Why doesn't the media focus on news like this, FEMA: National Situation Update: Monday, June 21, 2004
US Western Drought Now Worst on Record
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assesses the current drought gripping the western U.S. as the worst and most widespread in 500 years and that its effects in the Colorado River basin considerably worse than during the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s. According to USGS, the Colorado River has been in a drought for the entire decade, cutting an important source of water for millions of people across the West, including Southern California. The USGS report stated that the drought has produced the lowest flow in the Colorado River on record, with an adjusted annual average flow of only 5.4 million acre-feet during 2001-2003.
By comparison, during the Dust Bowl years between 1930 and 1937, the annual flow averaged about 10.2 million acre-feet. Although USGS was uncertain on the duration of the drought, most droughts seldom persist for longer than a decade and that would mean the current drought is only half over.
However, there are indications suggesting that this drought could persist for as long as 30 years. Drought is one of the most complicated and least understood of all natural hazards. Floods and hurricanes are by contrast, more easily visible. However, in comparison of the three hazards, droughts characteristics set it apart and have an equally high toll. Deaths in the US associated with drought are usually related to heat waves and heat stress. FEMA estimates that drought costs the US $6-8 billion dollars annually. Most cost is attributed to crop and other direct and indirect losses, as well as other variables. In contrast, the average cost of floods is $2.41 billion and hurricanes is $1.2-4.8 billion annually. (USGS, Media Sources)
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
What the media doesn't tell you about San Francisco Bay Area:
Rush Limbaugh is the second most listened to, sometimes the most listened to, morning radio program.
Sean Hannity is the most listened to afternoon radio program in his time slot.
The catholic churches in the city and county of San Francisco are one of the most conservative diocese out of all the nine San Francisca Bay Area counties.
As in the rest of the country, only 30-40% of the people in city and county San Francisco vote in the elections.
The 2003 mayoral race was decided by 14,000 votes, most of which were absentee ballot votes. I'm one of them 20,000 absentee voters. 2.1% of the total population of the city and county of San Francisco decided who would be next mayor.
As for the rest of the people who don't vote ... well, the statistics about the area's radio listening habits and the catholic churches make you wonder about them, doesn't it?
Rush Limbaugh is the second most listened to, sometimes the most listened to, morning radio program.
Sean Hannity is the most listened to afternoon radio program in his time slot.
The catholic churches in the city and county of San Francisco are one of the most conservative diocese out of all the nine San Francisca Bay Area counties.
As in the rest of the country, only 30-40% of the people in city and county San Francisco vote in the elections.
The 2003 mayoral race was decided by 14,000 votes, most of which were absentee ballot votes. I'm one of them 20,000 absentee voters. 2.1% of the total population of the city and county of San Francisco decided who would be next mayor.
As for the rest of the people who don't vote ... well, the statistics about the area's radio listening habits and the catholic churches make you wonder about them, doesn't it?
I've never seen a Michael Moore movie. Oh well.
From my totally favourite Brit intellectual, would love to have dinner with him every night, Mr. Christopher Hitchens, Unfairenheit 9/11, The lies of Michael Moore.
Since I'm an avid fan of conspiracy theory late night radio and have been listening to it since 1996, I've already heard every 9/11 conspiracy theory there is. I don't need Michael Moore to regurgitate to me when I've already heard countless interviews and seen presentations by all the so-called experts.
Like take the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow". I've been hearing about that book and listening to the doomsayers on global warming years before the folks at moveon.org decided it would be their cause du jour.
I'm even looking forward to the next movie that Hollywood is ripping from conspiracy radio which is all about the theories of Jesus, Mary and the Holy Grail.
What's ironic is the arrogance of Michael Moore thinking he's saying something new. He's like so not. If the audience share of conspiracy late night radio is any indication (8 to 10 million weekly listeners), then there's a ton of us around the country who have heard it all before and in greater detail than anything Michael Moore is going to dramatize in his movie.
And any good conspiracy theorists worth their salt never preaches the way Michael Moore proselytizes and rams his opinions down your throat, or so I've been told about Mr. Moore. A good conspiracy theorist always says "the facts are out there, do your own research, here's what I've read and here are the links to the websites that I've looked at, you decide if I'm right or wrong, you're an intelligent person, you pay bills, you raise a family and hold down a job, I'm just here to point you in the right direction."
Most conspiracy theorists read a lot; they are uber information geeks. Most subscribe to the theory of first source documentation especially if they're government conspiracy theorists, and they will give you a very, very, long list of congressional and senate testimony sources for your bedtime reading pleasure.
From my totally favourite Brit intellectual, would love to have dinner with him every night, Mr. Christopher Hitchens, Unfairenheit 9/11, The lies of Michael Moore.
Since I'm an avid fan of conspiracy theory late night radio and have been listening to it since 1996, I've already heard every 9/11 conspiracy theory there is. I don't need Michael Moore to regurgitate to me when I've already heard countless interviews and seen presentations by all the so-called experts.
Like take the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow". I've been hearing about that book and listening to the doomsayers on global warming years before the folks at moveon.org decided it would be their cause du jour.
I'm even looking forward to the next movie that Hollywood is ripping from conspiracy radio which is all about the theories of Jesus, Mary and the Holy Grail.
What's ironic is the arrogance of Michael Moore thinking he's saying something new. He's like so not. If the audience share of conspiracy late night radio is any indication (8 to 10 million weekly listeners), then there's a ton of us around the country who have heard it all before and in greater detail than anything Michael Moore is going to dramatize in his movie.
And any good conspiracy theorists worth their salt never preaches the way Michael Moore proselytizes and rams his opinions down your throat, or so I've been told about Mr. Moore. A good conspiracy theorist always says "the facts are out there, do your own research, here's what I've read and here are the links to the websites that I've looked at, you decide if I'm right or wrong, you're an intelligent person, you pay bills, you raise a family and hold down a job, I'm just here to point you in the right direction."
Most conspiracy theorists read a lot; they are uber information geeks. Most subscribe to the theory of first source documentation especially if they're government conspiracy theorists, and they will give you a very, very, long list of congressional and senate testimony sources for your bedtime reading pleasure.
Monday, June 21, 2004
Am I still in San Francisco?
On Balboa and 37th Avenue heading south, there's a billboard that says:
Avoid Hell
Repent
Trust Jesus Today
And just in case you missed it. Heading east on 36th Avenue and Balboa, you see the same billboard:
Avoid Hell
Repent
Trust Jesus Today
Plus, there are way too many windows with pictures of Ronald Reagan up.
On Balboa and 37th Avenue heading south, there's a billboard that says:
Avoid Hell
Repent
Trust Jesus Today
And just in case you missed it. Heading east on 36th Avenue and Balboa, you see the same billboard:
Avoid Hell
Repent
Trust Jesus Today
Plus, there are way too many windows with pictures of Ronald Reagan up.
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