Child of Flame Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 It's years like these I'm glad I live in the mountains with no natural disasters to speak of other than forest fires. :ph34r: Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 It's years like these I'm glad I live in the mountains with no natural disasters to speak of other than forest fires. :ph34r: Amen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moth Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Around here, the closest thing to a natural disaster we get is a thunderstorm. I shudder to think of the effects this hurricane might bring, esp. if it's still category 5 when it reaches the coast. As if we didn't have enough on our hands with Katrina already. Some friends of mine are currently in Texas, too. I hope they'll be okay. Hopefully, the state and federal governments will have learned their lesson and run the disaster response a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Child of Flame Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Hurricanes tend to get worse as they hit warmer, shallower water. It's not likely it'll calm down before it gets to land. Also, this one is expected to take out more oil rigs so guess what's gonna happen with the gas prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I know someone that lived in New Orleans before Katrina hit. He managed to get out in time, but now he's living right in the path of Rita. Talk about getting screwed over. At least this time he's above sea level. We've been flooded here twice in 5 years here. Thankfully I live on top of a drumlin so no flooded basements/first floor for us. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I live in one of the wettest cities in the UK, but aside from the occasional flood every few years, natural disasters are unkown to us. Plus, Glasgow is a very hilly place, so property damage is minimal even when we do get floods. On the other hand, Life Expectancy is higher in Baghdad than it is in Glasgow (I am not joking), and we're the most dangerous city in Scotland, so what we lack in acts of god, we make up for in acts of criminal, and acts of deep fat fryer. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I feel sorry for those people But I am so glad I live in the mountains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I'm glad I don't live anywhere theres a danger of Hurricanes. Luckily instead I live on the ring of fire and we're about 10 years overdue for a major earthquake. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I don't know if they just build houses better in the places I've lived, but I've been through at least seven hurricanes over my lifetime (one at sea), and I've never been particularly endangered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I don't know if they just build houses better in the places I've lived, but I've been through at least seven hurricanes over my lifetime (one at sea), and I've never been particularly endangered. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Were they class 5? Anyway, looks like God hates the south. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Child of Flame Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 I think the most ironic thing is it's going to hit the refugees from Katrina that have been relocated to Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I don't know if they just build houses better in the places I've lived, but I've been through at least seven hurricanes over my lifetime (one at sea), and I've never been particularly endangered. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You had a house at sea? " Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I don't know if they just build houses better in the places I've lived, but I've been through at least seven hurricanes over my lifetime (one at sea), and I've never been particularly endangered. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You had a house at sea? " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah. With a lawn and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Look at the bright side, Bush's ranch might be damaged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigboy2 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 It's years like these I'm glad I live in the mountains with no natural disasters to speak of other than forest fires. :ph34r: Clicky <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's times like these when I say "WTF". I mean how likely is that a hurricane hits Texas? When was the last time it happend? Hasen't it be like 15 or 30 years? "Your total disregard for the law and human decency both disgusts me and touches my heart. Bless you, sir." "Soilent Green is people. This guy's just a homeless heroin junkie who got in a internet caf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Katrina's Death Toll Climbs Past 1,000 http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...ane_katrina_hk2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarkon Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Rita is the third most powerful hurricane in history, at the moment. But with an impact date of Saturday, it could get even worse, though hopefully better. There are doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderAndrew Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485828/posts Some guy in August was studying the effects of global warming, and felt due to global warming we'd see an increase in the number and strength of tropical storms. This year looks to be a record year. Yet plenty of people insist that global warming doesn't even exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yet plenty of people insist that global warming doesn't even exist. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There is no arguement that the worlds temp has gone up slightly the last decade. It's a fact. The arguement is why. The earth has been through many a tempature change without humans help or a comet hitting it. I think global warming plays a hand in it, if it isn't the main cause, but I can see the counter arguement (especially when stated better than I just did) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalimeeri Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Around here, the closest thing to a natural disaster we get is a thunderstorm. I shudder to think of the effects this hurricane might bring, esp. if it's still category 5 when it reaches the coast. As if we didn't have enough on our hands with Katrina already. Some friends of mine are currently in Texas, too. I hope they'll be okay. Hopefully, the state and federal governments will have learned their lesson and run the disaster response a lot better. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You'd have 'thought' they'd have learned something last year, when four major storms hit Florida within the space of a couple months. Weren't they paying attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Its not that people not believing in Global Warming, it is disputed that Human industry is the cause of the global warming. Earth's environment is a delicate system that goes in cycles. It goes through warming trends and it has gone through cooling tends over the 3 to 4 billion years of its existance. Certainly we need to curb our use of fossil fuels, if not for the environment for conservation. Fossil fuels are finite. What we need to keep mind is that we are indeed insignificant to the power of nature and not let our pride and arrogance get in the way of common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Child of Flame Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 I hold basically the same thoughts as Hades. While I'll cop to it that Global Warming exists, and we might be accelerating it a wee bit, I don't think we have near the effect on it environmentalists like to think. Especially when you take into consideration we're due for another ice age, and that's exactly what will happen when the Gulf Stream shifts as a result of Global Warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 If we have another Ice Age I think people would prefer to have hurricanes instead of perpetual snow and ice. I know I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Child of Flame Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yes, but another Ice Age is inevitable. It's how the world works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 If we have another Ice Age I think people would prefer to have hurricanes instead of perpetual snow and ice. I know I would. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> W00T! Lot's of time for Skiing! " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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