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My dew point is 73 and temperature 74. I guess that says it all.

For this time of the day, the entire northeast seems to have a lot of scattered storms and rain around.

For those who wonder if it can snow at extreme low temps. Currently at the South Pole it is -98F with snow flurries and ice fog.

looks like I will end up with almost .40 of an inch. More than I expected tonight.

Well the storm held together more than I thought, I got .25 of an inch. Still light rain.

I will be surprised if they have anything left when they get out here.

80 here after a high of 82.4

I agree. The only part I may have some difference is on the managed retreat. Maybe we have to come to the realization that some places people should not live or live at their own risk. We all know the risk on the ocean, ocean storms and flooding. So we build house off the ground and put up walls. Out west they have to stop blaming climate change as the main culprit and start forest management, be careful with power lines, stop people from starting fires and so on. If this isn't done nothing will change. So to me, it is start doing that immediately or move out.

The alternative part at the end says a lot. Folks continue to build homes in dangerous areas. Insurance companies don't want to insure you if you live on the coast or in an area that has wild fires. The reason of course is risk. The risk out west was not a problem in the past because people did not live in these areas. Now they do and they start fires and climate change makes the fires worse. The coast has always been risky and continues to be.

July was actually about a 1/2 degree above normal at Brookhaven Labs on Long Island.

75 degree high here today under mostly cloudy skies and occasional showers. I received 1.10 inches of rain from the latest event.

Meanwhile it has started raining here again.

They say almost 90% of the fires are started by either people or something like power lines that people have built.

I just want to say that I am for renewable, clean energy. I would never throw trash on the ground and it annoys me a lot when I see others do it. I want our earth and its land and water and atmosphere to be as clean as possible. I just don't want to look at a problem without looking at all sides, in order to come up with good solutions. I only mention this because some may get the wrong idea about my thoughts about climate change.

I have now gotten over an inch of rain from this latest rain event. Much more than I expected but am glad to have received it.

It is a problem with so many things fueling the flames, as you mention. So maybe the problem is being solved on its own. If we cant bury the lines because of cost, insurance is going sky high and people are just fed up with dealing with the horrible fires, then maybe less people will move their and more will move out and less fires will happen. (hopefully). Yes when taxes are raised or rates are raised, it is always the lower income folks that get hit the hardest.. I guess another solution is to just say, you want to live here, then it will cost you. We need a lot of money to clear all land near power lines, insurance will be sky high. Anyone caught doing anything foolish in regards to risky behavior that can cause fires will face steep fines. Just like it is getting expensive to live on the water because of other risks.

By the way the quakes and the tilt of the earth was just a long shot theory that I heard and not something I believe happened. LibertyBell reference to the North Pole being just water and the Antarctic being a continent makes a lot more sense in why the temperatures in those areas are doing what they are doing.

The tilt of the earth can affect the climate but it takes thousands of years, that is just fact. What is happening today with our temperatures is happening way to fast for it to be anything with the earths tilt. My reference to quakes and earths tilt was only in regards to the north pole getting warmer and the south pole not. I believe humans are affecting the earths climate, however, I will admit I am not an alarmist like some. What does bother me is when the news media and some people try and make it sound like climate change is causing things like the fires out west. Most are started by people, just a fact. I do believe, however, that climate change is making the fires worse. However if you want to solve a problem you have to be truthful about what the problem is. Forest management, putting electrical wires in safe places, and so on, is how we can do something now to really make a difference in slowing those fires.

Ok how do you really feel. But it does make some sense. Maybe a very remote chance but in theory it probably could happen. The following had nothing to do with quakes but the tilt does change: But this tilt changes. During a cycle that averages about 40,000 years, the tilt of the axis varies between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees. Because this tilt changes, the seasons as we know them can become exaggerated. More tilt means more severe seasons—warmer summers and colder winters; less tilt means less severe seasons—cooler summers and milder winters

Amundsen-Scott Antarctic station

Raining here again.

That does seem reasonable. At least there won't be much melting today, currently -84F with the real feel a cool -121.

Looks like showers could keep temps down on the Island tomorrow, as the low is slow to leave.

This may sound crazy but I have heard this mentioned. Is it possible that some major quakes that have happened in recent history, could have tilted the earth ever so slightly. The ever so slight tilt affected the Arctic in receiving more direct sunlight and slightly warmer temps and the Antarctic just the opposite. Not saying this has happened but it does make at least some sense.

I think we are already seeing that. Our average snowfall has gone up over the past 20 years or so with a milder winter and increased precip.