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Originally Posted by cologal
You have made my point....
Colorado’s has increased by .12 degrees/decade. Colorado’s precipitation is declining by .06 inches/decade One would think that would mean it is getting hotter here. And the dropping precipitation is NOT good news for skiing industry....
I sited the pine beetle problem which is widespread in Colorado...it makes me sick to see the pine trees turn red. The winters, even in the high country, are not cold enough to kill off this pest. Last year, when I was in TV, it was in fact colder in TV than here in Colorado Springs.
Just going on personal experience I have lived here since 1966.
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Personal experience is anecdotal evidence - this is a common tool that politicians and lawyers use to cite one or two examples and then generalize it to the entire universe of such situations. The winter of 2007-2008 was the second wettest on record in Colorado. This past winter saw normal precipitation. So, is this good or bad news for the ski industry? A decline averaging 0.6" per century is not statistically significant, especially when record snowfalls are being recorded.