Katrina fuels global warming storm?

Lest we forget, hurricanes are a natural event. They occur every year, every hurricane season (hey... they even named it "hurricane season", what a surprise.) Some are big, some are little. Some strike land, some wander off to sea. Some kill thousands, some kill none. It has always been that way, it will always be that way (until we have effective ways to secure the safety and a measure of common sense in our fellow citizens).

As expected, there is the typical, irrational, knee-jerk reaction amongst the more weak-minded of us, the less educated, those of us with a political agenda, and those of us with long term memory deficit issues (like, longer than a year). The fragmented reasoning goes like this: "Katrina was a big hurricane, a mean one. It targeted black people and could have been prevented if George Bush would have signed the Kyoto Treaty to stop global warming." Back to that again huh? That Kyoto "politicalese" again. Well folks, here's a couple of facts. Mull over these records: Natural Disasters. Big disasterous hurricanes are nothing new. Did you know (of course you don't) that the 1886 hurricane season has been analyzed to be the busiest on record for the continental United States: NOAA Analysis. Uh oh... that was before SUV's! As far as the most deadly... did you know the worst killer hurricane was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900? History. That was a full hundred years ago, long before George Bush. Sorry, scalar waves projectors, thought rays, and HAARP weren't around then (better don your tin foil hats now!).

So... what is different? I can tell you. 1) Everyone, everywhere is now a virtual reporter. The internet and communications networks join all of us in real time. 2) Our 24 hours a day news services relish sensational news and may be prone to embellishment - for the ratings. 3) Weather has become political. 4) Everyone can have a say on the internet; there is no fact checker censoring the flood of nonsense spewing out of our computer monitors. Additionally, people are posing as "experts" when they really have no credentials, or experience, to speak of. 5) Our educational system has been failing this country. Generally speaking, our capacity to think rationally has been diminishing.

Add it all up. What used to be a "big storm" during hurrican season has now turned into a racist (targets blacks), evil (caused by George Bush), man created (either global warming, scalar beams, Japanese Mafia, HAARP.. take your pick), most horrendous killer in history (faulty memory/no knowledge of history, take your pick).
Are we devolving or what?!

Finally, do a little fact checking: Strongest Hurricanes. Since it is difficult for some to say this, I will. Hurricanes are: NOT caused by George Bush. NOT caused buy the alleged global warming. NOT caused by scalar beams from Japanese Mafia (hahahaha, that one is a riot). NOT caused by God to punish certain people. NOT caused by HAARP. NOT caused by elves. NOT caused by Satan. NOT caused by SUVs. NOT caused by big business. NOT caused by the alleged chemtrails (hahaha thats even funnier than all of them). Have I covered them all yet? Hurricanes ARE a weather phenomena. End of story.

Weather Report for the Dead

Sylvia Browne, in her book Life on the Other Side and on the George Noory "Coast To Coast" radio program addresses just this question. She says (with a straight face I assume) that "There is no precipitation on The Other Side, no rain, no snow, sleet or hail. There is no wind stronger than an occasional gentle breeze," and the temperature is an eternal 78 degrees. And no one ever has to worry about floods, tornados or any type of weather disruption. She also notes that the sun, moon and stars are not visible but the light is a "constant blend of soft, reassuring pastels" like a vibrant summer dawn or dusk."

Great... now we have weather forecasts from the dead, from the Other Side. My first question might be, "Well, how hot does it get in Hell, in the summer?" Oh sure, further complications. Notice that Sylvia doesn't address that issue but merely refers to her startling predictions as coming from the OTHER side. How non-denominational, thanks! Might she be trying to say that hell, or heaven, or nirvana, or pergatory, or other "belief system places" don't exist? That there is merely the "other" side? Wow... with that kind of omnipotent viewing powers one wonders why Sylvia has to waste her time writing silly books for a living. My second question might be, "Hey, what if I don't like reassuring pastels but prefer bold hues instead?" Well, the afterlife, in Sylvia's authoritative statement simply will not be accomodating to me. I'd be in hell. She sure is amazing!

I will try to be gentle here. Let's just say that extraordinary claims (like claiming to see what the weather is like in the afterlife or claiming that there IS weather in the afterlife) better come up with some better PROOF than "I saw it in a dream", or "Because I know". Lets see a picture taken with an afterlife camera. Or how about a "Travel Guide to The Other Side" with annual highs and lows listed for the past 5 years. Hahahahahahahaha... OK, I will not try to be gentle, because I do not subscribe to political correctness. The woman is NUTS. And, should you be inclined to want to believe Sylvia then I have some news for you. Ready? I too know what the weather is like on the Other Side and I can assure you that Sylvia is lying. There is no air. There is a bright blisteringly hot star baking everyone to carbon and it only rains in Tuesdays. And guess what... I can even draw pictures of it. What?! You don't believe me?

Well then... why would you want to believe Sylvia then?

I could understand that people are "wishing" for a peaceful afterlife, and nice weather fits into that well. But for someone to say, "Yeah, been there, done that. Weathers fine, how about a dip after lunch?", is enough to make me want to slap her face of insanity with my hand of reason. And, there should be some shame heaped onto the Coast to Coast radio show for 1) allowing nut cases to babble on the air 2) giving inferred credibility to these nut cases by allowing them to come on the air.

No proof, not even an inkling of proof, nothing but imagination run amok - so prove me wrong!