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Post by richardw on Dec 30, 2015 20:44:20 GMT -5
Going to finish the year with 340mm or 13.8" which will be one of the driest years on record around here
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Post by steev on Dec 31, 2015 2:46:08 GMT -5
Sorry to see that; here in Cali, surveys are showing record numbers of dead and drought-stressed trees (vulnerable to insects and diseases), as with jungle-clearance, this leads to reduced carbon sequestration, not to ignore greater danger from fire. Having driven to the Coast today, all was wondrously green and lush, but certainly a month late for this stage to arrive. They predict El Nino to hit in January through March; one hopes to see that; last January was the driest on record. Lakes and reservoirs are at record lows, so heavy rains will be good, not considering the probable heavy loads of silt that will be dumped into them by such lately unusual events, nor the probable uncommonly frequent mud- and rock-slides that are likely to occur, especially in burned-over areas. Just yesterday, I saw more rocks on the road over the pass to the farm than has been usual, of late. That laminar shale and gravel in the road-cuts gets a tad too much water and a scosh too cold, it loses its grip; worse than wild pigs as a night-drive hazard; at least with the pigs, if you've got a big knife or hatchet, you can get a couple hams to take the sting out of the cost of the vehicle repair (not legal, so I'd never do such a thing, of course, even though I've always a hatchet in the truck; never can tell when you might be stranded in the boonies and need to chop some fire-wood for warmth, especially if you had something to cook).
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Dec 31, 2015 11:55:54 GMT -5
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