Comments on: Brutal Drought Where It’s Normally Wet http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:33:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: hippie with a pistol http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-4675 hippie with a pistol Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:34:44 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-4675 The SE has also been on a cooling trend. Imagine that. If I had time I would point all kinds of "unusual places" where severe droughts have occured on record. Another day... The SE has also been on a cooling trend. Imagine that. If I had time I would point all kinds of “unusual places” where severe droughts have occured on record. Another day…

]]> By: Joe http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-4676 Joe Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:46:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-4676 That is a non sequitor. Nice try. That is a non sequitor. Nice try.

]]> By: hippie with a pistol http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-4737 hippie with a pistol Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:10:21 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-4737 1. okay, you don't directly blame rep poiliticians from drought states, but they are not blaming drought events that are typical for their climates on AGW. So you are blaming AGW in part on what you call their denial. But I should have said you attack them with climate data that is typical for their region. 2. You have not addressed my spatial extent argument. 3. The SE has experienced severe drought 5-10% over the past 100+ years. I would not say that frequency rate is low. Nor does it signal that SE droughts are unlikely events. Nice try! I'll provide the actual drought record of the SE if you wish to bring it up again. peace 1. okay, you don’t directly blame rep poiliticians from drought states, but they are not blaming drought events that are typical for their climates on AGW. So you are blaming AGW in part on what you call their denial. But I should have said you attack them with climate data that is typical for their region.

2. You have not addressed my spatial extent argument.

3. The SE has experienced severe drought 5-10% over the past 100+ years. I would not say that frequency rate is low. Nor does it signal that SE droughts are unlikely events. Nice try!

I’ll provide the actual drought record of the SE if you wish to bring it up again.
peace

]]> By: hot & dry in NC http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-6298 hot & dry in NC Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:58:05 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/04/brutal-drought-where-its-normally-wet/#comment-6298 Long-term cooling? Really? Sitting in the Raleigh, NC area, we've lost track of all the records that have been broken this year. Most days over 90, latest day over 90, most days over 100, least rain, hottest [pick a month] ever... We have a great weather guy on one of the TV stations who tracked down all the records, and it's stunning. Also still shorts weather in late October. We're way overdue for some short-term cooling. I know, weather and climate aren't the same thing. But something's going on here. Every once in a while, we get someone complaining that people who move here shouldn't complain about the heat ("it's the South, it's supposed to get hot"). But when we break all the records, we're well beyond the realm of what's supposed to happen here. Long-term cooling? Really? Sitting in the Raleigh, NC area, we’ve lost track of all the records that have been broken this year. Most days over 90, latest day over 90, most days over 100, least rain, hottest [pick a month] ever… We have a great weather guy on one of the TV stations who tracked down all the records, and it’s stunning. Also still shorts weather in late October.

We’re way overdue for some short-term cooling.

I know, weather and climate aren’t the same thing. But something’s going on here. Every once in a while, we get someone complaining that people who move here shouldn’t complain about the heat (”it’s the South, it’s supposed to get hot”). But when we break all the records, we’re well beyond the realm of what’s supposed to happen here.

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