California Drought - Global Weirding?

[faethor]

One of the longest droughts on US Record for California started in 2012. Current research indicates it's likely that people are the cause. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/02/23/1422385112.abstract

 

[cecilia]

there were droughts affecting LA when I was there in the 90's

 

[cecilia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/577581434304643073

 

[Robert]

The drought began in 2012 and now includes the lowest calendar-year and 12-mo precipitation, the highest annual temperature, and the most extreme drought indicators on record.

Hoax!
Biggest-scam-in-human-history*, etc, etc.

*© Jim

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

https://twitter.com/x/status/577581434304643073

That would be an excellent thing if California only had one year of water left. Then next year something would start to happen. California is so important that a disaster there won't stay there.

 

[cecilia]

That would be an excellent thing if California only had one year of water left. Then next year something would start to happen. California is so important that a disaster there won't stay there.

Just want to leave a reminder that the link is to The Onion.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Just want to leave a reminder that the link is to The Onion.

Yes, but the crisis is not a spoof. They are riffing on something real.

 

[cecilia]

Yes, but the crisis is not a spoof. They are riffing on something real.

you don't have to tell ME that

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Meanwhile Nestlè hasn't noticed the drought.

 

[cecilia]

Meanwhile in another state:

The phenomenon that can not be spoken in Florida continues as salt water intrusion moves inland

 

[Robert]

Guardian article on extreme weather today:

Extreme heatwaves and heavy rain storms are already happening with increasing regularity worldwide because of manmade climate change, according to new research.

Global warming over the last century means heat extremes that previously only occurred once every 1,000 days are happening four to five times more often, the study published in Nature Climate Change said.