A study finds that large swaths of the nation are at greater risk of destructive rain than the federal government now says; in Transylvania, "100-year storms" can now be expected once a decade.
But, yet in the decade of the 90's we had severe droughts. Severe floods in early 1900's, one of the biggest floods in the '60's, then droughts in 80s and 90s.
I'm sure that's all true and records are spotty. For example, there's a lot of missing days from the annual rainfall report from '64, which is known to be one of the wettest on record. But evidence is clear that rainfall is increasing here. Witness the 136 inches of annual rainfall recorded a couple of years ago at gorges.
There was a scientific report published recently. It explains that the Earth wobbles on it's axis occasionally. I have known this since childhood, my Dad taught me this when we would sit outside and look up at the stars. The Earth has done so (again) in the last couple of years causing erratic weather.. It always has done this and always will. (This in no way address's polluting the Earth and why we should not destroy her, but that is another speech)
But, yet in the decade of the 90's we had severe droughts. Severe floods in early 1900's, one of the biggest floods in the '60's, then droughts in 80s and 90s.
I'm sure that's all true and records are spotty. For example, there's a lot of missing days from the annual rainfall report from '64, which is known to be one of the wettest on record. But evidence is clear that rainfall is increasing here. Witness the 136 inches of annual rainfall recorded a couple of years ago at gorges.
Pisgah forest is a temperate rain forest. We have a long way to go before we get too much rain, even though were on a fall line.
There was a scientific report published recently. It explains that the Earth wobbles on it's axis occasionally. I have known this since childhood, my Dad taught me this when we would sit outside and look up at the stars. The Earth has done so (again) in the last couple of years causing erratic weather.. It always has done this and always will. (This in no way address's polluting the Earth and why we should not destroy her, but that is another speech)