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To: combjelly who wrote (613030)	5/25/2011 10:37:03 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578566

"And I am not 100% certain that what we are seeing is climate change" Wise. However, what we are seeing is exactly what you would expect if it were to happen. That's right. Too many people think global warming means just higher temps. That would be wrong. Global warming can manifest with both hotter and colder temps but more importantly, it can manifest as more severe and more frequent storms with greater rainfall and/or snowfall totals per storm. And these storm cells are huge.....the ones hitting the Midwest and South this Spring range over several states. Meanwhile in Seattle, we are experiencing the coldest spring in its history. I am still wearing my winter jacket. Plant life has been impacted dramatically.....I have been growing things since I was six....had a natural inclination to grow crops even though I lived in the city. Consequently, at an early age, I became very aware of the weather. I have never seen the weather so impact plant-life like it is doing here. Lilacs usually bloom in mid April.....they are just blooming now.....a month and half late. To me, that's very troublesome. "if this is what climate change will mean going forward, we are in for a world of hurt." In more ways than you have detailed. Yes, all of the things you point out are true. But think what they imply. Several countries has lousy harvests last year. Like Russia and Australia. Even when harvests set records, we have experienced inflation in food commodity prices. Now, what happens when there are massive crop failures? Oh yeah, the economic impact will be significant on many different levels. Think about how many farmer's fields will lay fallow this summer because they have been contaminated by the toxic soup called the Mississippi. I have never seen the MS flood like it has this Spring. Weathermen are reporting that tornadoes are much bigger and stronger than normal but more significantly, they are staying on the ground much longer, covering a much greater area. The devastation in the South and the Midwest is not to be believed. And yes, crop failure......I don't even want to think about it. The flooding along the Mississippi will impact just about everything but rice. The tornadoes won't help matters. Even if things calm down immediately, food is going to go up this year. And there is no real reason to suspect that will happen. And lets not forget this past winter's snowstorms.......major cities were immobilized upwards to a week because of these storms. Are these storms going to be a regular occurrence? And hurricanes.........we got off easy last summer. Will it be the same this summer........we sure could use another light hurricane season but that's not what they're predicting. And already, certain Rs are threatening to cut off disaster help if budget offsets are not found. A great way to calm Americans whose collective psyche is still reeling from 3 years of serious recession.