Schwarzenegger: 'Prepare for Heat Wave'

dirtbag · Post by **dirtbag** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:36 pm

Last week it was 90 F, this week it's 55 F and the wind is howling...
Global Warming?

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:58 pm

Story Highlights
# Governor makes declaration after two years of below-average precipitation
# State depends on snow melt from mountains, but winter months were dry
# Crops could be sharply reduced if water deliveries are slashed
# Schwarzenegger pushes $12 billion bond to improve water system

CNN.Com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/05/califo ... index.html

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:08 pm

06/03/2008 GAAS:305:08 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Governor Schwarzenegger Unveils New State Fire Engines Assigned to Southern California Fire Departments

http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/9782

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:55 am

# Story Highlights
# 21 homes destroyed in Palermo, California
# One firefighter hospitalized with severe burns
# Winds expected to pick up again on Wednesday, Thursday
# Fire danger high after California's driest March, April, May ever

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/11/wildfi ... index.html

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:05 pm

# Story Highlights
# NEW: Fire has burned at least 40 homes, nearly 31 square miles since it started
# More than 1,500 Bonny Doon residents were told to evacuate their homes
# Evacuated families don't know if their homes were destroyed

Cnn.Com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/13/califo ... index.html

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:24 pm

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday, many of them started by lightning, as crews farther south were close to containing a blaze that had forced thousands to evacuate.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/22/califo ... index.html

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:07 pm

Sacramento B
Air quality worsens as fires continue to burn
http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/1032978.html

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:14 am

Story Highlights
# More than 800 fires burning from Big Sur to Humboldt County
# Officials say weekend storm brought 5,000 to 6,000 lightning strikes
# Nevada and Oregon help with firefighting aircraft
# One fire leads to airlift of eight endangered California condors

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/23/wildfi ... index.html

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:14 am

FIRE SEASON 2008
Governor Schwarzenegger Declares State of Emergency in Mendocino and Shasta Counties Due to Wildfires

http://gov.ca.gov/newsletter/policy/10015

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:17 am

See link for video on updates from the California wildfires from the Governor
http://gov.ca.gov/multimedia

Schwarzenegger: 'Prepare for Heat Wave'

Drought declared in California

Schwarzenegger Unveils New State Fire Engines

Fires burn dozens of California homes

California wildfires threaten thousands of structures

Lightning sparks hundreds of fires in California

Air quality worsens as fires continue to burn

Lightning-sparked fires plague California

Governor Schwarzenegger Declares State of Emergency

Video of Press Conferences