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Twombls t1_ixxrmsq wrote

Reply to comment by Walruzuma in Warmer, more volatile winters limit lake ice skating opportunities in Vermont | It’s getting more challenging for Lake Morey Resort to maintain its four-mile-long skating track. by newnemo

But its not just warming. Weather increases in volatility. Sometimes it also increases cold. Look at what happened in texas last winter.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxthzh wrote

Actually not true. Our reporting on it has increased. Storms are great for the media. Lemmings eat that shit up. Let's talk hurricanes. We've had decent satellite since the mid 80's. But if you look at landfall data, which would have been the only indicator prior to that period, the 80's and 90's were a minimum period. Landfalls were less than at any time on record since 1900. Yet, since then they have increased, right? WRONG. The total number has increased, because we see more from the sky. But, at best, the annual number for CAT 2+ that have made landfall is at best even. We just hear about every named storm that years ago no one knew about.

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Twombls t1_ixxwzak wrote

Oh this totally changed my mind. I have decided to run out and invest in ocean front property in Florida. Wanna buy some from me?

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Walruzuma t1_ixxzmir wrote

Not yet. The earth has at least 2 degrees to go to hit the temps of less than 1000 years ago! You must have a limited mental capacity, so give me about 350 years and YES. I'm a buyer. That's what the normal climate cycles of earth tell me the seas will again be receding.

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