The New York Times published this crap last week. Since then we have been slammed with one snow storm after another, with lots more in the forecast.
DENVER — After enduring last summer’s destructive drought, farmers, ranchers and officials across the parched Western states had hoped that plentiful winter snows would replenish the ground and refill their rivers, breaking the grip of one of the worst dry spells in American history. No such luck.
Thin Snowpack Signals Summer of Fire and Drought – NYTimes.com
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http://weather.unisys.com/gfsx/gfsx.php?inv=0&plot=1000®ion=eu&t=l
I hope they are wrong.
Of course snow pack is just one variable in the mix when it comes to fires in Colorado. The larger problem is high fuel load due to fire suppression and a lack of logging. One of the key factors is the weather because the fuel load has to be very dry when the late June thunderstorms fire up over the mountains. Thunderstorms with dry lightning produce most of the wildfires. To much rain and no fires occur.
The NYT produces only new that is worth wiping my ass with.
I would not contaminate any part of your body with that rag!
Climate journalism is on the wane. NYT shut down both major departments dedicated to climate coverage. Juliet Eilperin at WAPO pulled from the green beat to cover White House. Discussion about climate change fatigue is growing. Even an educator at the Smithsonian is confused as to why young people roll their eyes and moan “climate change again” when he brings it up with young visitors.
Excellent!