lee59

I believe there is climate change. The thing that bothers me is the alarmist that make it sound like the end. Or the deliberate attempt to make the stats seem one way when they aren't. For example the fires out west. Is climate change playing a part, absolutely. However most every site I go to tells me the vast majority of forest fires are set by people, some say up to 90% So if you really want to make a change in forest fires, stop letting people live in highly prone areas. Of course that won't happen, so I guess better forest management is the best solution. We certainly aren't going to change the climate much in the next few years. Insurance costs are always going to go up, more people in areas that get hit by bad storms and inflation. Don't get me wrong, I am for doing what we can to change any influence we have on the climate, in a reasonable way. Just lets keep our minds open to all possible solutions.

The population of Arizona and Nevada has gone up by some 60% since 2000. That has a big effect on water consumption. . Putting California in the mix and there population has gone up by some 6 million since 2000. Reading the article you showed, I am glad to see how they are conserving much more water now, they will have to continue to do this with potential droughts and more people. Also further down in the article it mentioned less water taken from the Colorado river because more snow melt water was available from up north. It is not a good combination when we choose to live in areas that are extremely dry to begin with and prone to fires. It's like living on the coast and dealing with ocean storms.

The drought is certainly contributing to the unbelievable low levels of Lake Mead. I think a bigger reason is the amount of people that are drawing from the water source.

I read or misread an article that said they received 4 inches this year. I just looked closer and you are absolutely correct, except it said they have received .93 so far this year. I also looked at the last 11 years and according to the stats I read they have averaged 3.9 inches per year.

The Las Vegas- Henderson area of Nevada averages about 4-5 inches of rain for the entire year. A desert. Lake Mead which is nearby is way below where it should be and is the water supply to so many out there. Vegas has already had some 4 plus inches of rain this year. It would seem to me that lake Mead is probably so low not only because it is so dry but so many more people keep moving there and more water is being used every year.

It is hot out west in places such as Phoenix. I sometimes wonder how people like such heat. The average high out there at this time of year is over 100 degrees. Not only do you have the heat but the average June precip. is only .09 of an inch. I think that constitutes a desert.

62 degrees and cloudy here. Radar shows rain not to far away. Not expecting rain here but it wouldn't hurt as we got only 1/10 of an inch over the past week.

I kind a like this back and forth between hot and cool.

Looks like the Newark to Teterboro zone is the hottest place in our area. Once again Newark leads the way.

My highs the last 5 days are 90, 92, 86, 90 and 91.

One of the warmest days I've had, 90.4 degrees. Wind out of the north instead of the south, probably a better chance of Tstorms here today than yesterday.

So far a big .03 inch of rain here. Storm completely died as it came into Nassau.

I think if they cut back the foliage, the CP temps would be slightly higher during the day and slightly cooler at night.

This was in the western part of Staten Island, near 440.

Currently 85 here.

I was driving thru Staten Island on Friday afternoon. That was some thunderstorm, extreme rain, hail and strong winds. I drove thru it all.

If you look at the high temps around the northeast that donsutherland1 listed a few posts up, you will see Newark was the hottest. This does not surprise me, they seem to be close to the hottest during most every heat wave. If anything, when you compare Central Park and Newark, it certainly shows how thermometer placement can make quite a difference.

I think NYC Central Park is slightly distorted with summer daytime temps to low and Newark and LaGuardia slightly distorted with summer daytime temps to high.

1.89 inches of rain here between yesterday and today.

Yea the rain from a few days ago I received only .11 but areas closer to Islip got almost a 1/2 inch.

Starting to rain again here.

1.49 inches so far here and more on the way. 47 degrees with winds gusting over 30mph.

About 40 minutes of mild thunder and lightning and ,02 of an inch of rain. The drought continues.

Maybe if they cut back the foliage, it will increase some of those daytime temperatures and decrease some of the nighttime temperatures.

Lee Goldberg mentioned the plant growth around Central Park recording station and how there is to much difference between Newark and Central Park.