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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (220521)	2/23/2005 7:57:49 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571399

Ted, from the article: In a typical February, Seattle would get more than 4 inches of rainfall. So far, there has been less than an inch, a continuation of a drier-than-usual January. Cute factoid to dress up a story on global warming. That's all it was......a dressing up. The article discussed current weather conditions in Seattle as an aside..........it did not suggest that it was evidence of global warming.......at least not definitively. Everyone knows that a one season fluctuation does not make for global warming. Its the overall trend that is key. Meanwhile, Southern California is being drenched with the 3rd wettest winter in recorded history (or something like that). Another 5 inches and it will have broken the record set in 1883. One theory is that SoCal is literally getting the rain that the Pacific NW ought to be getting. Yes, that's how its supposed to work but there are two oddities to the current situation. Usually there is a significant change in the water temps of the eastern Pacific. The one that brings LA a lot of rain is called El Nino. However, this year there has been no significant change in water temps in the Pacific. And during the El Nino effect, Seattle should get less rain, but not a drought. That's the second oddity.....we are experiencing drought conditions. There is virtually no snow in the mts. By this time in the winter, the snowpack should be close to a 100 inches or more. Its less than 30 inches in most places. We have had less than an inch of rain since early January and now they are saying the next rainstorm is not expected until March. Its very strange. Is that caused by global warming? Maybe a "Day After Tomorrow" kind of effect? Perhaps, but around here, the globe sure doesn't feel any warmer ... The nineties was the hottest decade of the 20th century. Each year has been warmer than the year before. Is it global warming? Scientists think so. You want to wait and find out? ted