tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post4918398375567777012..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Historical floods programSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-11919234358587198872017-08-10T10:01:42.857-04:002017-08-10T10:01:42.857-04:00You have to be careful when saying annual rainfall...You have to be careful when saying annual rainfall has risen because we only have about 100 years of good data regarding precipitation events. Therefore, statistically, we are still getting a handle on what actual rainfalls are. You can do stuff with paleo floods, but you'll note that the floods preceeding the 1927 flood pre-date our consistently acquired data. There may be anecdotal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-28292675643442882982017-08-09T16:31:27.321-04:002017-08-09T16:31:27.321-04:00If you'd like, I can again look up the record ...If you'd like, I can again look up the record of frequency of major storms. I assure you, globally it's about ten times higher than it was a century ago. One of the things global warming has already caused in Vermont is an increase in annual rainfall.<br /><br />Besides an increase in the severity of storms, another of the predictions of global warming's effects is an increase in chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-4879732893041000582017-08-09T12:28:06.253-04:002017-08-09T12:28:06.253-04:00The Machinist -- if you were really listening, you...The Machinist -- if you were really listening, you'd know that you are NOT being told that extreme weather is a modern, man-made event. Scientists fully acknowledge that extreme weather events have happened throughout history. However, climate change appears to be happening at an increased rate (based on historical referencing) due to some human activities. One problem I have with both dogluvrinvthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801700281708273516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-42658600233543246022017-08-09T10:03:21.047-04:002017-08-09T10:03:21.047-04:00But we were told extreme weather is a modern, man-...But we were told extreme weather is a modern, man-made event, and it's killing the polar bears! Surely these liberals haven't resorted to sensationalism and fear mongering to promote a politic agenda? Heck just look at Shumlin's butt boy McCormack cringing in hopes this nonsense never gets published.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpS2Q19zeXA" rel="nofollow">https://The Machinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699531409523918376noreply@blogger.com