Noaa Scientist Says 2012 Drought Not Linked To Gw

[Tim Smith]

Did climate change affect the 2012 drought?

Climatologists who linked the 2011 drought in Texas to climate change said "not this time" http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/12/climate-change-not-2012-drought

Apparently the finding is controversial and depends on whether or not differences in sea ice and snow pack affect the location of the jet stream.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/12/1859541/yes-climate-change-is-worsening-us-drought-noaa-report-needlessly-confuses-the-issue/

We're down to rationing yard watering in 2013 already here in Colorado so this one isn't over yet.

[Wayne SW/MO]

It's looking good here, so far.

[gotmuddy]

looking great here.

[Tim Smith]

Glad to hear that, guys. We've had 2 big snows in three weeks that are keeping us in the 70% of average snowpack range. Hopefully that will continue long enough to get us through the pinch.

[jdmidwest]

Its that micromanagement thing, they fail to look at the bigger picture.

What is this global warming thing anyway? It must be something big if Sec of State Kerry is preaching it to the Chinese.