So much for dry ground.


This is the southeast view. Clicking on the title to this entry will bring a view of this scene or an undated edition. This is where it gets interesting though. Looking to the background, ON THE GROUND, there is a lake at the end of the road. When clicking 'Clear Day' at this link one realizes there was once NO LAKE. It's safe to say there has been chronic rainfalls enough to cause the ground to becomes saturated and flooded. Not many people live there so there are no complaints regarding the flooding and whatever wildlife thrived without the lake is no longer there. I'll place a copy of "Clear Day" above this picture.

Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m

Temperature :: 43 °F / 6 °C

Conditions :: Mostly Cloudy

Humidity :: 81%

Dew Pointt :: 37 °F / 3 °C

Wind :: 10 mph / 17 km/h / 4.6 m/s from the SE

Pressure :: 29.98 in / 1015 hPa (Rising)

Windchill :: 37 °F / 3 °C

Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

UV :: 1 out of 16

Clouds:
Few 3800 ft / 1158 m
Scattered Clouds 4800 ft / 1463 m
Mostly Cloudy 5500 ft / 1676 m
(Above Ground Level)


Norway won't plant flag at Arctic (click here)
By Billy Youngson
Filed from Aberdeen
10/22/2007 1:56:17 PM GMT
NORWAY: Norway will not follow in the footsteps of the Russians by planting a flag at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, Norwegian Foreign Minister Johan Gahr Støre said today. Despite Norway having planted a flag at the South Pole in 1911, Støre said, "We now live in a century when that method can't be employed.
"This issue must be determined with the aid of geological facts in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and we have strongly urged the countries around the Arctic to think responsibly. We'll be playing an active role in encouraging greater dialogue.
"The impression which could be left by the flag-planting is that the rule of law doesn't apply in this area, and first-comers can take what they please. That's completely wrong. A rich body of law of the sea applies to the Arctic Ocean, and this is the channel which must be followed."
Asked about the Canadian statement of intent on building two military bases in the Arctic, he said it was the kind of gesture that invites people to talk about a race for resources, adding, "It's quite unnecessary to think in military terms here."
The minister denied that Norway has given up trying to agree a boundary line in the Barents Sea, although the talk today is mostly about cooperation with Russia rather than negotiation....


Senate approves resolution for managing Arctic Ocean fisheries (click here)
By the Journal of Commerce
The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution by Sens. Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski, both R-Alaska, directing the federal government to negotiate an international agreement for managing fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.
Commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean is currently limited by the distribution of fish habitat and short fishing seasons. Due to impacts of climate change, ocean temperatures may shift, causing fish to enter new habitats and creating more favorable fishing conditions, the senators said.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, recognizing the importance of properly managing these emerging fisheries, proposed at its June meeting that the U.S. close all federal waters in the Arctic Ocean until a management regime is put in place. Senate Joint Resolution 17, authored by Stevens and Murkowski, is consistent with that effort.
The resolution also addresses the problem of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. It calls upon the federal governor to help prevent fishing on the high seas of the Arctic until an international fisheries management plan is developed, which would contain measures to combat unreported and unregulated fishing that continues to undermine fisheries worldwide.
Stevens said he felt that eliminating these illegal fishing practices is a key to maintaining the health of Alaska's fisheries.


U.S. Coast Guard seeks base in Arctic (click here)
By Matthew L. Wald and Andrew C. Revkin
Published: October 19, 2007
WASHINGTON: For much of human history, the Arctic Ocean has been an ice-locked frontier. But now, in one of the most concrete signs of the effect of a warming climate on government operations, the U.S. Coast Guard wants to establish its first operating base there to deal with the cruise ships and tankers that are already beginning to ply Arctic waters.
With increasingly long seasons of open water in the region, the Coast Guard has also opened discussions with the Russians about controlling anticipated ship traffic through the Bering Strait, a waterway that until now has been crossed mainly by ice-breaking research vessels and native seal and walrus hunters.
The Coast Guard says its base, which possibly would be in the northernmost U.S. town, Barrow, Alaska, on the North Slope coast, would speed responses to oil spills from tankers, which the guard maintains could eventually carry shipments from Scandinavia to Asia through the Bering Strait.
This long imagined "Northern Sea Route" would cut off around 5,000 miles, or 8,000 kilometers, compared with going through the Panama or Suez canals....

Evacuate NOW !

One dead, 14 injured as California braces for more firey days ahead (click here)
Historic Malibu landmark burned to the ground
Story by ABC News
9:52 a.m. Monday, October 22, 2007

Video (click here)

Fire is insideous. It hides under floors and in roofs and what seems like a spark that can be doused with a garden house becomes a blazing inferno in a matter of minutes and someone whom thought they could safe their home is caught in the blaze itself. Get out of the way of these fires. Any modifications to homes to save them, such as slate roofs, should have been done long before now. There is no chance a house can be saved, 'sparks' fly through the wind and nestle on anything dry enough to kindle it. Don't think you can make a difference, you can't. You can make a difference to those you love and get to a safe haven.


October 22, 2007
1530z
UNISYS Enhanced Infrared Satellite of the north and west hemisphers (click for 12 hour loop)

The air mass is far to the north of California. It's might be easier to conceptualize it with this image.


October 22, 2007
1530z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES West Satellite (click here for loop)

There is ONLY ONE difference in the two satellites that spell a possible relief for southern California. There is a tropical storm "KIKO" of the coast of southern Baja Peninsula. If it sustains for a day or so it could shift the current air pattern. But, there is absolutely no water vapor coming near California. What exists in any significant amount is far to the north over Canada. Evacuate and continue to make plans to do so. The planes and helicopters can't get off the ground for sustained intervention. It's a mess, get out of the way !


October 21, 2007
1630z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES West Satellite.

There is no relief in sight from the winds. It's getting worse and rain is not forthcoming ! GET OUT !

The Agua Dulce fire reached the edge of Santa Clarita Valley late Sunday evening. The blaze destroyed several homes, including this one on Camp Plenty Road.

There are at least 12 blazes across seven counties. The Malibu fire is only 10% contained. San Diego braces for the worst.

I conclude this in this way...

...there is more than ample reason to impeach George Walker Bush and Richard Cheney. The list is endless. The human rights against the American people alone is reason enough and to realize the Republicans in the House are obstructing the passage of impeachment is to realize their 'involvement' to defeat the well being of Americans.

Add to that, Democrats won't even try to BEGIN such a measure, which could pick up momentum with the start of the proceedings, is simply more of an atrocity of the trust of the American people whom voted in majority to end a war and stop a runaway Executive Branch. There hasn't even been a modification in the USA Budget to fund the war and reduce and eliminate any occupation in Iraq. Instead, Bush and Rice are at the UN to promote attacks into Iran and expanding the war while continuing to destabilize the region.

For Immediate Release
Office of the Vice President
October 21, 2007
Vice President's Remarks to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Lansdowne, Virginia (click here)
11:22 A.M. EDT

This is a period of great consequence for the Middle East,...

In his speech, Cheney addresses extraordinary numbers of reasons to consider The Middle East a 'gigantic' enemy of the people of the USA, covering all bases and AGAIN creating a climate of fear as a lead up to a greater war. My first reaction to those words above is, "Who caused '...the great consequence...' in the first place? Dick Cheney did as well as the entire Bush Exectutive Branch as they wound their Culture of Fear into the minds of Americans. Why did anyone ever believe Iraq under Saddam could ever pose a threat of monumental proportion? It was disarmed. It was amazing to watch. I never believed it for a minute.

It's a disgrace to watch a majority of Democrats relinquish the one power granted them that could end all the suffering the USA experiences under this presidency. Not just the suffering of the USA, but, that of the Shia and the Middle East. Iran today is seeking nuclear armament because Bush and Cheney continue this hideous war mongering. There is no reason for it.

The people of the USA have and continue to suffer under this leadership. Only, the shame of it all is that it isn't just Republicans causing it anymore. The simple vote to the Impeachment of Richard Cheney and George Walker Bush would be enough impetus to bring more brevity to that opinion. It would give House debate an opportunity to voice the pains of Americans in regard to this war, the suffering of the Iraqi people as well as a review to the condition of the USA and it's people.

There is more than enough reason to impeach both these men, the American people don't necessarily realize the overwhelming reason for it. Illegal wiretapping, rendition flights, torture, deaths of Americans to Human Induced Global Warming and rising victimization due to higher crime rates including gunmen in our schools. A lot of reasons and these tonight are just a few.

Good Night.