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magical thyme

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30. well, the world might not end for you

Reply to quinnox (Reply #15)

Sun May 26, 2013, 01:04 PM

May 2013

and certainly for me, since I'm not in a hurricane or tornado area, and prepare automatically for blizzards.

But for those who live in severe storm areas, yeah, without warning the world may well end for them. For example, just last week, the world didn't end for thousands of residents of Moore because they had sufficient warning to go to ground or get out before they could see the tornado bearing down on them.

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What happens when the Weather Satellites stop working? [View all] malaise May 2013 OP

Not good Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #1

For starters, the RWNJ's will declare that it's"gawd's will" because the victims Arkansas Granny May 2013 #2

Better news here malaise May 2013 #9

That is good news. greytdemocrat May 2013 #13

Agreed malaise May 2013 #19

mankind did just fine for thousands of years quinnox May 2013 #3

Wow jollyreaper2112 May 2013 #4

Only if your definition of "just fine" includes thousands of dead people starroute May 2013 #5

Beat me to it.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #8

never said I want to go back to those days quinnox May 2013 #15

well, the world might not end for you magical thyme May 2013 #30

Well said malaise May 2013 #29

Define 'handle' Cirque du So-What May 2013 #10

Well, when I was a kid in the pre-satellite era Yo_Mama May 2013 #12

Sure they did. Even if you believe that, with a larger population and Arkansas Granny May 2013 #14

I think that we will have to re-learn how to get by without technology. bahrbearian May 2013 #16

very possibly, in a way, technology has become a crutch quinnox May 2013 #17

But the human race created technology, therefore that crutch is now part of human evolution. JaneyVee May 2013 #20

that is interesting quinnox May 2013 #22

It's funny how people act as if satellites are the only way to tell a storm is coming. cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #24

yep quinnox May 2013 #25

It's funny how people ignore what has to actually be done for a large storm. jeff47 May 2013 #26

Um, so do airplanes. cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #27

No, airplanes can't be used for general surveillance. jeff47 May 2013 #28

Not that I'm fond of Executive Orders... greytdemocrat May 2013 #6

This is a direct result of anti-science policies by Republicans. alarimer May 2013 #7

I was going to post the same thing. intheflow May 2013 #18

This is from February and makes one wonder... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #11

maybe if we ask nicely enough datasuspect May 2013 #21

We can send Pat Robertson into space, so he can pray the weather around for us. MNBrewer May 2013 #23

farmers almanac....... madrchsod May 2013 #31

These satellites do much more than keep an eye on storm systems IDemo May 2013 #32

hmmm FirstLight May 2013 #33

Oh Ben..... Ben?????? MADem May 2013 #34