Record drought a factor in the grass fires.

[NNadir]

CROSS PLAINS, Texas - As Gov. Rick Perry toured this wildfire-ravaged town Thursday and urged counties to prohibit fireworks around the New Year's holiday, more grass fires flared in windy weather in eastern Oklahoma.

Wildfires raced through grass dried out by the region's worst drought in 50 years earlier this week, charring nearly 200 homes and killing four people in Texas and Oklahoma.

Severe drought, wind gusts of 40 mph and temperatures reaching the low 80s set the stage for the fires. Authorities believe they were mostly set by people ignoring fire bans and burning trash, shooting fireworks or throwing out cigarettes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051230/ap_on_re_us/grass_fires

I'm beginning to think something's up with the weather.

[mom cat]

1. If this were happening in a liberal section of the country

thr christofacist would say that it was God's punishment.

[NNadir]

2. Yes indeed. n/t

[gulfcoastliberal]

3. So far this has been the warmest winter I've experienced in the SE

Been here for 3 years and it was 70 degrees today - pretty odd.