Nature Collapsing Around Us

Nature is falling apart.

Standing just 150 feet from the platform on which President Lincoln delivered his most famous speech, one of the few remaining “witness trees” to the Battle of Gettysburg has been severely damaged by a storm, National Park Service officials said.

The huge honey locust tree on Cemetery Hill fell Thursday evening.

Here too.

One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed.

The Wall Arch on Devils Garden Trail in Utah’s Arches National Park collapsed last week, a park official says.

The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one of the most popular in the park. For years, the arch has been a favorite stopping point for photographers.

1. If this happened in Milwaukee County, you know the left would be blaming Scott Walker.

   Posted by on August 10, 2008 at 1402 hrs




2. It must be global warming, I mean cooling, I mean - aw heck - we are at fault no matter what.

   Just sell your stuff - give it to the government and go live in public housing. Your carbon footprint must be too high.

   Posted by on August 10, 2008 at 1420 hrs




3. Actually, it’s Bush’s fault.

   Posted by on August 10, 2008 at 1710 hrs