California Drought

[plowhog]

I never through I would find the one guy that believes the weatherman. Today is that day.

I have training in meteorology, and I find our local weatherman to be quite knowledgeable and informative. It is an inexact science but his forecasts are pretty reliable. He's not a young babe in a tight dress but you can't have everything.

My only beef is wanting solid information on climate change. In that respect, due to bias, I think he does a disservice. Somehow all sorts of things become "evidence" that we are all doomed.

Some of the "evidence" are events within statistical norms-- like this year. Our snow did come a little later this year, but I don't believe that by itself is evidence of anything. To contrast, last Fall he predicted the drought would persist all winter long due to climate change. Then winter roared in early and was strong all year. The narrative changed-- now the early winter was "climate whiplash" from the Earth fighting back against climate change.

In his defense I see many people conflate local and immediate weather against long term climate patterns-- which should not be done.

 

[plowhog]

You can have lots of water above ground, but still have a "drought" below ground.

Bruce

Agreed. The land subsidence in the CA central valley is shocking.

 

[Snobdds]

Maybe the ones in Wyoming aren’t that smart, just like a lot of people.

You make great arguments.

 

[scootr]

CA just got 10 ft of snow. Where is the promised global warning when you need it

 

[California]

CA just got 10 ft of snow. Where is the promised global warning when you need it

In Siberia, for one. And Antarctica.

 

[oosik]

Yet they still are building new homes. Like someone was going to save them.

It's called - - "the California dream".

 

[NoTrespassing]

I have training in meteorology, and I find our local weatherman to be quite knowledgeable and informative. It is an inexact science but his forecasts are pretty reliable. He's not a young babe in a tight dress but you can't have everything.

My only beef is wanting solid information on climate change. In that respect, due to bias, I think he does a disservice. Somehow all sorts of things become "evidence" that we are all doomed.

Some of the "evidence" are events within statistical norms-- like this year. Our snow did come a little later this year, but I don't believe that by itself is evidence of anything. To contrast, last Fall he predicted the drought would persist all winter long due to climate change. Then winter roared in early and was strong all year. The narrative changed-- now the early winter was "climate whiplash" from the Earth fighting back against climate change.

In his defense I see many people conflate local and immediate weather against long term climate patterns-- which should not be done.

I really like our local meteorologist. He used to be way way way over the top. I'm sure you can find videos of him acting crazy.

Jim Kosek - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

He used to work for AccuWeather. I've never heard him mention climate change and if you have, please don't tell me about it.

 

[plowhog]

I really like our local meteorologist.

Things were never the same after Lloyd Lindsay Young left Sacramento.

 

[California]

 

[newbury]

Can you posts links to graphs like that?

The best link I found was :
Global temperatures over last 24,000 years show today's warming 'unprecedented' but that is not NASA