Words of wisdom from a combustable amphibian.
Just wanted to let everyone know that we at the Flametoad estate are all okay. We were fortunate to be on the “good” side of Hurricane Ike (that is, to the west) and didn’t have tornados or the like. In fact, Tadpole 2 and I sat on our back porch and watched the wind and [...]
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Well it’s Friday night and the kids are in bed, so I finally have a little time to post an update here. Flametoad Estate is in the path of Hurricane Ike’s inland trek. Even though we’re more than a 100 miles from the coast, the current forecast is that we’ll see category 1 hurricane strength [...]
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Okay, here’s the setup: China to Use Weather Control at Olympics
and the money-quote:
If rain clouds are expected the Weather Modification Office can call on 1,500 staff with 30 aircraft to drop chemicals into the clouds to force them to drop their water early.
A further 37,000 part-time staff can fire additional materials into the clouds using 7,113 [...]
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If you’d like a chuckle, read Neal’s post about a gentleman who thought he’d demonstrate first hand just how bad global warming had gotten by yachting through all the arctic ocean’s melted ice. Unfortunately, he shouldn’t have been so selective in his research before setting off. Now he’s iced in off an island and [...]
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