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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160125)	7/11/2001 11:04:14 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Do you have scientific evidence supporting global warming theory, or are you just having an emotional and irrational outburst? ~SB~

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160125)	7/11/2001 11:14:07 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Four Die Battling Washington State Wildfire Wednesday July 11 2:57 PM ET *"God help these families. -josh"* WINTHROP, Wash. (Reuters) - High winds fanned a campfire into an explosive wildfire in central Washington, killing four firefighters and badly burning another, the U.S. Forest Service said on Wednesday. The blaze was the deadliest in the United States in seven years, the Forest Service said. About 40 firefighters were battling a minor fire started by an unattended campfire in the rocky hills north of Winthrop, Washington, on Tuesday, when rising temperatures and winds quickly spread the flames from a 10-acre stretch to more than 2,500 acres. ``The winds came up and it sort of exploded. Some folks were trapped. A number of folks employed emergency fire shelters,'' said Forest Service spokesman Rex Holloway. Other firefighters survived by jumping in a nearby creek. The bodies were found just before midnight on Tuesday. The victims included Tom Craven, 30, of Ellensburg, Washington; Karen Fitzpatrick, 18, of Yakima, Washington; Devin Weaver, 21, of Yakima; and Jessica Johnson, 19, of Yakima, the Forest Service said. Another Yakima firefighter, Jason Emhoff, suffered burns on 25 percent of his body and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, about 100 miles to the west. Emhoff, 21, was listed in serious condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. Three other firefighters and two civilians were treated for minor injuries, the Forest Service said. Emergency fire shelters made of aluminum and fiberglass saved more than a dozen firefighters engulfed when the fire roared past their containment line, but others died inside the hut-like wraps. At a news conference near the site, Forest Service Fire Management Officer Pete Soderquist defended the agency's handling of the blaze, the deadliest U.S. wildfire since 14 firefighters burned to death in Colorado in 1994. ``Thirteen lives were saved because of the actions that they took. That included some heroic efforts by some of the people on that crew who took in additional folks who did not have shelters,'' Soderquist said, his voice quaking. ``We're very sorry that people died, but a lot of people made it.'' Fire crews have temporarily pulled back from the blaze, which was not threatening homes or other structures, and a national fire team was on its way with at least 30 additional firefighters, plus ground and air tankers, Holloway said. Last year was the worst U.S. wildfire season in 50 years, and a scorching hot summer and a devastating drought in the U.S. Northwest this year could lead to even greater damage, fire officials have said. dailynews.yahoo.com * * *

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160125)	7/12/2001 3:35:32 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 769670

If global warming contributes to forest fires....then note some of these articles....The 1998 article states that the Russian forest fires had been burning for months, and THEY CONTRIBUTED to global warming. If this is true, then it would follow that the Amazon forest burning (BY MAN) also contributes to global warming. If this is true, then what exactly was the global warming situation in Europe from the 15th to the 20th century, and also the Americas from the 17th century to the 21st century...... as MAN was setting fire to clear the forests for settlement.... yeoldeconsciousnessshoppe.com 19th century and forest fires.....and logging.....article by head of Sierra Club.... How bad was global warming in the 18th and 19th century, when land everywhere was being logged, burnt, and cleared for settlement...??? What was global warming situation when Europe was logging and clearing the land for settlement....15th to 20th century... earthisland.org wwwnotes.reliefweb.int R e l i e f W e b reliefweb.int Source: Agence France-Presse (AFP) Date: 21 Oct 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forest fires in Russia will add to global warming Please note that this document is now available on the NEW ReliefWeb site www.reliefweb.int and that this URL will soon disappear Please re-set your Bookmarks to the NEW site Home Page Site Map Search Advanced Search MOSCOW, Oct 21 (AFP) - Huge forest fires blazing for several months in the Russian Far East will contribute to global warming, Russian scientists said Wednesday. "The emission into the air of several tens of millions of tons of carbon dioxide will cause a greenhouse effect which will contribute to global warming," the deputy director of the Ecology Centre of the Russian Scientific Academy, Georgy Korovin, told AFP. Instead of absorbing the carbon dioxide, the burning forests are emitting the gas, said the deputy chief of the State Committee for the Ecology, Amirkhan Amirkhanov. The United Nations launched an appeal Tuesday for 2.5 million dollars of international aid to combat the blazes. The fires broke out after an unusually dry period, and are concentrated on the island of Sakhalin -- where two thirds of the land has gone up in smoke -- and the Khabarovsk and Primorye regions. A severe drought has limited the amount of water available to put out the flames and thick smoke is hampering efforts to extinguish the fires from the air. Firefighters say they need more equipment and a telecommunications system to help coordinate their efforts. ml/gj/ma Copyright (c) 1998 Agence France-Presse Received by NewsEDGE/LAN: 21/10/98 20:00 ©AFP 1998: The information provided in this product is for personal use only. None of it may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the express permission of Agence France-Presse. rainforest fires and global warming

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160125)	7/12/2001 8:45:15 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

LOL!! Gimme a break. JLA

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160125)	7/12/2001 8:59:18 AM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Global warming being caused by humans is a myth.