Are we in a bad science fiction movie?

[johnaries]

Katrina, Rita, Wilma, 35 tornadoes in a single day, a corrupt FEMA run by inept, unqualified officals.

Didn't I see this on the Sci-Fi Channel?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. No, it was a Sunday night November Sweeps show

[phantom power]

2. Except we don't get to change the channel.

[Double T]

3. NO, this is reality TV and we are all a bunch of unpaid actors

I can't wait till THIS SHOW gets CANCELED!!!!!!

[shenmue]

4. Yes

It's a cartoon, and you cry at the end. No winners. :(

[ovidsen]

5. Unusual, but not unheard of

The worst tornado assault ever recorded in the United States struck April 3 and 4, 1974. In that outbreak, 148 twisters struck 13 states, killing 330 people and injuring 5,500 more, weather officials said.

This is from the NYTimes. The full article is for TimesSelect subscribers only, but it also can be found at:

http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?id=4143&method=full

By the way, I'm not saying global warning is a myth, because it isn't.