Since Hurricane Rita is now Category 5, i hope everyone on this board who lives and/or has family and friends that live in Texas and Louisianna will evacuate in time and stay safe.

 

It's all so scary.

:stunned:

prayers go out to everyone..... :kiss: be safe! and for chrissakes... buckle up!

Damn is too weird... Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tsunamis have never been so common. Don't want to speculate about its relation with global temperature change but is too obvious we've been modifying delicate balance in nature with maybe really big and terrible consequences we don't understand, maybe this is a signal...

:cry: You dont take care of Mother Nature---she wont take care of you :(

Damn is too weird... Hurricanes' date=' Typhoons and Tsunamis have never been so common. Don't want to speculate about its relation with global temperature change but is too obvious we've been modifying delicate balance in nature with maybe really big and terrible consequences we don't understand, maybe this is a signal...[/quote']

 

 

I agree.. and there's more to come for sure... :stunned:

Yeah, even is more concerning how any big global action to make something about it has failed just because some developed countries like the U.S. always put their own interests first.

 

Btw is a very complex problem, political always comes into play. With developing countries as China, India or Mexico the thing is differnet, they need hydrocarbons to keep growing. They don't see any utilities in reducing its industrial emissions so they deny to do it... then the U.S. goverment think its unffair so neither so it. We actually end up without any advance.

 

WE NEED GLOBAL ACTIONS, just many people don't seem to care even a bit. :/

I have family in Houston. I haven't gotten in touch with them yet, but I hope they stay safe. God. This is terrible. Weather sucks, eh?

It would be nice if people in America cared about the environment. All we care about is prices. But in some gas stations where I live they're starting to use Ethanol, which is now cheaper.

Unlucky

damn, that sucks :/

I have family in Houston. I haven't gotten in touch with them yet' date=' but I hope they stay safe. God. This is terrible. Weather sucks, eh?[/quote']

 

 

Yeah, i hope they're safe...there's major gridlock on all highways, but forecasters said the hurricane will hit on saturday...so hopefully everyone gets out in time.

holy crap, i have family in Houston! :(

It would be nice if people in America cared about the environment. All we care about is prices. But in some gas stations where I live they're starting to use Ethanol' date=' which is now cheaper.[/quote']

It's not the American people, It's their goverment

Laura, I really do hope your family are ok

Charles, I agreee with that too (What you first said) This is 3 serious Tsunami/Hurricanes in a year now, Something isn't right

It would be nice if people in America cared about the environment. All we care about is prices. But in some gas stations where I live they're starting to use Ethanol' date=' which is now cheaper.[/quote']

It's not the American people, It's their goverment

Laura, I really do hope your family are ok

Charles, I agreee with that too (What you first said) This is 3 serious Tsunami/Hurricanes in a year now, Something isn't right

 

 

maybe it's that time :cry:

Apocalypse? (I hope thats what you ment otherwise I'm gonna sound like a crazy foo')

Apocalypse? (I hope thats what you ment otherwise I'm gonna sound like a crazy foo')

 

for the world to end or something :/

holy crap' date=' i have family in Houston! :([/quote']

 

my prayers go out to you and Laura. Hope your family is safe.

It's not the American people' date=' It's their goverment[/quote']

 

I somewhat agree with you, but if you took a survey of people that would choose the cheaper gas over the cleaner fuel the majority would choose cheaper gas.

Wow. All my relatives that lived in Houston just moved here a few months ago...

 

...good choice I guess. :confused:

 

I still have my aunt, her husband (ew, I don't like calling him my uncle) and my cousin in Houston...

Thank you Jak and StephBerryman. I'm really worried. I just read that Rita is making a beeline for Houston. Wooosh.

 

^this is an actual satellite photo.. it updates automatically from the National Hurricane Center.. :stunned:

That thing is massive!

It would be nice if people in America cared about the environment. All we care about is prices. But in some gas stations where I live they're starting to use Ethanol' date=' which is now cheaper.[/quote']

It's not the American people, It's their goverment

Laura, I really do hope your family are ok

Charles, I agreee with that too (What you first said) This is 3 serious Tsunami/Hurricanes in a year now, Something isn't right

 

 

maybe it's that time :cry:

 

Let me give a different spin to what's happening... I'm NOT advocating for us to not take responsibility for our environment, but well, we are due for an ice age that's supposed to hit the earth about once every 10,000 years and maybe this kind of climate instability is part of the shift towards it? On the other hand, the Ocean and Climate Change Institute has attributed this increase in hurricane frequency and intensity to soaring temperatures around the world http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/currenttopics/abruptclimate_curryr.html.