tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3928258926203030517..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: In "Holy Crap" NewsThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-8573679828574892832015-12-30T05:49:27.124-08:002015-12-30T05:49:27.124-08:00@ Bill - your temperature observation reminds me o...@ Bill - your temperature observation reminds me of a February day a couple of years back when Atlanta, Georgia went through a cold snap that left the city frozen solid, its expressways jammed with stuck vehicles that resembled an apocalyptic scene from The Walking Dead while a village near Barrow, Alaska was basking in 62F temperatures. It was mind boggling.<br /><br />As a society we're able to dumb ourselves down enough that we ignore the consequences inevitable in this sort of weirdness. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-1595741071178457582015-12-29T21:51:28.738-08:002015-12-29T21:51:28.738-08:00Mound up here in my neck of the woods the normal d...Mound up here in my neck of the woods the normal daytime temperature at this time of year is minus thirty C.give or take 10 degrees. The next week we will be back up to minus 5 which is where it has been since early October. Heating costs are half so I should not complain I guess but as you have been saying for years it is getting scary.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-24828399248179448182015-12-29T19:06:14.307-08:002015-12-29T19:06:14.307-08:00With all the unseasonable floods in England will P...With all the unseasonable floods in England will PM Cameron draw the right conclusions? Will he decide to actually address the climate problem? I doubt it.Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-85333999090112901362015-12-29T16:52:48.555-08:002015-12-29T16:52:48.555-08:00@ Toby - you're right and the apathy is the ha...@ Toby - you're right and the apathy is the hardest thing to accept about this conundrum.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-18299545693817037962015-12-29T16:51:51.875-08:002015-12-29T16:51:51.875-08:00Seasons no longer operate as they did in the past,...<br />Seasons no longer operate as they did in the past, Chris. There is no more "winter" as we once knew it. Out here it resulted in the mass infestation of pine beetles that have now crossed the Rockies and are heading your way through the Boreal forest. In the Sahel, a nomadic herder loses half his cattle one year to drought and the next the survivors drown in flash floods. Climate change, in all its permutations, is coming on harder and faster than we ever imagined possible just a few years ago. Change is happening today that I thought my kids might not see in their lifetimes. Our resilience is about to be tested and we're not ready.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-80150069869555745002015-12-29T16:04:31.321-08:002015-12-29T16:04:31.321-08:00The Guardian can offer all the scathing indictment...The Guardian can offer all the scathing indictments it wants but if the masses don't read and react it's just a waste of paper and bytes. We are in a hell of a mess but most people I know think it's hype and you and I are blowing hot air. This is not going to end well. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-74051547675539520152015-12-29T15:09:01.327-08:002015-12-29T15:09:01.327-08:00That storm has been blasting the Maritimes all day...That storm has been blasting the Maritimes all day. It's a real nor'easter and quite the change from Christmas midmorning coffee on the deck in shirtsleeves.<br /><br />Buckle up, Iceland!chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203633769014796067noreply@blogger.com