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Myanmar Tropical Cyclone Nargis

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:59:23 PDT

Yangon, Friday May 2nd, 2008 - The winds and rain began their brutal assault around midnight...by early morning, the water was leaking through all three floors of our guesthouse and flooding the downstairs rooms. We scooped water out through the front door all morning and by midday, Nargis had passed leaving Yangon and the Irrawady delta in ruins.

It wasn't until 2 days later that we were able to cross the river to Dalah, a very poor community opposite the Irrawady river from Yangon. The dock on the other side was destroyed, residents of Dalah that rode out the cyclone in Yangon were not able to reach their families and homes until 2 days later....we jumped from the ferry into mud knee deep.....Dalah was devasted....people were drinking dirty water from the polluted lake in the middle of town and patching together thier roofs with the soggy scraps Nargis had left behind.....

Because the military gave strict orders to keep foreigners away from the devastation in the delta, and because gas prices had jumped to over $12 a gallon after the disaster, persuading someone to take us to the delta was difficult and expensive.....but eventally possible after about an hour of negotiations...and bribes to the security guards at the various checkpoints....

Throughout the delta, destruction was acute....whole villages and towns were wiped out. Hundreds of people gathered into small monasteries and concrete schools.....whatever was left standing. They would soon be pushed out of these safehouses by government forces into flimsy camps where they are now subjected to the inimical elements of the monsoon season. We were able to take some fresh water down but it was nothing in the face of what was needed.

In a subsequent attempt to the delta, we brought a truck full of rice and vegetables, but were denied access because we are white....we had to eventually give the donations to a local NGO, but had to offer it under a fake Burmese name in order for them to accept it because the government issued warnings to whoever was being helped by foreigners....

As the days went on, ability to get down to document the suffering of the people got harder and harder until it was almost impossible. All we can do now is help whoever we have access to. The young woman who runs the guesthouse we usually stay in lost everything...her home and all her belongings....her family and her now sleep cramped in a neighbor's house with over 20 people.....
Let us not forget that the people of the Irrawady Delta are still suffering...this disaster has not ended...instead it grows more dire by the day. Though many of us cannot personally lend a hand, let us not do them injustice by forgetting them.

Tornado Damage in Greely, CO

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:03:40 PDT

The tornado completely ripped the window out!

Gladstone MO tornado damage

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:31:27 PDT

Sunless in Seattle

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:54:46 PDT

April 20 and it is still snowing in Seattle. Record temperatures for highs being broken. In Olympia, WA, the previous record high for yesterday, April 19, was 48 degrees. No, not record high as in warmest temperature, but the coldest high recorded. What was the high yesterday in Olympia? 41 degrees. Far from the previous record.

Where is global warming? Has Seattle ever received snow this late in April before? Will ski season ever come to an end or will we still be skiing in August?

Freak March weather

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:15:37 PDT

Driving home from Portland to Seattle on I-5. This was on March 30th. We had several days of sporadic snow/hail flurries alternating with freezing cold rain.

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Spring is here

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:22:25 PDT

Flowers are blooming and the weather is a balmy 70 degrees. At least in LA, at Disneyland.

Record March Snow In Texas

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:56:19 PDT

With spring approaching, a heavy southern snowfall took Texans by surprise, dropping 9 inches of the white stuff. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Tornado Hits Downtown Atlanta

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:47:25 PDT

The people of Atlanta are watching the skies after two violent storms devastated the city. City leaders have declared an emergency after a tornado ripped the downtown area.

Global warming, Seattle cooling

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:11:29 PDT

3 inches of wet snow in late March brought down trees in Sammamish, WA, a suburb of Seattle.

Snow into Spring is rare for Seattle but this year seemed to bring a lot of snow. So much for global warming. Seattle seems to be getting more rain and snow.

Almost dinner time

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:19:39 PDT

Beer can chicken

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:50:15 PDT

Working toward early summer grill form

Seattle weather

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:12:29 PST

Partly sunny today and you can see a definitive line between the sun and clouds across the sky.

Keeping warm on a cold night

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:12:32 PST

Washington Flooding

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:01:57 PST

The flood damage to Interstate 5 in Centralia is not as bad as feared, andit's possible there could be one lane open in each direction by lateThursday, Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond said.

Fog Closes Roads In China

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:15:44 PST

Thick fog covered parts of central and southwest China on Sunday causingtravel chaos, Chinese state media reported.

MA Heavy Snow Falls Along Hwy

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:40:05 PST

Massachusetts geared up for what was expected to be an intense stormThursday (12/13) afternoon, with many schools closing early, and road crewsand airports preparing for the wintry blast.

More Northern Oklahoma Snow

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:55:58 PST

Early Saturday (12/15) in northwestern Oklahoma, heavy snow piled up on theroadways, making travel hazardous for motorists venturing out.

IL Ice-Covered Trees

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:45:45 PST

As many as six-thousand customers are without electricity in the Quad Citiesafter an ice storm hit the area Tuesday (12/11).

China

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:21:05 PST

Rare Sea Storm Summer GaleNear Zhongshan Antarctic 12/15/2007

Snowing in Seattle today

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:09:04 PST

Light flurries is the forecast

Mt. Rainier, WA

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:05:07 PDT

Mt. Rainier's Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. 2007 - 2008 Ski Season Closing Day.