A tale of two climates & Earths Climate In Transition by Theodore White, astromet The earths climate is in transition from solar-forced global warming (since 1980-81) to solar-forced global cooling, which I have forecasted arrives officially in mid-December 2017. As the arctic and antarctic ice extents grow and expand (no, the polar bears are not drowning) a tale of two climates in transition is taking place, as I forecasted years ago it would into this decade of the mid-Twenty Tens. California is experiencing the multi-year drought I forecasted with bad drought conditions entering the extreme levels in parts of the state, including northern California and into parts of the Pacific Northwest. Back east, frost and freeze season arrives 3-4 weeks earlier than normal after a cooler than normal summer from the central to southern to eastern and northeastern states. The drought in California has led to what was also forecasted - wildfires - which I have covered before as a journalist. Ive been in several wildfires and tell you that the destruction of all in the path of what amounts to a firestorm is something one cannot always put into words, though thats what I did as a newsman. The multi-year drought that California and other western states are now experiencing is the result of the transition of the condition of the Sun, which governs the Earths climate. Associated Press Reports that, Nearly 6,000 firefighters battled Tuesday to contain a dozen wildfires in California, including a fast-spreading fire east of Sacramento and another near Mount Shasta that burned an estimated 150 homes and other structures.. A top-level federal management team assumed command of the King Fire in El Dorado County, Calif., indicating the level of concern and potential for loss of homes and life, after the fire quickly grew to 11,570 acres. The King Fire is 18 square miles, burning in a canyon of the south fork of the American River, northeast of the community of Pollock Pines. Its 5% contained. The fire expanded from 3,900 acres on Monday morning to 8,600 Monday night, and then to its current size overnight Tuesday. Authorities report trouble fighting the fire because of steep terrain. Some 1,555 firefighters are deployed on the blaze, which has forced school closures and evacuations of nearby homes, and firefighters fear increasing winds and high temperatures later this week. The fire is threatening at least 500 structures. One injury has been reported. In Weed, Calif., close to the Oregon border, residents were beginning to assess the damage after the Boles Fire quickly damaged or destroyed 150 structures, including a church and sawmill. The fire began in nearby wildlands Monday afternoon, and high winds State fire Battalion Chief Scott McLean said the number of buildings burned was greater than thought Monday, and that a significant number of them are houses. Among the homes lost were some belonging to firefighters, state fire agency spokesman Daniel Berlant said. The fire burned 375 acres, or half a square mile, and showed almost no growth overnight. It was estimated to be 20% contained. Officials have said it moved quickly, catching residents off guard in the scenic town of nearly 3,000 near the base of Mount Shasta in the Cascade Mountains. At least 1,500 people were forced to flee. Hot, dry weather has exacerbated conditions caused by a record drought. In addition to destroying homes and forests, the wildfires have been spewing unhealthy smoke into the air, prompting air-quality alerts in portions of the state sweltering under high temperatures and low humidity. Cal Fire alone has responded to more than 4,800 wildfires this year, 1,000 more than average. That doesnt include fires handled by federal officials, said Berlant. During these climate transits we see extremes of weather, with both cold and warm anomalies one climate regime wanes, and another nears. The extreme drought, then the raging wildfires, then when the rains return, the floods and mudslides on the blackened earth. Drought and flood can also co-exist. That is what we are witnessing in our current times... Help the people of California as they are facing some of the extremes of weather that will yield to a new climate age in just three years. youtube/watch?v=qv9VrNzuIOI
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:27:22 +0000
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