Study links California drought to global warming

[Auggie]

4-27-14

WASHINGTON (AP) — While researchers have sometimes connected weather extremes to man-made global warming, usually it's not done in real time. Now a study is asserting a link between climate change and both the intensifying California drought and the polar vortex blamed for a harsh winter that mercifully has just ended in many places.

The Utah State University scientists involved in the study say they hope what they found can help them predict the next big weird winter.

Outside scientists, such as Katharine Hayhoe at Texas Tech University, are calling this study promising but not quite proven as it pushes the boundaries in "one of the hottest topics in climate science today."

The United States just came out of a two-faced winter — bitter cold and snowy in the Midwest and East, warm and severely dry in the West. The latest U.S. drought monitor says 100 percent of California is in an official drought.

STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Study-links-California-drought-to-global-warming-5427269.php

[PDJane]

1. Why would this be a surprise?

Of course it's connected to global warming.


As an addendum, why aren't we doing something about the ovruse of fresh water supplies?

[immoderate]

3. Because selling water is an opportunity for entrepreneurism.

</sarcasm>

--imm

[Auggie]

8. Conjecture is not the same as science

Yes, it's not a surprise, but now there's science to back it up.

[onecaliberal]

2. I have lived in this state

My entire life. There has never ever been a winter where it was 80 degrees on one day let alone for weeks on end. I would love to know what science deniers attribute this to if not climate change?

[grahamhgreen]

5. "Science Denier" - kick for proper framing.

[onecaliberal]

10. I guess you failed on that front

[grahamhgreen]

6. "Science Deniers" - kick for proper framing.

[In_The_Wind]

12. Holy crap!!!