tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8077261110648889039..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Human Alteration of Climate: What the Media Rarely Talks AboutCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8337617816378199622015-04-11T12:34:34.433-07:002015-04-11T12:34:34.433-07:00Hi Jake and Scooter,
I studied meteorology in the ...Hi Jake and Scooter,<br />I studied meteorology in the mid-1970s in Greeley, Colorado. The farmlands around Greeley converted from potatoes to irrigated corn fields to support the Monfort feed lots. The normal annual rainfall (30 year average)increased from 11.5 to 12.5. My meteorology professor believed the increased rainfall was due to widespread irrigation fueling summer thunderstorms. I don't recall any temperature change. Caveat: the 30 year average for the 1970's excludes the dust bowl years of the 1930's. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751991294132134335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44628965112237264182015-04-11T06:19:38.969-07:002015-04-11T06:19:38.969-07:00I sent an email to your environmental reporter
thi...I sent an email to your environmental reporter<br />this morning about her using the slur<br />" Climate Denier " about you yesterday on air.<br />I don't even know all your views on this as<br />I am a new listener having recently moved to<br />WA..but the slur was uncalled for. There are<br />no ' settled ' arguments on the climate as<br />you even illustrate here. Miss Pailthorp owes<br />you an apology.whirlwindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477004832206695024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28353220339746464622015-04-11T00:39:56.078-07:002015-04-11T00:39:56.078-07:00Sulfur dioxide, not sulfuric acid. In theory, it w...Sulfur dioxide, not sulfuric acid. In theory, it would not cause acid rain if injected at high altitude. Definitely a last resort, I would hope.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334083945077959407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45307130908204199582015-04-10T18:07:53.399-07:002015-04-10T18:07:53.399-07:00I agree that irrigation can cause cooling, but I w...I agree that irrigation can cause cooling, but I wonder if there is a full accounting. Central California was considered marshland in the late 1800s. Over 50% of the wetlands have been lost. Lake Winnemucca in Nevada or Owens Lake have been drained. <br /><br />Does added water from irrigation outweigh the loss of wetlands? Also the cooling of irrigation is seasonal versus the annual cooling natural wetlands.Jim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652430670493741009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21322183024719420422015-04-10T13:45:58.104-07:002015-04-10T13:45:58.104-07:00And some people want to put sulfuric acid in the s...And some people want to put sulfuric acid in the stratosphere.<br /><br />I love azure-blue sky and clear air. These can still be seen in the mountains at times. But I want to say again- we should NOT put sulfates (or anything else) in the stratosphere. There's too much meddling already.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79647787230480196062015-04-10T11:50:16.195-07:002015-04-10T11:50:16.195-07:00The area was prone to flooding before the dams. Bu...The area was prone to flooding before the dams. But, was not recently a large lake. The LA basin was also prone to flooding during El Nino events with cut-off lows before the concrete river drainages were out in. But, neither of these basins was recently a lake.Loco Geologohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052879505509179639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75738179467875505702015-04-09T17:56:34.619-07:002015-04-09T17:56:34.619-07:00When I lived in Wisconsin we blamed the corn trans...When I lived in Wisconsin we blamed the corn transpiring in Iowa for increasing the humidity in the summer. I live in Georgia now and the humidity up north on those really hot summer days was worse than anything I've experienced down south, even though I had air conditioning both places. So the crops we plant are also making a difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724703436739249342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61327099719013411362015-04-09T12:21:40.358-07:002015-04-09T12:21:40.358-07:00Just curious:
You mentioned the Central Valley of...Just curious: <br />You mentioned the Central Valley of CA. That area I believe was opened up from damming the rivers that feed into what would naturally be a gigantic lake. <br />What would be the difference between the now heavily irrigated terrain and the body of water the proceeded it as far as how it effects the climate?Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862210929448230138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75319781857006590522015-04-09T11:14:44.602-07:002015-04-09T11:14:44.602-07:00Let's not omit, "Deforestation". It ...Let's not omit, "Deforestation". It has had a regional climatic impact. Especially in Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa where once forested lands are now desert (too much CCN)<br /><br />Two hundred and fifty million years ago, primitive plant life from the carboniferous period altered our atmosphere (O2 and CO2) giving rise to land animals and sequestering carbon as coal, gas, oil and limestone.<br /><br />Anthropomorphic CO2 like the tree mosses of the carboniferous period has the ability to alter climate on a global scale.<br /><br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751991294132134335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76248801305722621682015-04-09T10:36:15.850-07:002015-04-09T10:36:15.850-07:00How does the total area compare to warming that co...How does the total area compare to warming that could come from diking and flood control. Extensive flood plains used to serve as evaporative cooling basins, but are now drained. The central valley of CA is a good example. At some times of the year, it would have been quite wet naturally, but how would that compare to total area irrigated? A pulse of large scale evaporative cooling through natural spring flood cycles, vs. having the "drip" on all summer through irrigationJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552979281542850598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13203044965618975612015-04-09T07:49:14.789-07:002015-04-09T07:49:14.789-07:00I know some folks that claim there is no natural w...I know some folks that claim there is no natural weather anymore. It is all controlled by "them". Now I see where they get it from but of course their is no grand conspiracy. Localgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341305996940311345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70309700591143895262015-04-09T05:38:20.936-07:002015-04-09T05:38:20.936-07:00So I guess my childhood notion that air planes mad...So I guess my childhood notion that air planes made clouds (contrails) was not far wrong.<br /><br />Hee hee a thinker ahead of her time.Upupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.com