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Subscribe to RSSTornadoes ripped through four states Wednesday, killing at least two, as a cold front clashed with warm air, producing unusual weather patterns over a large part of the country. The Weather Channel's Julie Martin reports.
Updated at 9 p.m. ET: Severe thunderstorms continued to threaten Wednesday night along a multi-state line stretching from the Southeast to as far north as the nation's capital, according to The Weather Channel.
The National Weather Service issued tornado watches across large swaths of Georgia, as well as parts of Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Carolinas and northwest Florida, through Wednesday night. The Weather Channel warned of thunderstorms with spotty, damaging gusts and low chance of tornado in northeastern Florida and on the east side of the Florida panhandle.
Thirteen tornadoes were confirmed to have blown through the South on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to The Weather Channel -- they touched down in Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Illinois on Tuesday and Indiana, Tennessee and Georgia on Wednesday.
Earlier Wednesday, a violent tornado that ripped through Adairsville, Ga., killed at least one person, overturned cars, littered Interstate 75 with debris and forced officials to shut down a 10-mile stretch of the road, officials said.
Numerous buildings in nearby Bartow, Ga., some with people inside, were also damaged in the powerful storm, and police have received multiple calls of injuries and trauma, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
A man was killed in the state when the tornado hit his mobile home, Bartow County officials said.
Eight people went to the hospital with injuries following the storm, officials at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga., said. The storm also left at least 12,400 without power statewide, utilities providers said.
That twister was only one of a handful that touched down in the South and the Midwest Wednesday, as storms throughout the region caused widespread power outages, structural damages and were blamed for another death in the region.
The National Weather Service also confirmed another twister touched down in Sardis, Miss., heavily damaging homes in Solsberry, Ind.
Earlier, a 47-year-old man in Nashville, Tenn., was killed when a tree fell on a shed he was in, according to local fire department officials.
Amateur video taken from inside a Food Lion store captures a tornado as it tears through Adairsville, Georgia. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Meanwhile, in Monticello, Ark., a woman was struck by lightning late Tuesday but only had minor injuries, according to police, and a 32-year-old woman and a 7-year-old boy were treated for minor injuries in Marion County, Ky., the emergency management division reported.
Packing quarter-size hail and powerful winds, the storms also knocked out power to thousands of people throughout the region early Wednesday.
In Memphis, Tenn., more than 13,000 customers lost power as high winds tore down power lines and at least two tornado warnings were issued in the area, but later expired, according to the National Weather Service.
And more than 7,300 Nashville customers were without power, according to Nashville Electric. Utilities reported another 8,000 outages in Arkansas, 7,000 in Mississippi, and nearly 12,000 in Indiana.
In Arlington, Tenn., downed power lines sparked a fast-spreading grass fire that caused the evacuation of a small mental-health facility, Arlington Fire Department Lt. Chad Wiseman said.
"The wind was pushing everything really fast," Wiseman said, adding that gusts reached 50 mph as the fire was burning. "The wind feeds everything. The wind will turn a little grass fire into something that was shooting 15- or 20-foot flames in the air. It looked pretty scary."
The fire was brought under control within an hour, officials said.
A number of factors have helped build the storm system, according to meteorologists. Unseasonably warm, wet air has been pushed up from the Gulf of Mexico by southerly winds, and that is being met by cold air coming in from the Plains via Canada, The Weather Channel’s Chad Burke said, adding that the cold air is being driven eastward by unusually high winds.
"It's not a normal pattern for this time of year," said Burke. "The warm air has changed the dynamic. On the back end of the storm, you have high temperatures in the 50s and 60s in places like Chicago. By tomorrow night, they'll be at 11 (degrees)."
NBC staff writers Vignesh Ramachandran and Isolde Raftery contributed reporting.
The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore joins Brian Williams to discuss the severe weather that has taken a hold of large swaths of the country this week.
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I can empathize about that tractor trailer, I've been there, done that. I hope the driver's company is as understanding as was mine.
Remember who denied
SANDY RELIEF
Tornados year round .... That's normal ( sarcasm )
Tornados reported in 5 states 29-Jan-2013.
I hope Obama has as much compassion for these areas of disaster as he did for New York and New Jersey. I doubt it, because because he's not begging for their votes/
And remember who came north to help restore your power. GEORGIA so lets not make this political, it is about human lives being lost RI MOM. God Bless all the South in this storm
RI Mom - We didn't ask for Federal help when we got hit 2 years ago, and we won't be asking for help this time around. We'll take care of our own just fine. Stick with your pathetic helpless blue state mentality and beg for help all you want - we have a little more pride in this state.
Like a piddly ass Tornado, probably F-2 tops, roars through the bible belt, what the @!$%# did you rednecks do to piss off the Almighty.
Like this Tornado compares to Sandy, or Joplin, or Tuscaloosa, if it was a direct hit by an F-5 you little peaches would be crawling to the Feds, after some useless praying of course.
Hey there John Bayner I would love to see an F5 rip thru the east coast up there. If an F5 hit NYC you would think little ole Sandy was a spring storm. F2 storms and above are no fun when an F2 picks up a semi truck sends it airborne for a half a mile or further that should give you an idea of the power they have. I just pray you never have to wait out an F2 or higher rated storm. The biggest difference is simple Sandy gave you a few days to prepare which looks like you all didnt do a very good job of with Tornados well they like to drop in without much warning.
I wonder if it will take 3 months for them to get their relief money....
It wasn't denied, it was delayed. The GOP never wanted to deny assistance for the Sandy relief. What they wanted to prevent was the bloated pork added on by the Senate version of the bill. But of course, the Democrats can't get as much political mileage out of delays in the relief by telling us some Senator wanted to save the oyster beds in Louisiana, now can they?
Besides, FEMA had plenty of money to cover the current costs in their coffers but lets ignore that little fact too because once again, you can't get good political mileage out of a disaster by telling the truth.
Why did it take the Democratically run Senate nearly 90 days to pass a bill?
"I hope Obama has as much compassion for these areas of disaster as he did for New York and New Jersey."
I hope Congress has as much compassion for these areas as their Federal Legislators did when they voted NO for Sandy relief, and vote NO for them and Tennessee.
Once again, it was delayed. FEMA funds were not exhausted when the 'NO' votes took place. Also, NY and NJ were never in danger of missing funding when their vote took place. But it's much easier to lie for political gain than tell the truth.
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” ~ Joseph Goebbels
of course it is....when it's a red southern state right". And remember who got paid for going north and restoring power. Maybe this is GOD's way of telling the morons on the right that Kharma is an ugly b*tch.
It was denied at the time while the azzclowns on the right used every lame excuse in the book to deny it. They only passed it (and 36 GOP senators voting NO) so save your indignation. Furthermore it was about finding "spending offsets" and the "pork" that you whine about was money intended to mitigate future disasters. Far as I'm concerned you get squat!
yeah right, we'll see you groveling on the TV before you know it. The only thing you have in that state are chest pounding idiots.
Stupid is as stupid does. If you live in a twister zone you should build a bunker style house underground and not a wooden structure above. Simple logic. Have no sympathy for someone building a wooden structure above ground and then complain when a twister bl owes it in the neighbors yard.
Rabbit trail - your lies would sound better if the truth did not contradict them. And your republicans who tried to stop Sandy aid also chose to give away $60 billion (with a B) in pork in order to support the bill to delay the fiscal cliff. You republicans balk on $50 million (with an M) but say nothing when $60 BILLION is given away to republican special interests?
So who is full of BS?
@ John Bayner....The tornado was a F3. It left a path of destruction a quater mile wide and 2 miles long. I live within 10 miles of there. Adairsville is only a very small town and this destruction took out the majority of the town. I would think that in this day and age people would see that they need to quit spouting such meaness and be more concerned for other humans.
Also the tornado took out the manufacturing plant, one of the bigest employers and the grocery story....so these people are without home, food, and jobs.
yeah right, we'll see you groveling on the TV before you know it. The only thing you have in that state are chest pounding idiots.
Hey Drano, I just checked the news. Still haven't seen any of the victims groveling. Guess it is ingrained in your pathetic state's psyche to ask someone to take care of you. We'll take care of our own and leave the driveling comments posted by chest pounding idiots like yourself to you.
Give it time KC, you"ll be grovelling along with the rest of them, give it time.
The seasons in Oklahoma have moved up by about a month; Monday our temps were reaching upward of 70, and trees are beginning to bloom - the cedar pollen has been creating havoc on folks already trying to fight the flu. I spoke to a guy in Las Vegas Monday and he said the temps there were in the low 30's and 20's, go figure. I'm not surprised to read of this freak weather, and hope the good folks to the east of us are okay and the straight wind/tornado damage is minimal.
These strange weather patterns are just not normal; we are desperate for rain in Oklahoma, as most of our state is in exceptional drought status. Our forecasters have stated we need about 20 inches of rain just to get back to normal; our lakes are anywhere from 7' - 20' below normal...that's FEET. Boats in the marinas don't have to worry about dry-docking, because there is no water...they are leaning over, sitting on dry land where there was once plenty of water.
I noted on the news yesterday China's smog problem is so severe they have reached emergency levels of smog and are warning people not to do any outdoor activities if they can avoid it. The international community leaders need to crack down on the pollutants killing our planet - no consumer item is so important it is worth killing our planet over. If the planet is dead, so are we - who will buy that crap then?
I agree ,,, to a point,,, but have to ask.... What brand is your computer??????????
If you knew anything about weather, climate, and meteorology Cathy, you would know there is nothing freak or abnormal about this strong weather system. Good luck on getting the international community to "crack down" on polluters. Never gonna happen. But go on listening to the climate change charlatans and fear mongers if it makes you feel better. In the meantime, I am not going to give up heating my home, driving my car, or conversing with you on my computer.
Everybody apparently forgot about how cold it was last week, or how cold it is about to be again. Libs, if you want a constant temperature, stick your head up your own ass
Almost record lows and highs combinations here in WPA the last couple of weeks. The "pattern", if such exists outside the minds of the self promoters, was about 3 or 4 weeks early. Talked to an associate in Newfoundland yesterday and the weather is colder than normal for this time of year. With no consistency in the "patterns" why do you doomsday types keep changing the rules. I do believe that we need to do more to protect our planet for the future, but get a grip.
cog
Its headed your way. the weather that is....well the stupidity as well i guess.
Rex, and if you could read you'd be seeing the words uttered by qualified meteorologists who state that it IS unusual not some arm chair internet jockey who reminisces about "it was this cold when I walked 20 miles uphill to school every day" or it was "this hot in the summers when I was young". There is no such thing as "normal" anymore. In fact there never was. Normal is merely the mean representing half the days are above and half are below that given temperature. But if you pay some attention to where those extremes are going, you'll see that it is changing whether you like it or not.
Here over the past 60 days, we've set records for most rainfall in December AND most rainfall in January (28" +), warmest days, etc. etc.
Weather doesn't equal climate, sure. But over enough years of constant changes to weather, eventually it will impact what is perceived as climate and the norm.
BTW nobody's asking you to stop using your computer or quit heating your home (although I need the A/C on...) but I think there are probably a number who would like you to shut your yap and prevent that hot air from coming out.
I noo u RW's wer smata dan dat wetta chunel feller!
LOL! What a maroon!
FTA-
The Weather Channel’s Chad Burke said, adding that the cold air is being driven eastward by unusually high winds.
"It's not a normal pattern for this time of year," said Burke. "The warm air has changed the dynamic. On the back end of the storm, you have high temperatures in the 50s and 60s in places like Chicago. By tomorrow night, they'll be at 11 (degrees)."
I suppose you will agree that "not (a)normal" and "abnormal" are pretty much the same description. DOH!
alot worse to come hang on to your hats early spring brings desaster
Cathy V. I agree with you as I am from Okla. also....You forgot to mention the past two summers were so hot & the humidity so high you couldn't hardly breathe. Last year the "winter" was so mild I never wore a coat just a jacket. Yes the weather is changing. I just pray we get some rain.
I know what a disaster is but what is a desaster?
Great Great Great Great Great Great Uncle Michel, is that you?
I can see another GOP governor kissing the butt of a certain blackman in the near future. (sarcasm) That whole the FEDS are bad thing has some strange twists.
The topic of mans' involvement in climate change is polarizing for many because they see it as black and white; it is or it isn't any to do with man.
It's easy to look up facts; the Chinese and some others are polluting much worse now than we would be now (many experts point towards them being perhaps 50 years or so behind us, now as 'newly industrialized' and maximizing profits). Yet, supposedly we've sold out our jobs and manufacturing economy, by great and large, in the name of going greener and climate/pollutive awareness.
Wake up. It's money and 3rd world wages with no bennie payouts of any sort.
Polluting the Earth is polluting the Earth, and yes, we'd do much less damage here let alone maintain a strong backbone, work base.
To say that man has nothing to do with climate change or has everything to do with it is ignorance on many levels, not limited to but including science, economy, and politics or what's become of politics. I think most can agree that man has a hand in what's happening and is working towards changes. There's certainly a base level where the majority can agree on the mixture of man and normal changes. For many, we've become so divisive now that it's hard to agree if the sun rose or set or not.
We need to find our common grounds, work from those standpoints, and start doing something together; not my team or your team wins, right or wrong.
Most often we're baited into becoming divisive and for whatever reason it seems to take rather well. Times are coming to and have been for some time now that we need, more than most any other in our nation's history, to come together and start doing for real.
The weather patterns have changed , at least here in Florida.. We had the hottest YEAR on record in 2012. Then we had Sandy.. and an entire area was devistated, and are still without heat and all those things we all need to exist.. but until a day or so ago they had no help.. neocon reps and senators padding the bill with pork, when McConnell said no more of that.. so much for his word..
now as evangelicals you would call this a part of GOD;s plan.. so this is your part..
GA sent reps from their power comanies(for BIG money) for the MILLIONS without power, would it be necessary to send many to an area with only 8,000 without power..
A majority6 of you only get on here and bitch because y9ou are bigot, hypocrite, racists.. GET OVER IT NOW
The Dems added the pork, and why in the world did it take them so long, Max. When libs lose the argument they started calling names.
Or you can listen to anti-intellectual fools like Rex who couldn't find their butt with a butt map and an extra pair of hands.
Thanks Kornfed, but if I wanted to watch you mining for gold I would wait until the Discovery Channel made it a series......"The Eternal Search for Wisdom" staring Kornfed and his amazing family of inbreds.
@VincentBlackShadow#3.10: A desaster is mostly a spring event particular to the Southeastern US. Usually It's the total collapse of a 2 holer brought about by a strong wind revealing a sister sitting on a brothers lap in a funny way. Generally pisses the daddy off.
Hope they won't need emergency relief money. Seems like even that's becoming politicized.
Took the words right out of my mouth. I live in NJ but I was fortunate not to have too much damage from Sandy. It's unconscionable that there are people still living in heated tents while we send billions abroad. The Governors of Conn and NY are Democrats and NJ GOP Christie made nice when the President was here. So Speaker Bonehead and the rest of the GOPigs are punishing the citizens of the Hudson Brotherhood. Everyone forgets that it's about every 5 years that tornado alley is hit and no one says boo about the aid. Where's the outrage then?
Pragmatic,
It's nothing new here. Our disasters (hurricanes and F4-F5 tornadoes) are almost ignored, and getting a declaration of disaster from Obama for wildfires in 2011 was like pulling teeth from a hen.
cat, severe tornadoes happen here every year, and severe hurricanes almost as often. It's just that except for political agendas (after Katrina), the media tend to ignore them--and that's why you have the perception that they only happen "every five years."
Gee, Pragmatic,
Where I live we get weather news and forecasts every day, and NBC reports on severe weather all the time. Maybe you should try the MSM; it sounds like your source isn't very reliable.
Cat-
I have ridden out 2 hurricanes and rebuilt from 3 of them. Aid was slow in coming in all of them, thats why you should prepare. Generally takes five years to recover.
During all three of those storms, billions was spent on foreign aid then, while we live in tents and polluted campers.
The problem in NJ and NY is that everybody there with damage is viewing the loss like they hit the lotto. They have asked for everything under the sun, it is worst than the fraudulent claims hitting BP now.
I am sure there are legitimate claims, but there is a lot of "blue sky" also. People need to be responsibile for their actions because it affects us all.
In the South we take care of each other, the North is who looks for the hand out. And don't forget it. Next time you are eating think about maybe where your food came from. More than likley the south. You all need to get moving and try to take care of things yourself like we do in the South.
mmmmmmmmmmmmm 'take care of things yourself like we do in the south' the RED states in the south have the largest number of entitlement receipents per capata in the USA,, 'take care of your selves?
You got relief money from the feds soon after Katrina..(a bipartisan effort), and you denied the folks in NJ and NY the same treatment.. republicans found a thousand ways to stop that money..
SC has had millions of relief monies after hurricanes rebuilding homes that should never have been allowed on the beach.. and replacing the sand..
FOOD from SC... please help me.. I have never seen anything from there in my grocery store, and maybe that's a good thing
Oh Maxgiver,
You can't use facts when dealing with the Tea Partiers. They live in an alternate reality, where they live in the poorest and most backward states but they are somehow carrying the rest of us.
Backwards states Cal USA? I'm retiring to NJ said no Southerner ever. If we're so backwards, then why do so many of you liberal Northerners vacate and retire in the South?
These tornados must have been created by climate change advocates, it's too early to have tornados. Senator Inhof should call for a Senate hearing.
Actually, we here in the CONUS can have tornadoes during any month of the year. Just a matter of conflicting, contrasting air masses. But I wouldn't expect you to know that since you clearly know nothing about science.
Rex, as humorless as you seem to be, I'll wager that you aren't invited to too many parties.
Yhbua
Are you sure it is not pat robertson, his fellow "christians", and the teabaggers calling down their "gods" rath? You know, their god, money? I am very positive that "god" told robertson about this happening.
How, exactly, does this story become political and an opportunity for one more prick to attack people of opposing faith? Bruce, I would add COG to that list as well.......what a buzz kill.
The senator has had enough.
Woe to the unbelievers, it is called winter. You know unsettled weather patterns, extremes of hot and cold depending on where on the planet you live. Go hide and "pray" that always works! LOL fools
The Republican Party in the House has Created a Low Pressure system over Washington that is pulling the hot air up from the South that they may use to criticise the Democrats. This only happens once every four years!
Nope, every 2 years when the the mid term elections come about. Looking forward in 2014 to seeing Speaker Bonehead lose his Speakership and go crying all the way home. Wah, wah, wah.
That criticism is well earned.
OCD...look it up....nuff said.
Good day Scooter.
Do not mess with Mother Nature, for thou art small and biodegradable.
I wonder how many of the 32 Red State Senators who voted against funding for the Blue State survivors of Hurricane Sandy will be asking for Federal aid to repair the damage from these tornadoes?
All of them!
I hope we won't sink to their level and deny them help when they need it. It might seem like poetic justice, but it really means becoming just as stupid and selfish, and we should aspire to better.
I'll take thier tempretures but they can keep the tornados. It's freezing cold in Idaho.
Religion requires total faith. Science requires solid proof.
Rex; your an idiot.
I am not religious, but as a man of science I require REAL proof, not propaganda from some nitwit nattering on about something they know nothing about on the Vine.
Without taking a position on Rex one way or another, I'll just note that it should say "you're" not "your". And "their temperatures" not "thier tempretures". And while we're on the topic of writing, the version of the story I saw began with: A violent tornado... Indeed, as opposed to the other kinds of tornados, such as the nonviolent, peaceful, gentle tornados.
the southern senators and congressmen don't even think about asking for aid.
what if a blue city gets hit? do we need to break down the federal money by how people voted? i suppose we should screen everyone to make sure no on that voted against your beloved one gets any federal money. hey mr bair maybe they will let you screen everyone. you buffoon.
Doug b: Because they get it whether they ask or not. I am tired of seeing tornado alley being rebuilt every 5 years or so. Where's the outrage there?
catthepat, i understand your outrage and I'm totally on your side. But its more than 5 years. its happening more and more frequently. And most of the places hit as of late are not even part of tornado alley...ie. Indiana and KY. doug bair....OH YES THEY DO!!! wow.
They don't have to happen in "tornado alley" as you call it, simply wherever the air masses mix it up. And they are not happening more and more frequently, they simply are being reported more.
no aid for teaparty states
no brains in the blue states
No brains, period!
Why are people getting up in arms about the tornadoes in January. If you do your research, it states it is not uncommon for this to happen this time of year. I know we have thunder storms in february in Wyoming. People especially news needs to quit making something out nothing.
If we continually say we have "strange" weather patterns, like we have the past 10 years, when does it become normal? Who/What do we blame when we have a perfectly normal weather season?
Liberals don't have any idea how to do scientific research,
Priceless advice coming from the village idiot that doesn't believe in Science.
Science also said the world was flat and the rest of the solar system rotated around the earth. I am just saying!
It was just a few years back. These same scientists thought we were headed back into the ice age again. Keep believing what omaba keeps pushing on globing warming and watch the prices on everything sore.
Shothole,
Spellchecker is still free.....
what does this have to do with Obama again? Oh and read a science and meteorology book.
Actually Obama doesn't seem a bit concerned about it, because he knows nothing can be done about it at this point, and the country is out of money to throw at a faux problem that does not have a solution.
Readin' ain't required in them red evangelical states.....
I would be very nervous if I were one of the Sandy 31. If my state was divested by a storm and was forced by the voters to ask for Government assistance.
Wile E.
You would be very nervous because you're not a hypocrite. They, on the other hand, will not think about it twice. In fact, Senators Toomey (R-PA) and Ayotte (R-NH) asked for relief for their states from Sandy, even before the storm made landfall. We have to wonder, however, how they would have voted if the storm had actually hit their states.
It takes cold air to fuel storms. That's why when you get a stationary high pressure system in the summer it gets hot and dry. The cold air needed to fuel storms and produce rain isn't able to penetrate the high pressure system.
Cold is the key.
As to why there are areas that are seeing unusually cold weather and other areas with unusually warm weather across the northern hemisphere?
http://drtimball.com/2012/current-global-weather-patterns-normal-despite-government-and-media-distortions/
Zonal flow keeps cold air farther north. But Meridional flow pushes cold air farther south in some areas and allows warmer air to push farther north in other areas.
So a normal and natural change in the Circumpolar Vortex let some areas get warmer than usual and then along comes a cold front.
Storms and tornadoes.
No CO2 involved.
GeoEngineering is all about weather manipulation. What I strongly suggest is do MORE research and become AWARE of how things work. Then comment on the cause and effect rather than supporting traditional concepts.
Economykiller has it right Truth. Weather cannot be manipulated...sounds like you are bringing up HAARP, which is just a refuted myth.
well, no aid for them!
Unless they are a red state so says Speaker Bonehead.
when was that said. yes he is a bone head. but when was it said that only a red state can get fema aid? show us.
doug I was making a joke, obviously a very bad one. Boehner never said it in some many words but when he walked out after the fiscal cliff deal and never even brought up Sandy, well that's as good as saying the hell with you blue states.
And the rains came so we may not thirst or starve . . . and even Obama voters get so unfair a break.
tornadoes on the ground break the monotony
The monotony of living in a Red state. Trust me, I was from a red state and it was monotonous.
I can't wait to see what republican congressman (of the 36 Non voters) for the sandy victims ask for money from the Gov. for help with their state. I have always been a big supporter of helping your neighbor, but now I can't wait to see the Marsha Digngbat from Tenn. at the head of the line, along with idiot Paul of Kentucky. Both went on MSNBC and said how the Gov. Needs to quit giving money away. Here is what I suggest - don't give any money to the states of the 36 Non voters when they need help. One way to get rid of these A----.
rick: they didn't oppose the aid to sandy victims, they just wanted the sandy victims to get all of the aid, as opposed to the frigging pork in the bill!!!!
We can only hope that the climate change nay-sayers are feeling the brunt of these weather events. It's time they get on board with the other 78% of the country and acknowledge that climate change is a real event and that our actions are having an impact on the rate it is occurring. We need to take steps to once again remove and lock up the carbon that we have released into the atmosphere. Replant our forests and restore nature where ever we can to restore the natural processes of the planet and convert to green energy. There is enough space on the roofs across America to power the nation with solar without having to clear land for solar farms.
I'm all for going green but who pays for all the solar panels and then the expensive hook-up to the grid? Obviously not every one is as well off as you.
It is surprising how many solar panel farms are being created in NJ as a power source.
catthepat: there are programs out there to off-set the cost of the panels.
Hmmm - seems to be this landed in the states where most of the climate change naysayers reside. I'm sure they are going to see more of it as well. And they will be crying to the feds to help bail them out - yup! smaller government until it's in your backyard.
@Zannie84
There are any valid programs to off-set the cost of solar. There are plenty of opportunities to steal from other taxpayers to fund the ineffective solar industry. If solar was a reasonable option, then they would pay for themselves in less than 5 years with now outside financing needed.
Yep, solar and wind will NEVER succeed without massive government subsidies, that's why Obama ignores the hysteria of the climate change liars.
Cathy V -- Are you saying temps in Las Vegas are unusual to be in the low 20s-30's range? If so, that is not true. I lived in LV for 29 years... we had snow on occasion which was typically unusual but low temps in the 20-30's at times - was normal.
And doesn't the desert get cold at night? Almost every night?
36 Senators voted against Sandy relief... I wonder how many of them (from the midwest) are going to have their hand out for this one?
Perhaps one day you will wake up to the fact of GEOENGINEERING/WEATHER MANIPULATION...but probably not.
Please, put a lid on your delusional conspiratorial patter. It's cynical, exhausting, and crazy.
True, and Truth becoming cannot provide a shred of evidence supporting his fantasy.
We have only been keeping records for a couple of hundred years, but if we look and the studies they have done on the ice plug drilling at the poles, It tells a different story. Over millions of years, we have had many different climate changes, some warm, some cold.
Golly Gee, do you think it might have something to do with the sun? The sun just had a major-major flare up just last week. Didn't hear much about that did you? A short clip on the local news and that was it.
I have been on this planet for over 50 years. It is amazing to me some of the people who think this type of weather is new. It isn't. When I was a child, I can remember hundreds of people being killed in tornadoes in the south before the alert systems were as good as they are now. I can remember the newscasters talking about the "crazy" weather the country was experiencing as it was so cold in some places and so hot in others. People this is nothing new. Weather will always change and there will always be "wild" weather as they call it now. What is new is that people are now thinking there has to be an excuse for everything and we ned to fix it!! Legislate the weather to do what they want! Mandate it and make it happen so that weather is always their idea of normal. Not sure what the world is coming to but I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with their so called climate change. I believe in going green as much as possible to keep out planet clean and our air as pure as possible and to conserve our resources, but nothing we do will ever tame Mother Nature.
Yes deaths are lower because of the upgraded alert system,but how can you explain the increase in cost of the damages done?
Hurricane Camille hit the MS gulf coast in 1969 when I was a child. It was the most expensive hurricane ever until Katrina. Camille did just as much damage or more, it just did not flood New Orleans. A lot of the costs depends on the area which is affected and whether the damage is wind or flood related and how many people are affected. There are many variables, but storms are doing no more damage today than they ever have when taking all of this into account.
One storm 44 years ago and how many big storms in the past 3, 5, 10 years? We use to call them the storm of the century, now we call the the storm of the decade or now STORM OF THE YEAR....
Or - the storm of the week -
Climate change isn't happening??
@Wile E.
You obviously don't understand people. One idiot builds a house in a flood plain and gets flooded out. This is followed by 50 idiots building in the same area, which again floods. Now 5000 people repeat the process. Every time humans get displaced by disaster, we replace it with more structures that are more expensive, so the next disaster will always be worse. Look at Florida as a big example. How about Pompeii? The Romans lost thosands when Mount Vesuvius erupted, now close to a million people live near it. If it erupted again with little or no warning, none of them would survive.
Humans live to short a life to notice that nature doesn't give a damn about us. We stupidly think that we can control it. The last several hundred years that gave rise to modern civilization were the abnormal weather pattern, where we had fairly consistent weather patterns. It's not the normal just because we were around to record it and, thus, foolishly declare it to be normal.
Hey TEXASKG....I've been on this earth more than 50 years too and I remember the storms you mention, where we split ways is I haven't been unconscious for the majority of those 50 years and I can see the increase in both numbers and intensity. Just because one doesn't believe in science and facts doesn't mean they don't exist.