Rita is the third most powerful hurricane on record, behind Katrina. Katrina may have been a category 4 at the precise moment it made landfall, but the sheer immensity of the storm meant it outstripped almost anything that had come before it when counting the amount of energy expended.

Even as far inland as Dallas and Fort Worth we expect to get very wet this weekend. And as one who pays flood insurance, I will be paying very close attention.

Try finding out the facts before you go into your anti-Bush ravings.

Ah. . .what would a thread be without BB here to confuse the issues and sling insults at every opportunity? This right after he misstates the situation (as usual).

CFCs (that are very hard on the ozone) may be outlawed in the US, but like so many things, are probably still in use around the world. It's mighty hard to put that technology out of service once you've introduced it to others who feel they will suffer if it is taken away.

SRS