printHeavy snow storms are expected, from the Southern Rockies to Arizona.
The Pacific North West is very cold and covered in fresh, fluffy snow. So long as we don’t have power outages, there’s food in the refrigerator, and the snow is soft and can be jogged on, I’m happy.
So far so good. After the devastating snow storm of 2006, in which we had no power for 4 days, the officials have done a good job preparing for all eventualities. Kudos.
Twice we have gone running in 12 centimeters of snow, in temperatures of 9 degrees Celsius below zero. For 4 miles. It’s outstanding. Now the snow is at least 45 centimeters deep.
The forecast is for “additional snow in Seattle and Portland Christmas Eve day. This could be the first White Christmas in Portland on record.”
Ignored have been the reports about the expected decrease in sunspot activity, indicating global cooling. But of course, the theory of global warming is immune to refutation.
“Thus evidence that contradicts the global warming theory, climate Chicken Littles enlist as evidence for the correctness of their theory; every permutation in weather patterns—warm or cold—is said to be a consequence of that warming or proof of it.”
As Karl Popper reminded us, “A theory which is not refutable by any conceivable event is,” of course, “non-scientific.”
Update (Dec. 24): Have you tried running in knee-deep snow? It’s lovely. And quite a workout. I call myself Heidi of the Pacific Northwest. I really enjoy the weather here. Nobody else was out, and one sympathetic motorist, thinking we were in distress, stopped to ask us whether we wanted a ride up the mountain. Nope, we were running and walking. It’s impossible to run uphill continuously in such deep snow, so it was stop-and-start. I’ll try and provide a snapshot of the bundle in motion: me. With his eagle eyes, Sean spotted a red-tailed hawk. A real treat.
I fail to get the fetish with heat—my home is never warmer than 69 degrees Fahrenheit. Maybe 70. The brain works optimally at 65 degrees. I cook and sleep with the window open. I cannot breathe in most homes I enter. Incidentally, for health fetishists, it might be worth noting that the air in American homes is filthier that the air outside. Fresh air is part of the health equation. Since I’m not anaerobic yet, I need fresh air to feel well.
From what I understand, “global warming” is no longer passe. The new phrase is more all-inclusive; climate change. You can’t go wrong with that one. As long as there is climate change (ie. weather) they are vindicated.
I’ll go one step farther than Popper — A theory that can’t be disproven by any means is a religion. The global warming movement has every single attribute of a religion.
Stay warm, Ilana! There’s another arctic storm due to hit this week, perhaps on Christmas Eve. And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!
No argument or evidence will ever dissuade this faction. The problem or danger doesn’t matter. It can be jerry-built and jerry-rigged to fit all situations. It’s the imposition of the solution that stokes these tireless efforts. They’ve always had the solution, it’s the genuine problem they can’t find.
John Danforth needs to be sent to a re-education camp. Meanwhile, led by Nobel Laureate Al Gore, EVERYONE agrees that man-caused global warming is indisputable. This is apparently the same EVERYONE who decided that Saddam Hussein had nukes and had to be invaded … and the same EVERYONE in favor of the bailouts, Patriot Act, payments to 9/11 widows, leaving no child behind, etc. {amazing the great track record that EVERYONE has!} Sunspots and solar climate relating to Earth’s weather – absurd! Next thing, you’ll tell me that printing trillions of dollars causes inflation! Well, I’m driving from Virginia to Wisconsin for a wedding (since I won’t fly in TSA-land and risk arrest) so I hope that Al Gore is literally as well as politcally correct about warming next week until I return. So Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and – of course – a very Kwayze Kwanzaa!
I grew up in an old, drafty house in a cold weather climate. I got used to it (indeed, it’s all I ever knew), and cannot stand the oppressive heat of most houses I enter. While the Wisconsin winters I presently endure are a bit too cold and a bit too long, I’ll take them over the hot, humid weather many people seem to enjoy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.