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Topic: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy

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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4886 on: June 05, 2021, 08:15:06 PM »
108 here and some recycling lot caught on fire, which is now a 6+ alarm fire.  
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4887 on: June 05, 2021, 08:19:24 PM »
We are in revolving door spring in Ohio where every day is a gamble. Today was beautiful, warm but low humidity. Hit the pool with the kiddos, probably should have brought more sunscreen. We haven't put water in our pool yet, waiting until it is more consistently warm and dry. Pools are kind of a pain in the ass.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4888 on: June 05, 2021, 08:38:07 PM »
Minnesota is supposed to be a frozen hellhole, yet 97 yesterday, 99 and counting today, and 90s through the rest of the week.

There is a strong correlation between those who like blast-furnace heat and those who have never had to do anything outside in it.
This is why the Midwest sucks. Winter is hell. Summer is a hot humid mosquito-dominated hell. Especially in the land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000,000,000,000 mosquitos. Spring is storms. Basically in the Midwest you get about 8 weeks of acceptable weather per year.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4889 on: June 05, 2021, 09:34:47 PM »
Ohio was pretty light on the skeeters as I recall. The ones in New England on the other hand will say hello to you as you stroll on by.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4890 on: June 05, 2021, 09:39:42 PM »
This is why the Midwest sucks. Winter is hell. Summer is a hot humid mosquito-dominated hell. Especially in the land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000,000,000,000 mosquitos. Spring is storms. Basically in the Midwest you get about 8 weeks of acceptable weather per year.

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I don't know - Cali weather is nice but boring. I do like the rainy temperate climates like Seattle and Ireland, if I was moving those would probably be the best climates for me. But otherwise, weather that doesn't give you a good storm or snow or heat is like a wife who schedules sex after an episode of Frazier. Predictable, nice, not that fun.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4891 on: June 05, 2021, 10:05:08 PM »
I remember taking some Seattle folk up to Put in Bay, and they about crapped themselves when a thunderstorm rolled in. Although they get a lot of rain, they had never seen lightening before.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4892 on: June 06, 2021, 07:58:40 AM »
I spent a week in a small town in CA on the slopes of the Sierra.  It felt like Texas, it was nice, and housing prices were reasonable.

They had frogs that jumped, and a town named something that had 22 wine tasting rooms, Bishop?

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4893 on: June 06, 2021, 09:55:42 AM »
I don't know - Cali weather is nice but boring. I do like the rainy temperate climates like Seattle and Ireland, if I was moving those would probably be the best climates for me. But otherwise, weather that doesn't give you a good storm or snow or heat is like a wife who schedules sex after an episode of Frazier. Predictable, nice, not that fun.
As opposed to Midwestern weather...



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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4894 on: June 06, 2021, 10:40:53 AM »
Man, I'm not sure we've broken 92 yet this year.  I'm jealous!
my brother suggested I visit him this weekend/week to avoid the heat here in Iowa
lucky for me, I know where the shady spots are on the golf course and the beer is cold
when the heat index hits triple digits I'll drink a bud light to stay hydrated 
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4895 on: June 06, 2021, 10:45:29 AM »
FearlessF, I'll be playing my first round since last summer, probably sans swinging a driver.  Shoulder issues really make it hard to get a full turn.   Of course that won't keep me from swinging the 2 iron.


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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4896 on: June 06, 2021, 10:55:37 AM »
good for you

I have pain in both shoulders, but I keep swinging.  Yesterday was my 40th round this season.

the alcohol helps with the pain, maybe not so much with the score card
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4897 on: June 08, 2021, 11:47:08 AM »
"Mega-drought" depletes system that provides water to 40 million (msn.com)
"Mega-drought" depletes system that provides water to 40 million (msn.com)


Big trouble here.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4898 on: June 08, 2021, 12:09:26 PM »
"Mega-drought" depletes system that provides water to 40 million (msn.com)
"Mega-drought" depletes system that provides water to 40 million (msn.com)


Big trouble here.
And then there's this...

For the first time ever, the federal government is expected to declare a water shortage on the lower Colorado River later this summer. That will force automatic cuts to the water supply for Nevada and Arizona starting in 2022. Homeowners have higher priority and, at first, won't feel the pain as badly as farmers.

Dan Thelander is a second-generation family farmer in Arizona's Pinal County. The water to grow his corn and alfalfa fields comes from Lake Mead. "If we don't have irrigation water, we can't farm," he said. "So, next year we are going to get about 25% less water, means we're going to have to fallow or not plant 25% of our land."

In 2023 Thelander and other farmers in this part of Arizona are expected to lose nearly all of their water from Lake Mead, so they are rushing to dig wells to pump groundwater to try to save their farms.


Who the $#^& farms corn in freaking Arizona? It's a desert, fer chrissakes!


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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #4899 on: June 08, 2021, 01:04:51 PM »
So, they pump out ground water for a few years ...

 

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