You ain't kiddin'.
Posted on 04/22/2013 3:51:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin
will always remember the day I woke to the news that more than 2,000 fires were burning in California. I thought I must not have heard correctly. Two thousand fires? How could that be?
In the end, the state's brave firefighters, joined by contingents from out of state, won the battle. But not before 11 emergency declarations were issued and more than 400,000 acres burned. Countless lives and livelihoods were ruined.
Today, there's a new disaster looming, and although it's not as riveting or dramatic as walls of flames and billowing black smoke, it needs our immediate attention. The draft National Climate Assessment, now being circulated for comment and scheduled for release this year by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, presents a sobering vision of the world that awaits us if we don't act.
This team of top climate scientists has concluded that our region of the country is hotter than it has ever been and that it will get hotter — because of humans. The last decade was the hottest the Southwestern U.S. has experienced — on average 2 degrees warmer than it had been historically. The scientists project a further increase over the next 50 years of 6 to 9 degrees if we do nothing.
Already we are seeing the effects of a warmer climate: droughts and heat waves that threaten lives, and, yes, fires.
This shift could spell disaster for California, long the nation's agricultural powerhouse. The state produces more than half of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the U.S., with an output of $43.5 billion last year. Californians don't rely just on the food produced by the state's farms; they rely on the revenue and the jobs too. Agriculture employs more than 1.5 million people in California.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Likewise with hunting, fishing and oil production.
As far as I am concerned, Californians can be consumed by fire and the ones left can starve in the dark.
I agree with Arnold 100%!!
but never silent
You ain't kiddin'.
I voted, but I don’t know how much good it will do...we are talkin about Kalifornia!
California’s silent disaster....ARNOLD AND MARIA
Run into that one and you’ll get *two* black eyes.
I've watched those "brave firefighters" sitting idle miles from the blaze... motors running, collecting overtime and yucking it up. The real firefighters are the CCC convict teams. Those guys work their butts off, under supervision of said "brave firefighters."
Arnold is emblematic of what killed California, intentionally.
My take also.
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/01/16/police-woman-smothered-boyfriend-to-death-with-her-breasts/
No pics, but at 5-6, 192 we probably don’t want to see any, LOL.
They are simply attempting to advance their agenda. They know very well how many Americans are dumb enough to fall for this garbage, and they are going to push their agenda until they get exactly what they want: More Money, Control and Power.
Me too. After reading the article, I didn't have to change my interpretation.
I did a Google, and there are a few stories of that nature out there. Great, now we have something else to worry about.
Kinda gives a new meaning to embracing diversity.
Can you believe this idiot?
More like embracing da Universe....Some of the pics I found doing the Google were...disturbing. (In a *good!* way.)
Well, he is married to a Whats-In-It-For-Me Kennedy.
Polled, thank you!
Must we do more to prevent climate change?
Yes
64% (8,477 votes)
No
36% (4,677 votes)
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