Solutions to Avert Catastrophe
COUNTDOWN 2030 SALVATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION Lots of people think climate change and the ecological responses are 50 to 100 years away. But it's not 50 to 100 years away -- it's happening now in forest ecosystems through fire. The facts are unequivocal, and point to a troubling future ahead. Over 2100 fires, scorching some 900,000 acres, have set a new 2008 record for early-season wildfires in California.We are certainly in the midst of Global Warming;crisis of floods and droughts through out the planet. Skeptics, the debate is over, join our goal to STOP using fossil fuels as quickly as possible, to PLANT trees and end all destruction of natural habitat and PREPARE for what cannot now be stopped. Even small things make a difference spread over a large population. There are three levels of action: Personal, Political and to Prepare. They all require enormous personal and governmental commitment. The third, to Prepare for the impact of what cannot be stopped by plans in the Global Warming Preparedness Act and operational USE OF HAARP .......ASC
Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for "Land of Fire") is an archipelago, 28,476 sq mi (73,753 km²), separated from the southernmost tip of the South American mainland by the Strait of Magellan. The southern point of the archipelago forms Cape Horn. Picture within Antarctic circle, showed scant snow deposits and ice formation on the mountain tops. Photo by ASC Circa 1998.
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Since Jan. 1, wildfires have scorched more than 1.4 million acres in Texas and led to the deaths of two firefighters. The blaze near Possum Kingdom Lake is one of several burning in the drought-stricken state, including two massive wildfires in West Texas. The once-picturesque lakeside community will take years to recover since a massive wildfire blackened grassy fields and turned upscale resort homes into ash heaps, a Texas sheriff said Thursday.
Firefighters made more progress in containing the blaze that’s charred nearly 150 square miles in three North Texas counties, but it’s unclear when residents will be allowed to return to the Possum Kingdom Lake area, Palo Pinto County Sheriff Ira Mercer said. Since starting a week ago in the lakeside area about 70 miles west of Fort Worth, the fire has destroyed about 160 of the community’s 3,000 homes — mostly people who lived there on weekends or in the summer.
Meanwhile, firefighters in West Texas made progress on two massive fires — a 160,000-acre blaze in Coke County near San Angelo and a 200,000-acre fire burning for two weeks in Jeff Davis County — and both are now 75 percent contained, fire officials said Thursday.
Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed a three-day period, from Friday to Sunday, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the state.
Smoke rises from an uncontrolled wildfire burning near Possum Kingdom, Texas, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero) #
Austin firefighters work at a home that burned to the ground on Callbram Lane in southwest Austin, Texas during a wildfire on Sunday, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) #
This aerial photograph shows a large home is left in ashes on Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas on Wednesday April 20, 2011. Federal firefighters and officials from several U.S. agencies joined the fight against a massive wildfire burning 70 miles west of Fort Worth on Wednesday, the same day a Texas firefighter died from injuries suffered while battling a blaze earlier this month. The fire at Possum Kingdom Lake is among several that have scorched about 1 million acres across bone-dry Texas in the past two weeks. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis) #
Firefighters with the Lone Camp volunteer fire department take a break from cutting fire lines on the 101 Ranch on April 20, 2011 in Palo Pinto, Texas. The area wildfires had calmed due to cooler tempratures, higher humidity, and calm winds overnight. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Fires around Possum Kingdom Lake, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, have left the countryside in ashes on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
Firefighters and mourners stand in silence as the flag draped casket holding Greg Simmons sits atop a fire truck at the conclusion of funeral services for the fallen firefighter in Olden, Texas, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Simmons was killed responding to a wildfire and was hit by a vehicle in a smoke-filled area. (AP Photo/LM Otero) #
A row of homes in Gains Bend on Possum Kingdom Lake, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, is left in ashes on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
A row of homes on Possum Kingdom Lake, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, is left in ashes on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
Firefighters with the Lone Camp volunteer fire department map out their strategy for cutting fire lines on the 101 Ranch on April 20, 2011 in Palo Pinto, Texas. The area wildfires had calmed due to cooler tempratures, higher humidity, and calm winds overnight. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Law enforcement officers gather on U.S. 180 after evacuating the town of Palo Pinto, Texas as wildfires continue to burn west of Fort Worth, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
Bud Price watches the wildfire approach his home west of Palo Pinto, Texas, as he prepares to evacuate with his brother-in-law Allen Oliver, left, son Jake Price and sister Barbara Price Oliver, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
Barren countryside surrounds Possum Kingdom Lake, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
Volunteer firefighters battle a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Graford, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
An unidentified man sprays water on the roof of the Palo Pinto County Law Enforcement Center to help protect the building as fires approach Palo Pinto, Texas, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) #
Texas State Troopers Aaron Lewis and Greg Sullivan open a gate to allow livestock to escape a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Graford, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
A bull tries to escape a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Graford, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Fire fighters Craig Howard, right and Jason Collard wait for radioed instructions as smoke rises from a nearby wildfire near Possum Kingdom, Texas, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero) #
Firefighter Jason Lambirth, of San Diego, surveys a wildfire near Possum Kingdom, Texas, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero) #
Volunteer firefighter Jason Collard prepares to fight a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Firefighter Craig Howard yells to another fire crew as they take up positions to save a house from a wildfire near Possum Kingdom, Texas, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero) #
Emergency crews battle a running wildfire that is threatning a home on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
A running wildfire threatens a home on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
A running wildfire threatens a home on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Emergency crews drop a fire retardant slurry on a running wildfire to save a house on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Emergency crews drop fire retardent slurry while battling a running wildfire that is threatning homes on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
New wildfires keep starting up while acres of lands has been destroyed near Possum Kingdom Lake about 70 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas on April 19, 2011. The fire is the fifth in Texas to have burned at least 100,000 acres in the past two weeks. Most of the state is in extreme drought, and wildfires in the past week alone have burned more than 1,000 square miles of parched Texas ranchland. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, David Woo) #
Emergency crews fly over a destroyed home while battling a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Four rock pilars remain standing from a home that was destroyed by a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Emergency crews fly over a burned home while battling a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Emergency crews battle a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Emergency crews battle a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Emergency crews battle a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. Dozens of area homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have been fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) #
Damage from wildfires can be seen near Possum Kingdom Lake where homes have been destroyed in the recreational area about 70 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas on April 19, 2011. The fire is the fifth in Texas to have burned at least 100,000 acres in the past two weeks. Most of the state is in extreme drought, and wildfires in the past week alone have burned more than 1,000 square miles of parched Texas ranchland. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, David Woo) #
In an April 18, 2011 photo, Texas State Trooper Corey Brasher gives directions to a motorist at a roadblock at Texas state highway 337 and Texas state highway 254 in Graford, Texas, while a plume of smoke from the west covers the sky. Motorists were prohibited from heading west from Graford to Possum Kingdom Lake due to the wildfires. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Sonya N. Hebert) #
N.L. "Boss" Winter, 105, and his daughters Marie Hogue, left, and Betty Rash Whigham visit the burned remains of the home where he grew up 10 miles north of Aspermont Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The home, which stood since 1910, burned in the Stonewall County wildfire last Thursday. Winter told the Abilene Reporter-News that it's the worst fire he's ever seen. (AP Photo/Victor Cristales - Abilene Reporter-News) #
In this April 9, 2010, photo, a wildfire burns between Marfa and Fort Davis, Texas. The fire danger remains high in West Texas where firefighters are battling a blaze that's destroyed dozens of homes in two communities, and crews are trying to contain fires elsewhere in the state. (AP Photo/bigbendnow.com, Alberto Tomas Halpern) #
The fires continue to burn in California. The number of homes destroyed was in the hundreds this weekend as the fierce Santa Ana winds reached near hurricane strength. On Monday morning, winds died down and allowed firefighters to gain some control over the three separate fires that have burned close to 40,000 total acres. Officials urged those in Los Angeles and Orange Counties to stay inside because of the acrid smoke in the air while outdoor activities were cancelled and schools were closed Monday.
Firefighters are pelted with ash and embers driven by high wind as most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly has 600-800 homes, burn in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as thousands of people evacuated the area. At least three other fires have begun today as a result of the Santa Ana Winds gusting after the Tea Fire near Santa Barbara, California burned more than 100 homes. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
Armando Gastino holds his grandaughter Julianna while awaiting orders to evacuate November 16, 2008 in Diamond Bar, California. Several fires have grown together in this area to create what is now called the Triangle Complex Fire. Over 40,000 people have been evacuated in the path of the fire which has damaged or destroyed more than 160 homes so far. Strong Santa Ana Winds are fueling major wildfires in five southern California counties that have destroyed hundreds of homes and charred thousands prompting California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare multiple states of emergency. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) #
A firefighter sprays water on a home as most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly has 600-800 homes, burn in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as thousands of people evacuated the area. At least three other fires have begun today as a result of the Santa Ana Winds gusting after the Tea Fire near Santa Barbara, California burned more than 100 homes and left thirteen people injured. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
Residents watch homes burn November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are fanning flames throughout Southern California, destroying hundreds of homes and causing thousands to evacuate. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) #
Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
Firefighters try to cool a burning home to save an unburned neighbor as most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly has 600-800 homes, burn in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as thousands of people evacuated the area. At least three other fires have begun today as a result of the Santa Ana Winds gusting after the Tea Fire near Santa Barbara, California burned more than 100 homes. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
Firefighters battle a blaze November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are fanning flames throughout Southern California, destroying hundreds of homes and causing thousands to evacuate. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) #
Wildfire draws close to house on November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana Winds are destroying hundreds of homes and charring thousands of acres around southern California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared states of emergency for the fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
Firefighters are covered with red Phos-Check fire retardant dropped by a firefighting airtanker on the house they are protecting as wildfire closes in on November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana Winds are destroying hundreds of homes and charring thousands of acres around southern California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared states of emergency for the fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
Homes burn during a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
A dog waits in a cage in the back of a pickup truck as its owners evacuate from the advancing flames of the Corona Fire on November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana Winds are destroying hundreds of homes and charring thousands of acres around southern California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared states of emergency for the fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
Firefighters battle a blaze November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are fanning flames throughout Southern California, destroying hundreds of homes and causing thousands to evacuate. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) #
Residents watch as fire comes close to their homes on November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana Winds are destroying hundreds of homes and charring thousands of acres around southern California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared states of emergency for the fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
A DC-10 air tanker makes a drop on a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
Firefighters prepare to battle a blaze November 16, 2008 in Diamond Bar, California. Several fires have grown together in this area to create what is now called the Triangle Complex Fire. Over 40,000 people have been evacuated in the path of the fire which has damaged or destroyed more than 160 homes so far. Strong Santa Ana Winds are fueling major wildfires in five southern California counties that have destroyed hundreds of homes and charred thousands prompting California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare multiple states of emergency. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) #
The L.A. skyline is seen only briefly as it is engulfed in the smoke of several major wildfires that have that have destroyed hundreds of homes and charred thousands on November 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The Santa Ana Winds that have been fueling the fires are breaking down and instead of blowing the smoke out to the Pacific Ocean as they have been doing, the smoke has settled on the Los Angeles Basin, irritating eyes and causing breathing difficulties for people with respiratory problems, and for many seniors and young children. Officials are recommending against outdoor exercise. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared states of emergency for the counties hit by the devastating fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
The devastation of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park is seen in the early morning after a wildfire swept through in Sylmar, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) #
A wildfire burns to the edge of a Yorba Linda, Calif., neighborhood Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
Most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly has 600-800 homes, lie in ruins after burning in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as thousands of people evacuated the area. At least three other fires have begun today as a result of the Santa Ana Winds gusting after the Tea Fire near Santa Barbara, California burned more than 100 homes and left thirteen people injured. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
An area of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park smolders after a wind-whipped wildfire swept through the area, in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles, California, on November 15, 2008. As firefighters tackled the Montecito blaze, a fresh fire erupted near Sylmar in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles late November 14, destroying at least three homes and forcing the evacuation of patients from a hospital. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) #
Homes burn during a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
A air tanker flies over the edge of a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
Amanda Derse tries to shield herself from the smoke as she sits in the freeway after a brush fire shut down west bound Interstate 91 in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Avery) #
A firefighter retrieves hoses after fighting the wildfire at the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles, California , on November 15, 2008. Many of the homes in the park burnt to the ground. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that the wildfire has destroyed 500 mobile homes in the city's northern foothills due to a wind-whipped wildfire. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) #
A car and most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly has 600-800 homes, burn in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as thousands of people evacuated the area. At least three other fires have begun today as a result of the Santa Ana Winds gusting after the Tea Fire near Santa Barbara, California burned more than 100 homes and left thirteen people injured. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) #
An area of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park smolders after a wind-whipped wildfire swept through the area, in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles, California, on November 15, 2008. As firefighters tackled the Montecito blaze, a fresh fire erupted near Sylmar in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles late November 14, destroying at least three homes and forcing the evacuation of patients from a hospital. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) #
A water-dropping helicopter soars over the setting sun as smoke from a wildfire creates an orange glow in the sky in Diamond Bar, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) #
Firefighters fight the blaze at the Oakridge Mobile Home Park after a wind-whipped wildfire torched the area, in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles on November 15, 2008. As firefighters tackled the Montecito blaze, a fresh fire erupted near Sylmar in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles late November 14, destroying at least three homes and forcing the evacuation of patients from a hospital. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) #
Flames burn on both sides of Interstate 5 during a wind-driven wildfire in the Sylmar community of Los Angeles, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. The fire caused residents to flee, forced a hospital to evacuate and destroyed an untold number of homes. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) #
More Links:
California firefighters make gains on fires – denverpost.com
Montecito Wildfire Photo Gallery – denverpost.com/photos
Official California Fire Website
Map of the Tea Fire near Santa Barbara
NASA Images of Fires
Enclosed is a premiere topic of our generation, about saving our wonderful planet earth, and also ourselves too. In my efforts to emphasize my solutions and prevention of the catastrophe ahead, I recall the quotation. "Tell people something they know already and they will thank you for it. Tell them something new and they will hate you for it." With that, I hope not to fall in the latter category.
My goal is to keep everybody abreast and involved to prevent the future dim scenario in the mother country. If we do not implement the gentle methods to placate our environment, the Philippines and all areas in "the tropics with its few resources and growing population will resort to war and violence to satisfy the hunger of the populace in this climate catastrophe." What we have sown in this planet will bring forth a harsh aftermath and gone will be the pleasant existence of our past. This topic has become a moral issue.
The havoc and destruction will be more than the combined effects of WWI, WWII and the 1929 depression. It is about, how the recent generations could destroy all what man has created in the past 10,000 years. This also brings to light the moral values of the entities whose objectives are to spread doubt and prolong the debate on Global Warming.
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