[JimBof]

There have been so few posts since Christmas that I was wondering if a fatal virus had been released to most members because of global warming and the associated big freeze up north. Here in Brisbane Australia we have just had over 36 days of +30 degrees heat setting a new record. North of us Townsville has been flooded with 1.5 Metres of rain. Some nearby areas have had over 2 M. One town had 500 MM in 12 hours. Water heading north has swollen a river to 60 Km wide. The estimate is over 1/2 million cattle dead. Is this weather or climate?

[Ibon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JimBof', ' ')Is this weather or climate?

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JimBof', ' ')Is this weather or climate?

[KaiserJeep]

This is the second wettest year in California since I came here in 1986. We just finished the wettest week I can remember including one of the approximately six hailstorms I can recall since I arrived. We have had storm fronts lashing through and I have twice a day gone out back and groomed the plastic grass of tree droppings for the last 3 days.

This is all happening as we are having open house to sell the California place. Today we have two groups of lookers coming back for second tours. If any have cash I could be out of here in a month.

In view of the storms, the decision to go with plastic grass was the correct one. Most comments seem to agree that water conservation is a major concern. Me, I'm just glad the gutters are open, I'm raking the bark chips back in the plannting beds as the rain washes them away.

[jedrider]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ibon', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JimBof', ' ')Is this weather or climate?

[Ibon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jedrider', '
')Isn't this the dry season anyway, however, and the rest of the year there is sufficient rainfall?

[jedrider]

Here in northern California, the fog is vastly decreased from only a decade ago. The climate now is a new one, that of a semi-desert that is creeping all the way to the coast line. Our redwood forests are fog harvesters. No fog, maybe no more redwoods, except the giants can still tap into near under surface water, but I wonder about that. There is little redwood forests left (because they were systematically cut down), but what is left in the parks are like near-extinct species in a zoo.

[Newfie]

JD,

Are you familiar with this site?

http://riodulcechisme.com

Belize is right next door, a little less third world.

I know of folks living in Panama, besides Ibon.

The island of Dominique might present some interesting opportunities. Fairly depressed, hard hit by Hurricane last year many folks left and now Ross University has decided to pull out. I suspect there are buying opportunities there. But it’s for the adventurous.

[jedrider]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', 'J')D,

Are you familiar with this site?

http://riodulcechisme.com

Belize is right next door, a little less third world.

I know of folks living in Panama, besides Ibon.

The island of Dominique might present some interesting opportunities. Fairly depressed, hard hit by Hurricane last year many folks left and now Ross University has decided to pull out. I suspect there are buying opportunities there. But it’s for the adventurous.

[Newfie]

It has links to other Guat sites. They also have a forum. They discuss all kinds of expat things.

No need to worry about SLR on Dominique, for the most part it rises straight up. NO tornados. 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.

Seriously many places have some form of natural disaster potential. Rain cal causes wash outs and mud slides, volcanos, dictirial governments, all acts of God.

[Karle]

Here in Tasmania we had lots of bush fires but there have been worse ones before.

The experts said there was no way to put the fires out, and they might burn for another 6 weeks, since we would not get any rain in February.

Three days later the big rain started and most fires are out. One day last week with the last fires still burning we had the interesting situation with summer snow where the firefighters could not work any more because of too much snow making it impossible.

The experts always know what is coming.

[Newfie]

That’s interesting. I watch the weather fairly closely because we live on a boat and travel, so it’s important. Most of the time the weather 3 days out is pretty good, 5 days you have a clue, beyond that is a crap shoot. Then again the weather here is pretty consistent, not a lot of variability.

I do recall a road trip to Rochester, NY from Philadelphia. Leaving to return home, October, they predicted light snow showers, then some accumulation, then a few inches. By the time I got to the PA Turnpike they said the B word, blizzard. No shit Sherlock! I got on but they closed entrance ramps behind me. Luckily I had 4WD and got through, although there were blown down trees that closed the shoulder and slow lane, none blocked my passage.

[JimBof]

Now it looks like we might be hit by Cyclone Oma. It might miss us but could hit south east Queensland. That would fill the dams but nobody likes to be hit by a Grade 3 cyclone. The last one to come this far south was 1981.

[onlooker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JimBof', 'T')here have been so few posts since Christmas that I was wondering if a fatal virus had been released to most members because of global warming and the associated big freeze up north. Here in Brisbane Australia we have just had over 36 days of +30 degrees heat setting a new record. North of us Townsville has been flooded with 1.5 Metres of rain. Some nearby areas have had over 2 M. One town had 500 MM in 12 hours. Water heading north has swollen a river to 60 Km wide. The estimate is over 1/2 million cattle dead. Is this weather or climate?

[SeaGypsy]

When I first joined up here it was peak fallout from the GFC, usually 200+ active members online, new posts every few minutes, full on characters hashing out long arguments, it was a very busy forum, busiest I've ever been involved in by a long way. Times have changed, fundamentals haven't.

[peakoilwhen]

>Where is everybody

After the internet gave peakoil a new leash of interest in about 2003-2005, everyone with braincells realised it was a baseless doomer cult, and in fact is a non issue for multiple reasons. Without brainy people leading the plebs, the interest in peakoil has waned.

[Newfie]

I watch, contribute to, this forum and 2 others about sailing. From that small sampling I note that participation is way down on all three forums.

Just one guys observation.

[onlooker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('peakoilwhen', '&')gt;Where is everybody

After the internet gave peakoil a new leash of interest in about 2003-2005, everyone with braincells realised it was a baseless doomer cult, and in fact is a non issue for multiple reasons. Without brainy people leading the plebs, the interest in peakoil has waned.

[Ibon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('onlooker', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('peakoilwhen', '&')gt;Where is everybody

After the internet gave peakoil a new leash of interest in about 2003-2005, everyone with braincells realised it was a baseless doomer cult, and in fact is a non issue for multiple reasons. Without brainy people leading the plebs, the interest in peakoil has waned.

[Ibon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('onlooker', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('peakoilwhen', '&')gt;Where is everybody

After the internet gave peakoil a new leash of interest in about 2003-2005, everyone with braincells realised it was a baseless doomer cult, and in fact is a non issue for multiple reasons. Without brainy people leading the plebs, the interest in peakoil has waned.