Are Mega-Fires the 'New Normal'?

Wunderground.com - 2/17/13, Grant Schulte/AP

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers are rethinking the state's approach to wildfires in the wake of massive summer blazes that threatened property, strained local budgets and disrupted businesses that rely on tourism.

The push to add firefighting resources in the most remote corners of the state comes as forestry officials warn that Nebraska may face a "new normal" of massive wildfires.

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Heavenletter #4469 - The Honky-tonk Song

Heaven Letters Published on: February 18, 2013

God said:

How lovely it is to awaken to Me. However and whenever it comes, when you wake up to Me, you are delighted, for you have rejoined Paradise. This is the light that awakening to Me shines. Bright Light in Paradise could be the title of a book I write.

Now, I must qualify a little. Awakening to Me in the Bright Light of Paradise does not mean that everything stays still. You are on Earth where everything is still moving, seeming to move, pretending to move, moving off-center. Because you have seen the Light does not mean that everything in the world is stable. Life in the world still plays its tricks. The carpet may be pulled out from under you. The Earth can quake. Timbers can shake.

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Big Story Weather – February 18, 2013

RedOrbit.com - 2/18/13, Joshua Kelly

The majority of the country enjoyed high pressure which lead to a freeze in the Gulf Coast and also into portions of Southern Florida this past weekend. The Mid-Atlantic region escaped a snow storm, however Boston MA did deal with some heavy snowfall this past weekend as a strong low pressure area moved just off the coast.

Weather Outlook for February 18: Low pressure moving through the Central Plains will push towards the Great Lakes over the next 24 hours which will bring lots of rain and thunderstorms, while on the Northern side there will be some snowfall. The East Coast will enjoy a nice day today with high pressure over the region. The West will also enjoy nice weather with high pressure over the Rockies, however the Northwest will see some showers with the next frontal system off the coast. Below is the weather for a few select cities.

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Winter Storm Plato Blankets South, Northeast

Weather.com - 2/18/13, Weather.com and AP

iWitness contributor Bernardbbt sent this picture of a horse running through heavy snow in Hillsborough, N.C.

"Plato was another very powerful East Coast cyclone. In fact, at one point the central pressure dropped to 954 millibars, far lower than Nemo, and even lower than Hurricane Isaac last year," says weather.com meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. "However, Plato's track was farther east than Nemo and that limited blizzard conditions to coastal areas of eastern New England. And dry air meant a sharp drop-off in snow amounts on the western edge of the storm."

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Visionkeeper - Love And Inspirtation…

One World Rising Posted on February 18, 2013

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Breathe deeply, lean back and send your love out into the universal consciousness. If we were all doing this, the force would be with us ten fold. Love has so much power to begin with, but if everyone were adding theirs it would be power unlike any we could have imagined. Slowly we are beginning to grasp this concept but we need to come together and set our intentions as a whole. It is time for all of humanity to coordinate and project their love wherever it is needed most. As hard as it is to say this, I would think sending it to Washington would be a good place to start. Their evil intentions are so vile they need to be neutralized with a healthy dose of love from the masses. I am sure it would overwhelm them and knock them off stride.

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Russian Meteor Round-Up

Cars pass by a zinc factory building with its roof collapsed in Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Boris Kaulin)

Please see these important stories about the recent meteor strike in Russia.