Thread: Climate Change and our Land of Fire, Flood and Drought.

Don't have a rain gauge, but if I read BOM right, Maleny only had 8mm, so we certainly need a lot more than that.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

I think you have to consider the UHI here.

In the 30s Canberra was a tiny village.
Now it is a large city with a very active airport, suburbs reaching out to the Brindabellas, and an artificial lake which retains heat, and many many kilometers of bitumen, vs a tiny bit in 1930.

Not quite following your logic there - the burbs are no where near the mountains - prevailing weather is from the west so any heating goes east - anyway you been in the Lake - not much heat there.

This can't be right. Don't people keep saying climate change isn't real?

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Not quite following your logic there - the burbs are no where near the mountains - prevailing weather is from the west so any heating goes east - anyway you been in the Lake - not much heat there

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Heat rises. I have never seen the lake frozen. Has anyone? I doubt it.
I only ever saw snow on the odd occasion when I lived there in 1981, 1985.
In 1980 I attended a conference there when there was a snowstorm and about 1 foot on the wings of planes. In a couple of days it was gone.
Once the front bearing snow has passed the weather does not come from the west.

Regards PhilipA

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

This can't be right. Don't people keep saying climate change isn't real?

I've never heard anyone say that. What I have heard are arguments that mans contribution may not be as great as is being implied.

Had about 2mm this morning - and now we have a dust storm! So much for the rain laying the dust. I have to go to town tomorrow, and I was hoping for the dust to be laid a bit!

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Had about 2mm this morning - and now we have a dust storm! So much for the rain laying the dust. I have to go to town tomorrow, and I was hoping for the dust to be laid a bit!

A Barcoo shower. Six raindrops and some dust. I can't remember who wrote that, Banjo or Henry.

It's okay, mathematics can explain the climate emergency. There is a formula for it.
Basically, we're screwed.

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