It is imperative residents of the central Great Plains use the forecast to prepare for damaging winds and, perhaps, a tornado or two. Tornado Risk The brown area has been moved south into northern Oklahoma and now includes Bartlesville, Ponca City, Enid, and Stillwater, in addition to the cities shown. In Missouri, it includes Joplin and Nevada. Destructive Thunderstorm Winds Here is the color code: Pink and hatched: High risk of destructive winds of 75 mph or stronger. Red and hatched: Enhanced risk of wind gusts of 75 mph or stronger. Yellow: Significant risk of winds 60 mph or stronger. If you live in the red or pink areas, I urge you to prepare for the potential for power outages, some could last a day or more. Bring in lawn furniture or trampolines which could blow about and crash into other objects -- increasing damage. Put your car in the garage or carport.
My comment on the linked article:
ReplyDelete"Climate change is a monumental problem ..." and the explicit link to CO2 emissions is to overlook the absolutely fundamental positive role of CO2 in life on this planet. Only now recovering from near-catastrophically low levels in recent ice ages, the increase in CO2 levels is measurably boosting crop yields around the globe. "Global greening" is an established fact, and we have higher CO2 levels to thank.
CO2 is not a pollutant .... It is the stuff of life.