Posted on 03/01/2020 12:51:54 PM PST by Libloather
A warming planet has major ramifications on winter snowpack across the globe, including a long-term drying trend for many. That's a concern for winter sports enthusiasts and communities that depend on snow throughout the year.
Not many understand this better than the climate advocacy group known as Protect Our Winters (POW). The group is an organization of professional athletes and like-minded individuals fighting for policy to protect winter sports and mountain communities.
"Increased temperatures are melting away both my sport and my livelihood," professional ski mountaineer and POW representative Caroline Gliech told the US Senate late last year.
This year has been a prime example of what is becoming more common. Snowfall has been abysmal in California this winter. The state-wide snowpack is running far below average to date and there is little relief in sight before the season ends. This is a stark comparison to last year when California was walloped with above-average snowfall and ended the season 175% of average by April 1.
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They told us this in Colorado long ago. They said the ski areas and other winter sports would go out of business. They also told us we’d never see our large reservoirs full again.
Since then the reservoirs have filled multiple times and we’ve had plenty of great snow years, with this one being off the charts high in some areas and heavy pack in all areas of the state.
Except in the town of Lake Wobegon, “where...all the children are above average.”
“Snowfall has been abysmal in California this winter. The state-wide snowpack is running far below average to date and there is little relief in sight before the season ends. This is a stark comparison to last year when California was walloped with above-average snowfall and ended the season 175% of average by April 1.”
One year up, one year down, and they are having a fit.
“”Increased temperatures are melting away both my sport and my livelihood,” professional ski mountaineer and POW representative Caroline Gliech told the US Senate late last year.”
Get a real job as a bartender or something, leftist idiot.
Er, sorry, I forgot I moved to Florida. 😋
They’re all confused....again.
It’s not climate change affecting the future of winter sports.
It’s transgenders affecting the future of women’s sports.
I know a couple of people who work during snow season at Mammoth Mountain in CA. They have reported no concern about the impending end of snowfall as they know it. I’ll worry when they do.
Sounds like you’ve got your own problems. Just wondering - how many seas does Florida have anyway?
Point of View: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ climate czar is leaving, but Florida’s seas are still rising
We told Lindsey Vonn not to poke the bear. The Trump Curse is not easily removed.
All due to global warming.
Where's that Uncle Joe Goebbels photo?
In Hawaii, waterskiing is a winter sport as is beach volleyball. That is their normal. In fact, when they have the ‘Winter Olympics’ isn’t it actually summer in Australia?
Anyone with a brain would think to store the excess runoff because the next year probably won’t equal it, or run below average in fact.
But not Californians....flush the water to the ocean.....a policy that has now been halted thanks to DJT. Or knock down their reservoirs. They’re frkn’ sick.
Cancel all winter sports. Too much hot air being expended from individuals and arenas. It’s the only way.
420,000 years of ice core data from Vostok, Antarctica, research station. Current period is at left. From bottom to top: insolation at 65°N due to Milankovitch cycles (connected to 18O); 18O isotope of oxygen; levels of methane (CH4); relative temperature; levels of carbon dioxide (CO2).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_Station#/media/File:Vostok_420ky_4curves_insolation.jpg
Yes.. it was cold there today! Did you see that Trump 2020 flag?
Instead of some future global warming they should be concerned about men and boys competing as women and girls in winter and summer sports.
50% of all students test below the median, but the % below average can vary based on score distribution.
Is that jack ass still alive?
No death date on his wiki page so yeah. He’s been out of the spotlight for a while now but of course the reason I referenced him was for this....
In February 2006, Gumbel made remarks that some viewed as “reverse racism” regarding the Winter Olympics and the lack of African-American participation, and others considered important sports journalism commentary.[15]
So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention.
and his most recent jackassery on his wiki page is this
In a Rolling Stone article dated January 20, 2015, Gumbel said: “There are a few things I hate more than the (National Rifle Association). I mean truly. I think they’re pigs. I think they don’t care about human life. I think they are a curse upon the American landscape. So we got that on the record.”[18]
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