August 26, 2014
As for the water situation, up here in the Northwest we are currently at about 79% of normal for runoff estimates in the Columbia at The Dalles. The 79% assumes that we will get normal precipitation from now until after July; it doesn't look good though. From what I have read and seen, the California situation is dire; the farther south from here you get , the drier it gets and el Niño is neutral this year; go figure. The satellite ground cover pictures tell it all with lots of brown showing in the southern Cascades, Sierras, and some for the Rockies. So what do we do? We can ship electric power from the Northwest southward for electricity needs since the hydro generation in California won't be putting out as much. Due to the economy, we have had in recent years some surplus up here in the Northwest to sell to the south but this year it is drying up fast. It is too bad we can't send water to the south through some large pipeline, but that doesn't exist. If it continues to gets drier up here in the Northwest, we will soon not have any surplus power to sell; then what?. We need to pray for rain and snow.
The electric utilities have agreements and regulations in place to share power as possible during severe drought or emergency situations, and during such, some environmental regulations can be eased up. The federal government really can't do too much in the realm of power, they can't create power out of nothing. If the feds declare a state of national emergency then via FEMA, they can play the game of directing power to wherever they desire. But if there is no excess power to divert due to drought, then there could be rolling blackouts or brown outs, especially in California. The utilities, federal and non-federal, will do all they can to avoid being directed to blackout part of their systems to ship power to some other system but at some point the grid could break up into islands of haves and have-nots. We are far from that point right now but who knows what the future holds. The economy has allowed some easing of electricity demand so this should lessen the severe effects of a power shortage but the situation still doesn't look very good. Just in the past few days wholesale energy prices have effectively doubled due to the projected cold spell approaching this week and if the drought continues, energy prices may stay high and could even go higher. Hopefully we won't get to the point we were in 2000/2001 when the runoff forecast was in the 50% to 60% range vs. the 79% right now, but again , what does the future hold?. A severe heat spell in California this summer coupled with a lack of water coupled with a lack of power could be apocalyptic. Couple that with severe economic problems nationally and you could have the components of a rough road ahead. The doom and gloom folks are probably dusting off their banners placards about now.
I'm also glad that you are hanging in there with your health issues. There are spiritual forces at work in the world for good and for bad. Some of us recognize them for what they are and those that don't will reap what they sow. May God bless you Bob and keep you whole. Hank
The electric utilities have agreements and regulations in place to share power as possible during severe drought or emergency situations, and during such, some environmental regulations can be eased up. The federal government really can't do too much in the realm of power, they can't create power out of nothing. If the feds declare a state of national emergency then via FEMA, they can play the game of directing power to wherever they desire. But if there is no excess power to divert due to drought, then there could be rolling blackouts or brown outs, especially in California. The utilities, federal and non-federal, will do all they can to avoid being directed to blackout part of their systems to ship power to some other system but at some point the grid could break up into islands of haves and have-nots. We are far from that point right now but who knows what the future holds. The economy has allowed some easing of electricity demand so this should lessen the severe effects of a power shortage but the situation still doesn't look very good. Just in the past few days wholesale energy prices have effectively doubled due to the projected cold spell approaching this week and if the drought continues, energy prices may stay high and could even go higher. Hopefully we won't get to the point we were in 2000/2001 when the runoff forecast was in the 50% to 60% range vs. the 79% right now, but again , what does the future hold?. A severe heat spell in California this summer coupled with a lack of water coupled with a lack of power could be apocalyptic. Couple that with severe economic problems nationally and you could have the components of a rough road ahead. The doom and gloom folks are probably dusting off their banners placards about now.
I'm also glad that you are hanging in there with your health issues. There are spiritual forces at work in the world for good and for bad. Some of us recognize them for what they are and those that don't will reap what they sow. May God bless you Bob and keep you whole. Hank
Rick Price
"A soul which does not practise the exercise of prayer is very like a paralyzed body which, though possessing feet and hands, makes no use of them."
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
Announcing A New Webinar Series About Whole Community Emergency Preparedness Inclusive of Persons With Disabilities And Others With Access And Functional Needs
PROPOSAL DUE SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
The Office of Disability Integration & Coordination (ODIC) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network, led by the Pacific ADA Center, have joined forces to offer monthly webinars. Beginning in the Fall 2014, the webinars will share issues and promising practices in emergency management inclusive of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. The webinars will provide an exciting opportunity for emergency managers, people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, first responders, planners, community organizations, and other community partners to exchange knowledge and information on promising practices in inclusive emergency preparedness for the whole community. Topics will relate to emergency preparedness and disaster response, recovery and mitigation as well as accessibility and reasonable accommodation issues under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and other relevant laws.
We invite individuals and organizations across the country to submit proposals for webinars describing their own promising inclusive emergency management practices. Selected promising practices will be presented in monthly webinars offered by FEMA ODIC and the Pacific ADA Center (on behalf of the ADA National Network).
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please review the following information for additional guidance and submit your proposal by September 5, 2014. You can submit your proposal by fax at 540-504-2830 or by email to jacob.rodrigueznoble@fema.dhs.gov.
Webinars will be selected by September 29, 2014. Together we can achieve whole community inclusive emergency preparedness.
Sincerely,
Lewis Kraus, Deputy Director Marcie Roth, Director
Pacific ADA Center Office of Disability Integration and Coordination
555 12th Street, Suite 1030 DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency
Oakland, CA 94607 500 C Street SW, Washington D.C. 20472
510-285-5600 Voice/TTY Marcie.Roth@fema.dhs.gov
PROPOSAL DUE SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
The Office of Disability Integration & Coordination (ODIC) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network, led by the Pacific ADA Center, have joined forces to offer monthly webinars. Beginning in the Fall 2014, the webinars will share issues and promising practices in emergency management inclusive of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. The webinars will provide an exciting opportunity for emergency managers, people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, first responders, planners, community organizations, and other community partners to exchange knowledge and information on promising practices in inclusive emergency preparedness for the whole community. Topics will relate to emergency preparedness and disaster response, recovery and mitigation as well as accessibility and reasonable accommodation issues under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and other relevant laws.
We invite individuals and organizations across the country to submit proposals for webinars describing their own promising inclusive emergency management practices. Selected promising practices will be presented in monthly webinars offered by FEMA ODIC and the Pacific ADA Center (on behalf of the ADA National Network).
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please review the following information for additional guidance and submit your proposal by September 5, 2014. You can submit your proposal by fax at 540-504-2830 or by email to jacob.rodrigueznoble@fema.dhs.gov.
Webinars will be selected by September 29, 2014. Together we can achieve whole community inclusive emergency preparedness.
Sincerely,
Lewis Kraus, Deputy Director Marcie Roth, Director
Pacific ADA Center Office of Disability Integration and Coordination
555 12th Street, Suite 1030 DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency
Oakland, CA 94607 500 C Street SW, Washington D.C. 20472
510-285-5600 Voice/TTY Marcie.Roth@fema.dhs.gov
How endurance running can damage your health
In our culture, marathon runners and triathletes are often seen as
the picture of perfect health and physical stamina. But before you add a
marathon to your bucket list, it behooves you to know that pushing
through pain to achieve feats of endurance can be risky, even for those
of you who are in good health. The latest research on the topic has
stopped many long-distance cardio fiends in their tracks, and it may
mean you never look at that treadmill in the same way again.
In recent years, overwhelming evidence has emerged to prove that endurance exercise can have dire health consequences.
In a 2011 study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology,
male endurance athletes who trained the longest and hardest for races
showed significant muscle scarring. In the most extreme cases, scarring
of heart muscle can lead to cardiac arrest and death.
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