A sensible point of view when you live in the frigid north. It’s just surprising to see it at the CBC:
in this country, with its maybe 12 climate zones, there are real advantages that come with warming in some places.
But if advantages do exist, they are generally reported by being bracketed in with evil otherness. For example, while there was mention of warmer weather increasing tourism in some parts of the country, we were warned by the Globe and Mail that, “by 2050, snowmobiling could be history in Eastern Canada.” There was exactly zero — let me underscore and bold face — zero mention of winter-related deaths and injuries.
But if you want examples of extreme weather I can give you snow in the southern states in August, tornadoes threatening Venice, violent storms in Europe, violent storms of horrendous magnitude of the east coast of the United States, plus another thousand or so similar incidents. Of course they all happened in the age of Tall Ships, one hundred and fifty to six hundred years ago so I guess it would be kinda hard to blame it on SUV’s. If you like I can get my elders to tell you stories of snow-less winters on the west and south coasts of Newfoundland, occurring in the nineteen thirties and fifties. Of course that would be between one of the cycles of Global Warming or was that Global Cooling? Never mind. What would mere mortals know about the weather when we have such experts as the Goracle and the Fruit Fly Guy? BTW it’s still raining on my part of the prairies. What’s the weather like on your part?
So Greg let me get this straight Greg, you are using a weather forecast from the Weather Network 2007 Spring Outlook as your reference to argue against the effects of climate change on the Canadian prairie?
Well seeing as how your so called drought has failed to materialize, am I supposed to believe what I see out my front door or the possibility that something may happen. Yes we may have a drought as they do happen from time to time, but we are not having one now. Not this year and in all likely-hood not next year. By the way, again I must ask, how is the weather on your part of the prairie? We are breaking records here, where I live, on the prairie, in the middle of grain and cattle country. Records for the most rainfall, and it’s cold. So how do cold and wet weather prove global warming and drought? I’m also curious as to why I must wait fifty to one hundred years to see these profound effects? Would not sea level increases start now and grow exponentially every year? Why the delay? Will my grand-children wake up one morning fifty years hence and boom presto, the lower mainland is under twenty feet of water? Do you think the fruit fly expert should sell his house on the beach now or should he wait? You can answer me or not, but I must tell you I won’t get to read your reply until tomorrow as I’m logging off now. Have a pleasant night.
My ancestors moved into southern Sask back in 1885. South west of the house was a beautiful hay flat. Abundant grass tall as the horse’s belly. They cut the grass for hay that year and the year after that. The third year the grass grew tall and after haying season was over they left their haying tools beside the haystack in that wonderful hay flat. The next spring the hay flat was covered with water and it remains covered. To this very day at the bottom of that permanent slough rest all their haying tools. Maybe in a few years the slough will dry up – wouldn’t be the first time. AGW = manmade fraud
**IQ just slightly higher than melting snow.**
Now that*s just mean. . . but, hilarious! = TG
I understand that in YELLOWSTONE PARK that the tracks used by snowmobles is used by the buffalos to get around better