From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Geo. wrote:
> "Phil Payne" 
wrote in message
> news:45a0bd7e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> I really just CANNOT understand the American attitude that puts political
>> dogma at a higher priority than looking out of the window.
>
> what politics, I AM looking out the window.
>
> Where are all the hurricanes we were supposed to have this past summer?

There weren't supposed to be any this year as it's an el-nino period. I
think I explained this months ago which is why you saw no "how many
hurricanes" questions.

what you did see was some very impressive asian hurricanes/typhoons.


> The global warming folks were pointing to the record number of
> hurricanes we had in 2005 and jumping up and down about how that's proof
> and see how global warming is changing things they will only get worse,
> and then this summer we had below average hurricane season. Have you
> forgotten the discussions here?
>

No. Have you?

> No you pick the current weather and again claim this is proof of global
> warming, but next winter at this time it will be colder and snowier and
> I'll be sitting here saying where the hell is that global warming you
> promised me Phil?
>
> Global warming folks get it right about as often as the farmers almanac
>
> http://www.farmersalmanac.com/forthepress/uspressrelease.html
>
> It's the weather Phil, since I can remember it's been like this, good
> winter, bad winter, you never know what's coming next year. Show me some
> consistency instead of making these one time claims when the weather
> just happens to meet your political agenda.
>


Not true. Having just got back from Zermatt, they've been tracking the snow
line/height over some years now (snow on mountains is a swiss obsession as
mucho tourist cash is tied up in it) & it's been getting consistently
higher & later/earlier (i.e. later to come at a given height &
earlier to melt).

Adam

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