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    The trend is not showing any indication of deceleration, rather the opposite. That suggests 2+ *C is already baked in. Indicates the 2060 global temperature will be 3-4*C above that of the 1970s.
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    Thank you, that is very informative. One forgets how big Africa is, lots of room for both wet and dry regions.
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    I'm puzzled, the prior posting by Windspeed shows much above average rainfall in the same area that this unusual amount of dust is coming from. Can someone please help explain?
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    Think it was 'red on yellow, friendly fellow. Red on black, stand back'. That said, probably best to just get out of their way.
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    Interesting difference, I freak out about ticks, but snakes and spiders are just fine. Garter Snakes are actually quite silky, if you touch them. Don't know about the others, never touched a rattler.
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    Why is it that the forecasts appear so disconnected from real life. Here in NYC, the various (suitably hedged) forecasts were for close to a half inch of rain and thundershowers. A glance at the evolving weather shown on the various radar tracks indicated that the main event would be well south of the city. But the forecast remained the same. Why?
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    Put on a solar cover, it makes a big difference in the water temperature. Plus it really helps keep the crud out of the water.
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    Disappointing for a high school class, I'd have thought that at least one of her classmates would have know how to open a locked car. That said, I can easily see the wiper blades melting with that stress, lucky the metal wiper frames did not scratch the windshield.
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    Thank you, that is informative. Do we know whether the surface actually got cooled or was the surface warmth just mushed in with the colder water deeper down?
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    Am surprised to see Gulf temperatures actually below normal, there was lots of comment about the Gulf being much warmer than usual. What happened? Meanwhile, it seems 'the blob' has reappeared off Alaska, which bodes ill for the local fisheries.
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    Both are splendid and a delight to the eye, so getting them is always exciting. Orioles usually come for fruit, like orange quarters or even jelly, while Grosbeaks are seed eaters more likely to chow down on sunflower seeds or maybe peanuts.
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    Have to disagree on his management of the virus issue. He has killed the arts, education and entertainment activities in NYC with his egregious lockdown policies. Those are the economic engines of the state.. So having induced cardiac arrest, he is surprised the patient is not generating the expected income? PS Not a fan, obviously, of the shutdown, whether by Trump or Cuomo. Dreadfully bad policy which will hurt us for years to come.
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    There are solar farms that are close to that size, so it is possible to test this with real world examples. Afaik, there has not been any such induced precipitation reported.
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    Young people don't read, it's a social disadvantage to do so.
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    Just excellent, really like model trains, but never had the real ones, just kiddie stuff. Are there still any domestic manufacturers left? I'd thought that Lionel and Maerklin had both gone bankrupt.
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    Arctic ice area seems to be following about the same trend as 2016. That suggests a minimum extent around 12 MM square km , somewhere close to a record low.
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    Have to say that April may have surprised on the cool side, but NYC is getting a wonderful spring for flowers. The combination of cool weather with repeated rains is keeping the cherry blossoms at peak even as the leaves unfold. Plus the various tulip plantings have never looked so good. Today was the first really sunny spring day we've had, also the first one that had the bugs out in some quantity.
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    Looks like Greenwich, CT. The park on the sound is just delightful.
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    The Sweden death rate is more than 3x that of its Nordic neighbors, just about that of Switzerland, but they avoided trashing their economy. Considering the misery the lockdowns have inflicted and the massive debts that we're building up because of it, the Swedish choice seems a lot more humane, despite the pain.
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    No obvious impact thus far. The CO2 data shows no diminution at all thus far from the current record levels See .https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/
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    Nothingburger to date here in Manhattan. A bit of rain,tenth of an inch tops, small gusts.
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    The dogs need remedial training, they got the wrong guys. Moles are your friends, they don't do vegetables, only bugs and worms. That said, lawn maintenance and moles are not very compatible, even if veggie gardens and moles are just fine.
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    Food for whom? My garden in Connecticut was harvested messily by the local raccoons, just before the corn was ripe. They laugh at fences, so hope you have a serious dog.
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    You might be able to cut down on that by pasting a couple of hawk decals on those windows. (https://windowalert.com ) One always feels bad when some wild creature gets injured that way. The stickers do help some, but are not perfect.
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    Well beyond my pay grade, but where is the cold to come from? I recognize the arctic has been colder than average this year, but one would think that even a substantial cold arctic air mass would pick up a fair amount of heat on the way down to this area.
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