It HAD to be in Texas!

End Times? Texas Lake Turns Blood-Red

Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer
Date: 01 August 2011 Time: 05:31 PM ET
OC Fisher Reservoir

 

OC Fisher, a reservoir in West Texas, turned blood-red in recent weeks — what’s left of it anyway. Due to unrelenting drought in Texas, the lake has almost entirely dried up, leaving thousands of dead fish behind. As of the last week in July, when this photo was taken, bacteria had turned the stagnant dregs of the lake red.
CREDIT: Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries–San Angelo

A Texas lake that turned blood-red this summer may not be a sign of the End Times, but probably is the end of a popular fishing and recreation spot.

A drought has left the OC Fisher Reservoir in San Angelo State Park in West Texas almost entirely dry. The water that is left is stagnant, full of dead fish — and a deep, opaque red.

The color has some apocalypse believers suggesting that OC Fisher is an early sign of the end of the world, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries officials say the bloody look is the result of Chromatiaceae bacteria, which thrive in oxygen-deprived water.

for more, go to:    http://www.livescience.com/15346-texas-lake-blood-red.html

Tropical Storm Heads Towards Texas

Caribbean system nears tropical storm strength, now aimed toward Texas coast

The tropical disturbance we’ve been tracking continues to develop, and likely will become Tropical Storm Don. The National Hurricane Center gives the tropical wave an 80 percent chance of blossoming into a tropical depression or storm during the next two days.

Look for it to be upgraded this afternoon when an aircraft reconnaissance plane investigates the disturbance.

In the large satellite image below the disturbance can be seen moving between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba this morning.

Satellite image as of 3:30 a.m. (NexSat, NRL/JPSS)

This is significant because it will no longer interact so much with the Yucatan Peninsula and accordingly will have more of an opportunity to strengthen over the warm Gulf of Mexico waters.

Perhaps the biggest news is that the models have shifted significantly northward, now bringing the system toward Texas. Here’s a look at the models from this morning.

to read more, go to:    http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2011/07/caribbean-system-nears-tropical-storm-strength-now-aimed-toward-texas-coast/