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2008-07-13 00:03:27

#26

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7022|132 and Bush

Spark wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Spark wrote:
Drought.

The La Nina (NOT an El Nino - or at least I hope the hell not) is not doing its job properly.

It happens, not everything is GW.
It's late here.
Fair enough. But if the La Nina was doing its job then we wouldn't still be going through this shit.

Yea well it's all relative I guess.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2008-07-13 00:12:36

#27

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7096|Canberra, AUS

True. It's not like anyone here is expecting the heavens to open any time soon.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2008-07-13 00:27:06

#28

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7022|132 and Bush

Spark wrote:
True. It's not like anyone here is expecting the heavens to open any time soon.

Good news!

It absolutely pours here everyday and yet we are still in trouble.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2008-07-13 00:38:44

#29

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,991|7053|949

I've heard drought and water conservation talk all my life...nothing new. In fact I remember getting little booklets in elementary school with little cartoon water droplet characters talking about it.

In SoCal, it's not so much the forests burning as desert-type brush and houses - and a lot of them are arson.

2008-07-13 06:41:25

#30

usmarine2: Banned; +233|6212|Dublin, Ohio

Phrozenbot wrote:
usmarine2 wrote:
Flecco wrote:

I thought it was over farming that caused that. I'm probably wrong though given I know fuck all US history.
That's not my point. If the interweb and 24hr news had been around then, people would have blamed global warming.
No crop rotation. No wind protection. Not to hard to figure out.

ugh

2008-07-13 08:56:23

#31

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6950|Global Command

usmarine2 wrote:
Phrozenbot wrote:
usmarine2 wrote:
That's not my point. If the interweb and 24hr news had been around then, people would have blamed global warming.
No crop rotation. No wind protection. Not to hard to figure out.
ugh

He right Marine, but so are you.
The media sux balls.

2008-07-13 11:53:16

#32

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6826|North Carolina

It could be either, honestly. This is kind of a wait and see sort of thing. Whatever the case, what matters more is how we implement preventive measures to keep the fires from spreading so far.

It might also be a good time to consider moving. The market and Mother Nature have ways of encouraging people to leave areas that become too dangerous and expensive to live in. Considering how many people already are leaving California because of the expense of living there, these environmental hazards will only add to the trend.

I have a feeling Arizona will soon see these problems as well, since most of the populated areas there are desert environments.

2008-07-13 12:28:11

#33

PureFodder: Member; +225|6706

Natural cycles + human influence. It's pretty well impossible to seperate the two fully, the system is too complex. All you can say is that huamnity is having an influence and this could be a result.

2008-07-13 12:28:12

#34

imortal: Member; +240|7086|Austin, TX

Spark wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
The planet has cooled over the last decade. While it's fine to point to El nino for the long term explanation, don't tell me that the current round of fires is suddenly caused by GW.
I have, before, pointed out the credibility (or lack thereof) of articles from DT and in paticular from that paticular person.

Then go straight to their source, The UK meterological office.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/ha … RUGNS.html

On a personal note, the constant bold type is incredibly distracting and anoying. Not to mention bad manners.

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