Extreme temperatures leave California's Homeless Children in danger

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Due to record-breaking temperatures that reached in excess of 114 degress, Shasta County officials were ordered by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to open a cooling center for the nearly three thousand Shasta County residents who were determined to be homeless in a 2006 survey. This figure includes nearly one-thousand children, which was an increase of 45 percent over the previous year, making the most vulnerable and defenseless members of our community the fastest growing segment of that group. Unfortunately, local officials chose to locate this cooling center in a small town 10 miles from Redding, which is the major population center of the county. In addition, the primary agencies serving the homeless in Shasta County refused to either provide homeless families with bus fare to reach this center, or to even publicize the fact that this refuge from the intense heat was available to a clientele which typically doesn't have access to a televison or newspaper. The "cooling center" itself provided no bottled water or other services. However, bottled water was being sold by fairgrounds personnel for a dollar a bottle! More than thirty individuals were taken to hospitals in Redding due to heat-related emergencies. Thank you, Governor Schwarzenegger, for your gestures of compassion, which regretably was wasted in an area where local administrators are anything but compassionate toward the poor in general and the homeless in particular

Welcome to Redding CA Loaves and Fishes Ministry - Additional 300 kids are suffering among the homeless
 
Sounds to me like it's time to tackle the homeless issue rather than band-aiding the heat issue.
 
That sounds terrible! Fancy not even providing water or access to this cooling centre.

I don't believe anybody would delibrately want to be homeless. I was homeless for 4 months. Not on the street though. My friend let me stay at her place until I got my own flat.
 
It's atleast the start of a kind gesture. He could have done nothing at all. although the lack of water and a way there and advertising is kinda a duh thing to have but, at least he tried to do something.
 
This prove that we NEED to worry about the global warming. They DO kills.
 
The new movie, An Inconvient Truth, is explain anything else.

114 degrees IS OBVIOUSLY not so good. :/
 
Mann_K05 said:
The new movie, An Inconvient Truth, is explain anything else.

114 degrees IS OBVIOUSLY not so good. :/
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Yup, I had watch this movie.

Sadly, Bush and numerous of republicans don't believe about global warming.
 
Pacman said:
Yup, I had watch this movie.

Sadly, Bush and numerous of republicans don't believe about global warming.
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Yeah Republicans would never care about the global warming... I was in fight with my republican parents about the global warming, and they told me this very rude: "What's the point of being so green?", "Why should we care about the animals?".

It's VERY sad that republicans only think about the money, I agree with you... :(
 
Pacman said:
Yup, I had watch this movie.

Sadly, Bush and numerous of republicans don't believe about global warming.
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Word.

I meant... HELLO! Look at the ten years earlier, I remembered it was only lower than 80 degrees.

BOOM!

Now, it's over 100?? O_o ... O_O ... o_O
Why have not people wake up yet? AGRRRRR!!!!

PuyoPiyo said:
Yeah Republicans would never care about the global warming... I was in fight with my republican parents about the global warming, and they told me this very rude: "What's the point of being so green?", "Why should we care about the animals?".

It's VERY sad that republicans only think about the money, I agree with you... :(
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Ah, I wish your parent know about this..
Galdly, my family belive in the global warming because of temp has rising so high as soon as they can realize it. So I do. *sighs*
 
this has nothing to do with global warming.

it happens over time decades, and etc.. its nothing to do with global warming..
its just normal relations with mother nature. we're just experiencing the weather that comes on and off..

you see... there's ice caps melting in mars... is that something to worry? SURE.. but what cause that? there's no pollution in MARS. .. so earth isn't the only planet experiencing this... its just GOD's plan.

i remembered.. that science believe that the earth is getting a few manomillmeters closer to the sun every decades.


and i'm glad the governor is doing something about this.. its a nice gesture.

and i think they really need to do something with the homeless.. they need a real home.. they need help with many things if they're are willing to.
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
this has nothing to do with global warming.

it happens over time decades, and etc.. its nothing to do with global warming..
its just normal relations with mother nature. we're just experiencing the weather that comes on and off..

you see... there's ice caps melting in mars... is that something to worry? SURE.. but what cause that? there's no pollution in MARS. .. so earth isn't the only planet experiencing this... its just GOD's plan.

i remembered.. that science believe that the earth is getting a few manomillmeters closer to the sun every decades.


and i'm glad the governor is doing something about this.. its a nice gesture.

and i think they really need to do something with the homeless.. they need a real home.. they need help with many things if they're are willing to.
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Heat wave is one of global warming.
 
PuyoPiyo said:
Yeah Republicans would never care about the global warming... I was in fight with my republican parents about the global warming, and they told me this very rude: "What's the point of being so green?", "Why should we care about the animals?".

It's VERY sad that republicans only think about the money, I agree with you... :(
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Mann_K05 said:
Word.

I meant... HELLO! Look at the ten years earlier, I remembered it was only lower than 80 degrees.

BOOM!

Now, it's over 100?? O_o ... O_O ... o_O
Why have not people wake up yet? AGRRRRR!!!!



Ah, I wish your parent know about this..
Galdly, my family belive in the global warming because of temp has rising so high as soon as they can realize it. So I do. *sighs*
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Sure, they would see about what happen in 2050, if alot of animals (cow, chicken, turkey, pig) are passed away due heatwave then meat shortage would be affected and push most Americans to become vegetarian, also meat price would rise about $30 per lbs or more, such as ground beef.

Heatwave is part of global warming, also rise on temperature can be cause by global warming then republicans would be shock and how world is changing.

That's give me a worst nightmare in Nov 2000 when Bush won the election.
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
this has nothing to do with global warming.

it happens over time decades, and etc.. its nothing to do with global warming..
its just normal relations with mother nature. we're just experiencing the weather that comes on and off..

you see... there's ice caps melting in mars... is that something to worry? SURE.. but what cause that? there's no pollution in MARS. .. so earth isn't the only planet experiencing this... its just GOD's plan.

i remembered.. that science believe that the earth is getting a few manomillmeters closer to the sun every decades.


and i'm glad the governor is doing something about this.. its a nice gesture.

and i think they really need to do something with the homeless.. they need a real home.. they need help with many things if they're are willing to.
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Look at last 10 years ago and how is bad? No, it's not...

It's getting more worse and more heatwave are happen in anytime, can be worse like thousands of people are killed in France in last few years ago, Hurricane Katrina is caused by global warming since more hurricanes are popped up from ocean and destroy on everything. Shift in temperature can be affect by global warming too.
 
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how many serious hurricanes happen last year? did you heard one?

tell me about early 1900's the temp reach over 120's??? is that global warming?

tell me why is planet MARS is experiencing global warming? or shall they call it global warming?

some sciencist believe it starts 8,000 years ago.. some sciencist believe it start 180 million years ago during early jurassic period... because it happens on and off (global cooling, global warming)
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
pac-

how many serious hurricanes happen last year? did you heard one?

According to "An Inconvience Truth" book, there is 27 hurriances in 2005.

*Arlene
*Bret
*Cindy
*Dennis
*Emily
*Franklin
*Gert
*Harvey
*Irene
*Jose
*Katrina
*Lee
*Maria
*Nate
*Ophelia
*Philippe
*Rita
*Stan
*Tammy
*Vince
*Wilma
*Alpha
*Beta
*Gamma
*Delta
*Epsilon
*Zeta

tell me about early 1900's the temp reach over 120's??? is that global warming?

Yes, the heat wave is causing the global warming. Let me explain how heat wave happens, when the sun's heat go to the earth's atmosphere, the heat wave normally go out of the atmosphere back to the sun, but some are stuck in the atmoshpere cause the heat wave attacking the enviroments. That happened in 1900's, and it is getting worse and worse today.

tell me why is planet MARS is experiencing global warming? or shall they call it global warming?

Because Mars is near to the Sun just like Earth, Venus, and Mercury. Venus is full of volancos, Mercury is full of deserted just like Mars. Earth could be one of them if that continuing happens.

some sciencist believe it starts 8,000 years ago.. some sciencist believe it start 180 million years ago during early jurassic period... because it happens on and off (global cooling, global warming)

I can't debate that because those are just the predicts.
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That's the best I can explain..
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
you only stated the hurricanes 2 years ago.. i'm speaking of last year. in the year of 2006
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Ohh allright here it is. Those are hurriances in 2006.

Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William

2006 Hurricane Names

And for 2007

Andrea
Barry
Chantal
Dean
Erin
Felix
Gabrielle
Humberto
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Noel
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy

2007 Hurricane Names
 
*sigh* those names are pre-approved names.. meaning there's no accuall hurricane... those are name orders in case hurricane come.. then they name it that.
 
.....hmm, getting off the original topic of post here. I feel the Northern Sacremento Valley region (Redding, anderson, Red bluff...etc) should have plans for this every year; not just this year. I have lived up there before and it gets pretty hot there....umm really hot there for a few months every year. So many days over 100 there a year! In my books thats pretty hot; so with the population of that area why aren't there plans for this every year????
 
hohDougRN said:
.....hmm, getting off the original topic of post here. I feel the Northern Sacremento Valley region (Redding, anderson, Red bluff...etc) should have plans for this every year; not just this year. I have lived up there before and it gets pretty hot there....umm really hot there for a few months every year. So many days over 100 there a year! In my books thats pretty hot; so with the population of that area why aren't there plans for this every year????
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because they think it will not happen.

i agree that they should plan every year.. make more water bottles, make more A/C, have more A/C repairs. i get tired when the heat waves arrive.. then the water bottles are all out of stock, the A/C are all out of stock, in stores. this is something they need to plan
i'm aware the stores cannot storage that much water in their backroom, but they should storage elsewhere they order from or in DC facitly. once the metrologist figure the heat waves is on the way.. the stores, etc.. all should prepare and order more water, etc.. list goes on.. before they face shortage.


i remember almost every year at my old wal-mart in willmar, mn.. they have this well-known, famous, and popular event every year for more than 20 years. called "sonshine" concert that last 3 days. the store there are always out of water.. and even they knew it is comming.. and i can't believe that wal-mart, target, grocery store didn't plan anything on this.. but the gas station planned on this.. and i can't believe that people are willing to pay $4 for 12 pack of water bottles at gas stations. just because all retail and grocery stores ran out of stock on water bottles.
 
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