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2016-03-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Mideast just experienced worst drought in 900 years – NASA

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Posted by trailing wife 2016-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "the authors have done a reasonable job in assessing the uncertainties." - Yeah, we sent Rocco and Vinnie over to "explain" to him how unpredictable "uncertainties" could be, especially when there is grant money involved.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-03-06 00:13|| 2016-03-06 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Did 1.5 million farmers move to cities or not? Answer that poster #1.

Posted by Don Vito Whuth8374 2016-03-06 00:32|| 2016-03-06 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Is commenter #2 a Michael Mann sock puppet?

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2016-03-06 05:57|| 2016-03-06 05:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Rain and temperatures too! I wonder if tree rings know where Judge Crater went too?

Posted by Shipman 2016-03-06 09:07|| 2016-03-06 09:07|| Front Page Top

#5 ".... helped spark Syrian war..."

yeah, that probably contributed 0.01% of the causation

Posted by lord garth 2016-03-06 10:38|| 2016-03-06 10:38|| Front Page Top

#6 "I'm really thirsty and we're all out of Zam Zam Cola. We should overthrow the Gubbamint!"

Posted by Frank G 2016-03-06 10:55|| 2016-03-06 10:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Michael Mann has become a denialist. Or at least he's surrendered to the idea that the pause is real. Link

Posted by trailing wife 2016-03-06 11:41|| 2016-03-06 11:41|| Front Page Top

#8 And yes, the farmers did move to the city to look for work.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-03-06 11:42|| 2016-03-06 11:42|| Front Page Top

#9 If Mann is involved I suspect the data.

And note how carefully they avoid explaining just how humans caused the drought. The Middle East isn't all that industrialized.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-03-06 11:55|| 2016-03-06 11:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Good link! TY TW.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2016-03-06 12:15|| 2016-03-06 12:15|| Front Page Top

#11 You're welcome, Whiskey Mike.

We've been following the drought in the Middle East since 2005. See archived articles about Syria here.

One needn't believe in catastophic anthropogenic climate change to see that droughts and floods happen, and that when they go on for years, farmers will be forced off the land. And that desperate people in large numbers are tinder awaiting a spark.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-03-06 12:51|| 2016-03-06 12:51|| Front Page Top

#12 Droughts and floods happen. Those that allow for that survive and thrive. Then those are arrogant and stupid just bumble along till they starve get murdered or get overthrown.

Forrrrr example......the Saudis have pumped 80% of their aquifer's water away. Water stored since the ice age. They depend solely on oil for their wealth with some investments. They have royals and commoners to support, with a populace with a poor work ethic. And an Insh'allah religion to boot.

You use your mind and make your own good news, or you leave it to the Fates. Take your choice and live with the consequences.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-03-06 15:51|| 2016-03-06 15:51|| Front Page Top

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