The most important words President Obama said were, "threat serious...urgent...swiftly...together...time is running out...we can reverse it...

China is becoming a major player in the reversal of Human Induced Global Warming. Now, the two greatest contributors to the Earth's warming problem, China and the USA are partners in the future of generations.

I want to thank the Chinese people and their government for taking their responsibility so seriously and I want to thank President Obama and the Democratic leadership for setting an example of urgency the global community is taking seriously.

...China's President Hu Jintao (click title to entry - thank you) announced plans to cut emissions significantly by 2020...

There are deaths in Georgia. I don't know why. The rain has lasted for eight days. I mean when do people see the creek rising?

Do NOT wade into waters !

Nothing else to understand. DO NOT allow waters that are overflowing their banks to come in contact with your skin and if you do, go to a shelter immediately and ask for access to clean and dry clothes following a shower with soap and water.

END OF DISCUSSION !

In Atlanta, Raw Sewage In Chattahoochee River Adds To Flooding Woes (click title to entry - thank you)
By Mark Memmott
Torrential rains that have already led to at least half a dozen deaths in the Southeast have now produced flooding that overwhelmed a water treatment plant in Atlanta this morning, "causing a massive dump of raw sewage" into the Chattahoochee River, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
According to the newspaper, "the R.M. Clayton plant is the largest in Georgia with capacity to treat 240 million gallons of sewage a day."
One bit of good news: Lake Lanier, which supplies most of Atlanta's water, has been partly replenished.

What the hell is going on in this country? Have people become complete baffons? When there is this amount of rainfall it didn't happen without warning?

What is everyone saying? "Gosh, Martha, we got a little of rain outside?" Is that the kind of idiocy that exists these days. Waiting for someone to tell you it is time to hit the highway and get out of Dodge? Think people, there are scalebacks in government and the Sherrif might not be coming to the neighborhood to rescue you when the OBVIOUS is all around.

The 'deluges' of water from the sky will result in huge accumulations of water very, very quickly actually. My insulting remarks is to get the point across, people HAVE TO think and react to such dire consequences as they happen. This is an extremely different climate and there is no time to waste when 'tropical rainfall' hits downtown Atlanta and the suburbs. YES, that is correct. The deluges are the equivalent of a tropical rain event.

Rainfall totals released by Weather Service (click here)
By Mike Morris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The National Weather Service has released some rainfall totals measured at selected measuring sites for the 8-day period ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday:
Canton -- 17.14 inches
Doraville -- 13.88 inches
Chamblee -- 13.19 inches
Lafayette -- 12.73 inches
Sautee -- 11.47 inches
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport -- 11.23 inches
Dallas -- 11.09 inches
Gainesville -- 10.27 inches
Cartersville -- 7.59
Macon -- 9.46 inches
Athens -- 8.72 inches

Septermber 22, 2009
15:30:14z
UNISYS North and West Hemisphere Water Vapor Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop)




In the satellite above, there is a profoundly simple identification of the mixture of hot tropical air from the Equator mixing with cold Arctic Air over the USA. I would not expect this weather pattern to change in the near future.

September 21, 2009
Suwanee, Georgia
Photographer states :: Suwanee Creek Greenway flooding

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is warm and seasonal.

Local Time: 7:51 AM AKDT (GMT -08)

Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W

Elevation :: 33 feet

Temperature :: 46 F

Conditions :: Overcast

Windchill :: 45 °F

Humidity :: 93%

Dew Point :: 45 F

Wind :: 4 mph from the NE

Pressure :: 29.83 in (Rising)

Visibility :: 10.0 miles

UV :: 0 out of 16

Clouds :: Overcast 1100 ft
(Above Ground Level)

Last updated September 18, 2009 6:43 p.m. PT
Pollock survey shows fewer fish than anticipated (click title to entry - thank you)
By MARY PEMBERTON

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Pollock numbers in the Bering Sea continue to remain depressed despite expectations from government scientists that large amounts of young fish were growing to harvestable size.
Two surveys provide a dim outlook for the bland, white fish that accounts for the largest commercial fishery by weight in the United States worth about $1 billion after processing. The meat is used mostly in fish sticks and fish-fillet sandwiches and to make imitation crab meat.
The 2009 survey data was presented Friday at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Seattle. While preliminary, it confirmed the pollock population remains low.
Doug DeMaster, director of NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, said the pollock spawning biomass has declined below target levels.
"Fewer young fish entered the population between 2001 and 2005," he said.
The surveys were 24 percent below what scientists expected, said Jon Warrenchuk, a fisheries biologist for conservation group Oceana who attended the meeting.

"This is the lowest survey biomass they have ever seen, which is kind of worrisome," he said.
Pollock population estimates were low even before Friday's news. The previous assessment indicated that the 2008 spawning biomass was at its lowest level in nearly 30 years....