"Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote in message
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"Hank Oredson" wrote in message
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"Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote in message
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"Hank Oredson" wrote in message
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We are talking about a minor change in the weather, not about
the climate, that has NOT changed at all.

I never mentioned climate change. I mentioned drought, and that's what
bothers me. It may just be for this season; we may get an April deluge.
But right now we're looking at water shortages, crop failures, fish runs
dried up, and maybe an extra forest fire or five.

Here is what you said:

"It's foolish to think we can predict extremes in climate, especially
for this area. We have no idea what kind of drought and heat Oregon has
gone through in the past 50,000 years. Everybody's flipping out and
linking the recent lack of precip with global warming. This kind of
'abnormal' weather is perfectly normal and part of the natural climate
cycle in the northwest."

I didn't write that, but okay.

Perhaps I did not understand you correctly.
To me "extremes in climate" means the climate changed.
If you meant "extremes in weather" then you should say so.

Point taken--I should have written the latter.

If that sort of thing bothers no one else, then we're in even worse
shape.

Why should anyone be bothered?

There is no response for a statement like that.


A good response might be an explanation why we should all
be bothered by what is probably a fairly normal weather pattern.
Oh, yes, it has not happened all that often all that recently.
Wait a year and then we see if the pattern persisits.
Wait a century and then we get a hint if it is a change in climate.

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... Hank

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