Generally, weather evens out. If it's hotter than normal in one place, it's colder than normal in another. If the air pressure is rising in one place, it's falling in another. If it's wetter than normal in one place, it's drier in another. Thanks to the jet stream, when it's colder than normal in Minnesota, it's warmer than normal in Alaska, and vice-versa. This local variation is well understood by research climatologists. That's why they work with 30-year trends, not weekly or yearly trends, and with global averages, not local weather, to detect climate change. There's a good reason it's called "global" warming, not "Santa Cruz" warming! Chuck Holst ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I spent the weekend kayaking and camping at Santa Cruz Island out by Vetura. It got quite chilly and I wished I'd packed some warmer gear. Amazing how selective global warming seems to be! Excuse me, I should say "climate change"! Mark __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4295 (20090731) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 31 2009 - 14:33:49 PDT
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