tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post7895953327161855089..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Smoke and Heat Coming to Western WashingtonCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40266608405903851242017-09-06T08:44:12.737-07:002017-09-06T08:44:12.737-07:00@m, your cult wants $100 trillion. You are a "...@m, your cult wants $100 trillion. You are a "progressive" living in a city that, for now, seems rich, and one that has elevated wasting money on symbolic causes to an art form. Fine, spend YOUR money on your latest flight of complete ignorance, but don't spend anyone else's.Placeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36821748376836752762017-09-05T16:15:50.715-07:002017-09-05T16:15:50.715-07:00Not stupid at all. But make sure you have your ...Not stupid at all. But make sure you have your facts right. For example, the Gulf was NOT warmest in recorded history. I am all for switching to clean energy. The more renewables the better!Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2043839534050532402017-09-05T15:32:05.889-07:002017-09-05T15:32:05.889-07:00I understand that you think this is stupidity, but...I understand that you think this is stupidity, but respectfully, I am a reasonably intelligent human. I'm looking around and observing current events. These events look like a pattern- one that seem to point to a lot of activity that generally stem from increased temperatures, all happening at once. <br /><br />Looking at history is also exactly what I'm doing. That's the concept of "record" events. Harvey was the most significant rainfall event *in recorded history*. The gulf is currently hotter than it's ever been *in recorded history*. <br /><br />Slight derail, but I have a question for you: <br /><br />What if climate change is false, as we spend a lot of time switching to clean energy?<br /><br />On the contrary, what if it *is* real, and we've done nothing? <br /><br />What's your goal in denying that we should take action against polluting the planet?mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905158990785116195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80029307268625360332017-09-05T14:34:49.255-07:002017-09-05T14:34:49.255-07:00You know what kills me? Seattle "progressives...You know what kills me? Seattle "progressives" think they're so smart, and will blame this on climate change, but they are too stupid and too lazy to look at history. Specifically, the 1902 Yacolt fire, which started in the same place as this one -- both by teenagers -- and whose effects in Seattle were the same.<br /><br />Oh, but that would be facts, and facts must NEVER be allowed to interfere with what a Seattle "progressive" thinks it "knows."<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacolt_BurnPlaceholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55386993083211250292017-09-04T22:22:46.022-07:002017-09-04T22:22:46.022-07:00M... don't forget what's happening in othe...M... don't forget what's happening in other areas of the world too... Australia just had it's warmest winter on record. Sarah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036301243235450366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-20174536024077096082017-09-04T20:53:58.848-07:002017-09-04T20:53:58.848-07:00It does seem all too convenient that this is just ...It does seem all too convenient that this is just natural variation. Humans are good at finding patterns, and this sure looks like one. We're setting records for 90s in September, LA is seeing their worst fire ever, Houston just saw Harvey, SF just set an all time record high (104!), etc etc. Cliff doesn't like to admit it, but there is a lot happening that sure looks like climate being influenced by hotter than normal conditions.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905158990785116195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-48779866410968386102017-09-04T14:31:59.102-07:002017-09-04T14:31:59.102-07:00This is our fifth summer in a row of excessive hea...This is our fifth summer in a row of excessive heat and record temperatures. When does this go from natural variation to a climatological trend? Could we be at the beginning of human caused climate change instead of 2050 being the arbitrary start date?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402697203472511892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13394439280903511082017-09-04T12:27:32.721-07:002017-09-04T12:27:32.721-07:00jeff, re historical air quality data: check out th...jeff, re historical air quality data: check out the epa website:<br /><br />https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data<br /><br />The data won't distinguish between wildfire smoke and other sources.<br /><br />This is certainly the worst smoke year I remember and I've lived in the state since 1980.<br /><br />When we drove home to Winthrop last night it looked like a scene (Mordor) right out of the Lord of the Rings. A giant ominous dark cloud was hanging over the Pasayten wilderness and the upper part of the valley. Summer can't end soon enough for me.Deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227802798728715787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5949372314784259722017-09-04T10:26:40.233-07:002017-09-04T10:26:40.233-07:00Is there a website that has historical data regard...Is there a website that has historical data regarding wildfire smoke? It seems like every summer gets worse. Living in eastern wa is borderline miserable dealing with all the smoke all the time. jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074848596330521566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70822975401500070532017-09-04T10:16:41.938-07:002017-09-04T10:16:41.938-07:00I've lived here 3 decades. I don't recall ...I've lived here 3 decades. I don't recall anything like these 'smoke storms'. Why is this happening this year, not prior ones?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950762824087855732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23934550146046119852017-09-04T09:35:28.232-07:002017-09-04T09:35:28.232-07:00It's weather like this that convinces even our...It's weather like this that convinces even our local hippies to break down and get window air conditioners.herrbrahmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308204686231352936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-541764615610279672017-09-04T09:34:03.379-07:002017-09-04T09:34:03.379-07:00I just moved my family here from Fairbanks Alaska....I just moved my family here from Fairbanks Alaska. The heat is a welcome relief from the usually freezing weather starting around now. Being from interior Alaska we are used to the smoke but I'd prefer those sunny skies. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for 80's and 90's for a little longer. I understand everyone else though. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314188127716465153noreply@blogger.com