Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2205123)

1. The "US Drought Monitor" is a climate alarmist outlet. Read how it operates. It uses "subjective methods" and "unnamed experts" to create scary maps.
2. Florida's dry season ends in May. Be patient.
3. Golf courses and lawns are NOT part of natural Florida.

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2205130)

I just let the grass grow a little longer, give an extra day’s watering to the bushes - problem seems solved.

Originally Posted by blueash (Post 2205232)

Tell me which one of these groups is the alarmist one, or all of them in your humble opinion

The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

There is nothing subjective about their work except the dividing lines which they have derived between categories of severity of drought. And while where to draw a line is subjective, they are totally consistent in their definitions and their data is derived from objective readings confirmed with on site reports.

I see nowhere on their site that they use "unnamed experts" in fact the authors are listed and the sources are listed. And if you find the maps "scary" maybe the drought conditions in those dry areas are "scary" Perhaps you will tell us that the low rainfall in Florida has not produced drought conditions, that there is no increased fire risk and this is all a cabal of "scientists" just looking for fame and fortune at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2205370)

Florida's "dry season" runs through May -- this is completely normal. There's nothing unusual about our current conditions -- except for lots of unnatural golf courses and manicured lawns.

Originally Posted by Mazjaz (Post 2205408)

Over the 65 years of my life living in different parts of the country, been thru excessive droughts, excessive rain periods, excessive snows, little snow. The climate changes yearly, daily, and often. Always has always will. Not concerned one bit when you look at the history of the earth’s climate over thousands of years.

Originally Posted by blueash (Post 2205437)

Please tell me what sovereign action we should be considering regarding water use in Florida as individuals. You might have a great solution for each of us to pursue.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2205513)

A warmer planet is a better planet. Maybe, if it gets warm enough, the Vikings will return to Greenland -- which will be more green -- and that's a good thing.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2205527)

A warmer planet will cause flies, mosquitos, mice, and other rodent vermin to carry more deadly diseases to more humans in the now warmer temperate zones where the bulk of the earth's population exists. Be careful what you wish for, it could backfire!

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2205527)

A warmer planet will cause flies, mosquitos, mice, and other rodent vermin to carry more deadly diseases to more humans in the now warmer temperate zones where the bulk of the earth's population exists. Be careful what you wish for, it could backfire!

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2205536)

When we get warmer, adjustments will just have to be made. Hopefully we do a lot better than the dinosaurs did when they moved from a warmer phase to a colder Ice age. The earth will always warm and cool, it is up to the human race to adjust or die.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2205546)

History repeatedly shows that humanity advances during warm periods (like the Medieval and Roman warm periods) and suffers during cold periods (like the Dark Ages and the Little Ice Age).

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2205575)

Oh interesting! There were other times in history when temperatures rose above the norm. The only problem is that todays thermometer is only almost 200 years old. So with only 200 years of measured history in small records, we can can now speculate about the prior 2000 years as the same as last first 100 years of the thermometer

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