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Oklahoma counties as Natural Disaster Areas for drought​

KOSU | By Anna Pope
Published April 24, 2026

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The grass behind the Lake Watonga sign in Roman Rose State Park is supposed to be water. The lack of moisture caused the water to recede as of March.

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USDA designates 56 Oklahoma counties as Natural Disaster Areas for drought

Despite recent storms in parts of the state, all of Oklahoma is in some sort of drought or under abnormally dry conditions.
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Latest drought map:

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Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. People need to start relocating now, scientists say​

New Orleans is locked into a watery future which could see it surrounded by ocean as early as this century, according to a new expert analysis, which says the city must start the relocation process now to avoid chaos.

The paper’s conclusions are stark, but it’s no secret that New Orleans is highly vulnerable to rising seas as the planet warms. Coastal Louisiana is one of the lowest lying regions in the world, and New Orleans, a city of 360,000 people, is particularly exposed. It sits in a bowl-shaped basin, mostly below sea level, in the middle of a rapidly shrinking delta.

The city is almost entirely surrounded by wetlands, which act as a buffer against hurricanes and storm surges. These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged. Since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost around 2,000 square miles of wetlands.

Coastal Louisiana faces sea level rise of around 10 to 23 feet, according to the analysis published in May in the journal Nature Sustainability. The impacts will be bleak: around 75% of its remaining wetlands are set to be lost and its shoreline could retreat inland by up to 62 miles, the scientists found.

The region has “crossed the point of no return,” the paper’s authors wrote, adding New Orleans “may well be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century.” They argue the city must seize the opportunity to develop strategies for relocation that could make it a model for places facing a similar fate.
 
VCheng said:
Yup. Many have left parts there, and worse, were helviacced out of there, if they were lucky. A friend of mine broke a few vertebrae in her back on her 600. That road does not forgive at all.
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I just heard from a friend that she and her husband were hurt when his motorcycle fell over in their driveway. He's a big burly guy too. Apparently it got him in the leg so bad it may have to be amputated. I couldn't figure out what her injuries were but likely from her scrambling to help get the bike off him.
 
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Mystery boom that shook New England was a 3-foot meteor, expert says​



A meteor entering the atmosphere near the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border caused a double boom that shook buildings in New England on Saturday.

BOSTON — Reports of a loud explosion from people across New England sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Saturday.
The American Meteor Society said Saturday that the boom was actually a meteor about 3 feet wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston.



South Carolina yesterday
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Boom heard across the [South Carolina] likely a meteor​


hmm...end of days soon...
 
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Hamartia Antidote said:
I just heard from a friend that she and her husband were hurt when his motorcycle fell over in their driveway. He's a big burly guy too. Apparently it got him in the leg so bad it may have to be amputated. I couldn't figure out what her injuries were but likely from her scrambling to help get the bike off him.
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That happens too. A hazard of the sport. It does not forgive inattentiveness even in the slightest, ever.
 
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Deals Gap "Tree of Shame". Collection of parts from crashed motorcycles on the The Dragon.

My good friend Red has parts from three motorcycle crashes racing The Dragon on the Tree of Shame. Red part, front center, about six feet up, is from his first crash.
 
Beautiful 85°F right now in North East Oklahoma Green Country.

Tomorrow the heat index 101°F, Monday 107°F. Then back to the mid to high 80s.

Finally getting some rain. One inch, 50 MPH winds, for thirty minutes late last night. Raining sideways. Heck of a lightning show.

Power went out at the truck stop, twice. Had to walk around back to the electrical room, twice, to reset the pumps, during the storm. Fun times!
 
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Heat index is 98°F right now.

Have yet to get out my air conditioner, house is still a comfortable 83°F inside.

My house and small lot is surrounded by ten 100 year old pecan and walnut trees. The shade is so thick, have to turn on a light switch in the middle of the day sometimes.

Very bright and hot out there. On my front porch, enjoying the shade.

Six years ago, no one wanted this house. Sat vacant for eight months before I moved in. Knew right away this home is perfect for when utilities begin to go up.
 
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