tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post7421381592876479379..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Real DoomRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-68818502861524812352012-12-07T14:18:50.532-08:002012-12-07T14:18:50.532-08:00The freak melt of the Greenland ice sheet last sum...<a rel="nofollow">The freak melt of the Greenland ice sheet last summer may have been forced by smoke from Arctic wildfires, new research suggests.<br /><br />Satellite observations, due to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union on Friday, for the first time tracks smoke and soot particles from tundra wildfires over to Greenland.<br /><br />Scientists have long known that soot blackens snow and ice, reducing its powers of reflectivity and making it more likely to melt under the sun.</a><br /><br />Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/greenland-thaw-from-arctic-wildfires-2012-12#ixzz2EPJ7VW54<br />Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728355130009280564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-9671944481732230872012-12-07T08:17:51.175-08:002012-12-07T08:17:51.175-08:00Blogger w said...
Just a thought...the Little ...<i>Blogger w said...<br /> Just a thought...the Little Ice Age would have come just after the Medieval Warm Period and perhaps just before or during the Spanish exploration. Thus giving us a warped historical perspective of a desert SW at peak rainfall. </i><br /><br />http://spittalstreet.com/?p=2557<br /><a rel="nofollow">The advanced people who built these dwelling were less durable than their cleverly architected buildings. By 1200 Chaco Canyon was abandoned and by 1300 Mesa Verde was also left empty.</a><br /><br />The end of Anasazi civilization corresponded with the end of the Medieval Warming...Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728355130009280564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-16374357078151461172012-12-07T08:09:46.865-08:002012-12-07T08:09:46.865-08:00Thus giving us a warped historical perspective of ...<i>Thus giving us a warped historical perspective of a desert SW at peak rainfall. </i><br /><br />Exactly correct. the same error occurred when dividing up the Colorado River water. They mistook average volume by at least a third due to an unusually wet survey period. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-406373589099722812012-12-07T07:55:45.056-08:002012-12-07T07:55:45.056-08:00@Cinco-X,
I think you have the right idea, but wi...@Cinco-X,<br /><br />I think you have the right idea, but without doing any fact checking let me stick my foot in my mouth and suggest that I believe the drought periods in the desert SW correspond with the Roman Warm Period and the Medieval Warm Period.<br /><br />Just a thought...the Little Ice Age would have come just after the Medieval Warm Period and perhaps just before or during the Spanish exploration. Thus giving us a warped historical perspective of a desert SW at peak rainfall. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-87143067461442093982012-12-07T07:46:46.888-08:002012-12-07T07:46:46.888-08:00I don't know Son of Brock Landers,
That may b...I don't know Son of Brock Landers,<br /><br />That may be partly true. But I kind of think the Zombie fascination is more an outgrowth of video game culture. Zombie games became pretty popular about 10 years ago. Those kids are now a valuable movie going demographic.<br /><br />Though I admit I tried to watch AMC's Walking Dead for the whole "Postman" quality to it, but it was just too much gore. I just couldn't watch humans beat other humans to death. What would Natural Law say about that!whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-64104820515394548872012-12-07T07:32:24.841-08:002012-12-07T07:32:24.841-08:00Gosh this can be a fun place. Thoughtful commenta...Gosh this can be a fun place. Thoughtful commentary and light banter. I apologize for the extended hiatus. I thought the subjects were better covered elsewhere and for a time they were. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-53739228616849938182012-12-07T06:49:38.763-08:002012-12-07T06:49:38.763-08:00Rob Dawg said...
Or the 400 year mega drought...<i>Rob Dawg said...<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow"> Or the 400 year mega drought in the American desert southwest that destroyed the indian civilizations.</a><br /><br /> Was it that long? The Anasazi held on for quite a bit. </i><br /><br />I think that period was a long as and coincident with "the Little Ice Age"...Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728355130009280564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-13495975234086690912012-12-07T05:37:21.871-08:002012-12-07T05:37:21.871-08:00@w - The zombie craze plays on people's fears ...@w - The zombie craze plays on people's fears of a collapse of civilization and the idea that there might be mobs of people that you'll have to kill.Son of Brock Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263952647741417976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-46613462989313161052012-12-07T04:07:36.088-08:002012-12-07T04:07:36.088-08:00I hope this link works:
http://www.dailymail.co.u...I hope this link works:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244089/Kristy-Cadman-Jones-death-Coroner-challenges-groom-new-wifes-heroin-overdose-honeymoon.html<br /><br />The guy on the right. Look vaguely familiar?Lou Minattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096986232572086745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-15318949807529583032012-12-06T21:32:30.724-08:002012-12-06T21:32:30.724-08:00Great find Lou! Didn't those poor saps know a...Great find Lou! Didn't those poor saps know anything about the contracts clause!!<br /><br />Lucifers Hammer was great disaster porn. Which brings up a point...the 70's were not just a decade or urban decay and economic problems they were the decade of disaster films. Will we soon go down this same path as the public becomes fixated on the negative things going on around them? Will we have a new Dirty Harry and Magnum Force? Maybe this time set in Detroit? Airport, Poseiden Adventure, Hotel?whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-49511686230362211792012-12-06T19:30:37.864-08:002012-12-06T19:30:37.864-08:00From the Wiki entry,
"Dependent on property ...From the Wiki entry,<br /><br />"Dependent on property taxes, the State of California went bankrupt. The governor, state legislature, and state employees were not paid for a year and a half."<br /><br />Hmm. Lou Minattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096986232572086745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-10994968105766243092012-12-06T19:27:15.065-08:002012-12-06T19:27:15.065-08:00So we could see Lucifer's Hammer in real life ...So we could see Lucifer's Hammer in real life in the Central Valley, only without the comet?Lou Minattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096986232572086745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-17054031359164604752012-12-06T19:03:13.864-08:002012-12-06T19:03:13.864-08:00Definitely raises mixed emotions.
The CV brings u...Definitely raises mixed emotions.<br /><br />The CV brings us so much good food, but the rest would best be washed away.TJandTheBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735388072841457108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-48651671843761420662012-12-06T17:20:41.714-08:002012-12-06T17:20:41.714-08:00At least the drive up Hwy 99 will smell better.At least the drive up Hwy 99 will smell better.Srihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507984398411390539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-69207752094494919422012-12-06T16:47:22.771-08:002012-12-06T16:47:22.771-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-56171915207411078652012-12-06T16:43:16.349-08:002012-12-06T16:43:16.349-08:00Well it was more like a bunch of 20-60 year drough...Well it was more like a bunch of 20-60 year droughts within a 400 year range.<br /><br />They have also found evidence of the same during the Roman era. A 50 year drought during a very dry century.<br /><br />Thats funny about the Anasazi. Coming in with no preconceived notion and seeing things for what they are.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-28700115369950432752012-12-06T15:50:19.507-08:002012-12-06T15:50:19.507-08:00Or the 400 year mega drought in the American deser...<i>Or the 400 year mega drought in the American desert southwest that destroyed the indian civilizations.</i><br /><br />Was it that long? The Anasazi held on for quite a bit. <br /><br />I recall in the early 80s visiting a site. The structure was a "mystery" to the PHd ranger interpreters. Took about 10 seconds and said "food bank." I pointed out the raised floor level for insect/rodent and ease of transfer. I pointed out the lack of windows as evidence of storage rather than occupation. I pointed out the location as transport efficient above other considerations. I got pooh poohed for being so flippant. Took the eggheads 30 years to figure out the obvious. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-90876800921238595972012-12-06T15:43:18.192-08:002012-12-06T15:43:18.192-08:00Convenient facts like the Romans tending vinyards ...<i>Convenient facts like the Romans tending vinyards in England always get overlooked. Doesnt fit the narrative.</i><br /><br />Palm trees in the British Isles and Norwegian tree lines several thousand feet higher. <br /><br />What gets me is humanity does fine in Singapore and Helsinki despite an annual average temperature difference of 12°C while we worry about 1.6°C. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-20835609287194400172012-12-06T15:39:46.496-08:002012-12-06T15:39:46.496-08:00"Does [Reid] not realize that is the House...<i>"Does [Reid] not realize that is the House's role in the checks and balances scheme?</i><br /><br />I've long given up the fiction of a constitutional republic. What surprises me is giving up power. The power of the purse resides in the House. Why the House receives any Executive budget as anything but a suggestion is beyond me. <br /><br />Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-75349633475095189132012-12-06T15:28:32.742-08:002012-12-06T15:28:32.742-08:00Or the 400 year mega drought in the American deser...Or the 400 year mega drought in the American desert southwest that destroyed the indian civilizations. Or the many years of massive windstorms in the American southeast that created aeolian soils 700 feet deep.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-76528950984928672402012-12-06T15:26:17.404-08:002012-12-06T15:26:17.404-08:00Convenient facts like the Romans tending vinyards ...Convenient facts like the Romans tending vinyards in England always get overlooked. Doesnt fit the narrative.<br /><br />Dawg - Did you see how Reid wants a vote on giving Obama the ability to raise the debt limit himself. I thought Reid was a master of parliamentarian rules. Does he not realize that is the House's role int he checks and balances scheme?Son of Brock Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263952647741417976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-11287869446993011762012-12-06T14:43:43.915-08:002012-12-06T14:43:43.915-08:00WE all know this won't happen again, it's ...WE all know this won't happen again, it's a one time thing, like that carrington event or an 8.0 on the Hayward fault.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565272548229232728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-78811529144660752852012-12-06T12:10:30.840-08:002012-12-06T12:10:30.840-08:00Of course the ocean has risen 400 feet since the l...Of course the ocean has risen 400 feet since the last Glacial Maximum 14,000 years ago.<br /><br />The human fantasy fixating on a static world is always interesting.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-64026339830031048962012-12-06T11:55:53.921-08:002012-12-06T11:55:53.921-08:00Rob Dawg said...Wiki has been called to task many ...<i>Rob Dawg said...Wiki has been called to task many times for CAGW bias. With no effect to date. </i><br /><br /><br />Interesting link posted by Shill elsewhere:<br />http://www.climatedepot.com/a/18726/Fmr-Thatcher-advisor-Lord-Monckton-evicted-from-UN-climate-summit-after-challenging-global-warming--Escorted-from-the-hall-and-security-officers-stripped-him-of-his-UN-credentials<br /><br />Title of article:<br />Fmr. Thatcher advisor Lord Monckton evicted from UN climate summit after challenging global warming -- 'Escorted from the hall and security officers stripped him of his UN credentials'Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728355130009280564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-17175336195544471822012-12-06T11:19:54.811-08:002012-12-06T11:19:54.811-08:00Cinco-X,
Wiki has been called to task many times f...Cinco-X,<br />Wiki has been called to task many times for CAGW bias. With no effect to date. <br /><br />Wake me up when the export wine industry re-inhabits western England. <br /><br />It just amazes me that we have Pilgrims meeting natives in November wearing moccasins, vests and little else in the winter. <br /><br />I do not hold myself as any form of expert. What I can do is point out the holes in the expert opinions. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.com