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Sunday Afternoon Update — Wilma

October 23, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 357 Views fl, rain, storm, sunday, tropical, update, hurricane, wind, florida, winds, Tampa, wilma, afternoon

It is amazingly quiet here today. As of 4pm there is no wind, and while it has been overcast all day, we have yet to have even a drop of rain.

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Wilma Update — Saturday

October 22, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 382 Views Weather, wilma, hurricane, florida, NOAA, Tampa

I thought I would provide an update on Hurricane Wilma based on the most recent NOAA information. How much impact there is on Tampa remains a bit uncertain. Not unusually, with about two days to go before landfall, the “cone of uncertainty” is still a bit large.

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Congress Wants More Giveaways to Big Oil

September 27, 2005 B. John 393 Views Katrina, idiocy, idiot, oil shortage, Congress, stupid, Corruption, oil, conservation, alternative fuels, big oil, giveaways, hurricane, hydrogen

Bush’s allies in Congress are using high gas prices as another excuse for massive giveaways to the oil industry. The Los Angeles Times reports that conservative “leaders in Congress announced plans to introduce new legislation or amend existing measures to bestow more tax breaks on the industry and provide other incentives left out of the big energy bill Bush signed into law in August.”

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Summary Of Katrina Disaster

September 12, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 388 Views relief, astrodome, santorum, barbara bush, wingnuts, conservatives, federal, FEMA, george bush, government, hurricane aid, hurricane, louisiana, Katrina, new orleans, Religion

I thought I would make this post about Katrina, and try to move on to other things. It is a horrible disaster, and we all need to know what is going on, and understand how over government agencies are (or are not) responding to this disaster. That being said, I think there’s some fatigue to all the coverage.

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Weather Weather Everywhere: The Tropics Come Alive Again

August 24, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 367 Views hurricane, Katrina, National Weather Service, Tropical Storm

The weekend is coming up and our friends Jeff and Mike are headed to visit family in PA, so there must be a hurricane on the way. Sure enough, Katrina, now a tropical storm, is moving slowly through the Bahamas and headed to South Florida.