Subj : weather and climate
To   : JIM WELLER
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Oct 14 2022 16:56:52

Hi Jim,


 RH> so called climatologists claiming that we're cooling
 RH> down instead of heating up. (G) Sometimes you don't know who to
 RH> believe.

 JW> The science is firmly established beyond a reasonable doubt and it
 JW> should be obvious to everyone by now: the polar ice caps are
 JW> shrinking, glaciers are disappearing and extreme weather event
 JW> damage (including larger and more frequent forest fires) is
 JW> increasing dramatically. Just ask anybody in the insurance industry
 JW> on that last one. Anyone still denying the reality of this is either
 JW> deranged, deluded or willfully blind.

But how long will this last? Looking over the last couple hundred or so
years, there have been extreme warming and cooling spells. It's just
that with today's technology we're so much more aware of weather all
over the world in an instant that makes us more aware of trends.


 JW> In this week's news alone we have learned that Canadian salmon
 JW> returning to spawn are dieing off before they get to the spawning
 JW> grounds because the rivers are noticeably warmer than they are used
 JW> to. Meanwhile, Alaska is cancelling entire crab harvests this year
 JW> in an effort to rebuild stocks as last year's catch was so pitifully
 JW> small. Once again warmer waters are a factor. And today Canadian
 JW> scientists are reporting that Arctic Ocean is not only getting
 JW> warmer with less ice cover but its acidity is increasing as a result
 JW> and plankton (the underlying base of the whole ocean food chain)
 JW> is being negatively affected. Also shellfish shells are becoming
 JW> thinner and more fragile. This is all quite alarming.

But will it last or will we go into another cooling spell in the next 50
years or so?

 JW>   RH> Unless the kids ripped off the tools from FDNY.

 JW> Read the articles beneath the photos. The fire dept opens the
 JW> hydrants for a few minutes. Little kids are not breaking into
 JW> fire halls and stealing heavy tools. Have you seen the size of the
 JW> monkey wrench they use?

No, I've not seen them; I've just seen open hyrants spewing water.


 RH> We saw, in AZ, especially in/around Phoenix so many green yards.
 RH> isn't as good a place for those with asthma as it used to be

 JW> Exactly. It proves my point.

No, in that state it's due to a lot of poeple moving in, saying they
miss such and such greenery from where they used to live, then plant it
and dump gazillion gallons of water on it to make it grow. Xeroscaping
is much better for the climate out there; saves quite a bit of water.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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