OT - snowstorm (verrrrrry over-earnest ...)

[Jonathan Finger]

Actually there were several communities here (in Colorado) that had no
water this summer.  Buela for example had water trucked in from Pueblo.
Even the wells were dry.  In November, we were 400% ahead of last year's
snow pack, but the winter has been mild ever since.

But as one of my clients has explained to me (a meteorologist with
NCAR), these are "trends" in weather, not really indicative of global
warming.  I've also read articles, as silly as this may seem, that
indicate that there really is no concrete evidence of global warming.  


Don't worry, I'm not saying global warming doesn't exist, I'm not
convinced of that yet.  Just saying there are two sides to EVERY story.



Jonathan Finger RPT



-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Susan Kline
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:59 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: OT - snowstorm (verrrrrry over-earnest ...)

At 04:10 PM 2/17/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>The cold should put the global warming crowd out of business, but don't

>count on it.

Actually, I've heard global warming explained differently: while the
trend 
over time is for higher temperatures, the weather gets IRRITABLE. Big 
floods, hurricanes, droughts, and sudden intemperate storms, even cold 
ones. So this monster storm might indeed be related to global warming, 
along with the droughts and forest fires of the last few years, not to 
mention massive flooding in Guatemala and Venezuela, and elsewhere.

Oregon has 25% of its normal snow pack this year, and Colorado has had
only 
minimal precipitation since last October, after a very, very dry summer.
A 
few communities in Colorado were almost down to not having water when 
people turned on the taps, even with no outdoor watering allowed. I
think 
that global warming is here, and is likely to get much worse in our 
lifetimes. I don't see the emotional appeal of watching forests turn to 
grassland and grassland turn to desert, just so one can say, "I told you
so."

[soapbox mode off]

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