tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post926577383646871047..comments2023-12-22T23:56:04.826+11:00Comments on Houses and Holes: Guest post: La Niña, the black swanDavid Llewellyn-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762856583909059662noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-80795907382931306862013-09-24T14:42:38.528+10:002013-09-24T14:42:38.528+10:00I am so glad that I came across this post.
Thank y...I am so glad that I came across this post.<br />Thank you so much for sharing.art schools in melbournehttp://artencounters.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-16635487460788730852011-01-17T02:47:00.682+11:002011-01-17T02:47:00.682+11:00Sympathies from Canada on the floods. Great Blog b...Sympathies from Canada on the floods. Great Blog btw, found it from link at 'Naked Capitalism'. Good work mates.<br /><br />Let's hope La Nina is waning, as Bruce says, but it seems a bit early to me, it just got going, didn't it? I'm not a weather expert, so I really can't say.<br /><br />A friends Blog in the US, <a href="http://queenbee-insidethehive.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Inside the Hive</a> has been covering the floods extensively, with reports from Aussie friends.<br /><br />Best wishes to Australia, and hope that you can bounce back quickly. It's snowing here in Canada, and will be -20 C tonight, so everyone has weather issues. Damn weather, it seems to happen every day.Got A Watchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-79065127278697544992011-01-17T01:47:14.275+11:002011-01-17T01:47:14.275+11:00You are correct that an extreme La Nina is respons...You are correct that an extreme La Nina is responsible for the wacky global weather of late. The good news is that the cycle peaked in December and we are now reverting to more neutral conditions.<br /><br />NOAA has an excellent graph that tracks this. Look at how steep this La Nina is. Look also how it compares to the 73' event.<br /><br />Hang in the Australia (and many other parts of the world) better weather is coming.<br /><br />http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/klaus.wolter/MEI/Bruce Krastinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520490753581692767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-5076238225575619302011-01-14T14:45:55.973+11:002011-01-14T14:45:55.973+11:00Brazil did get on the news here if rather briefly....Brazil did get on the news here if rather briefly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-51242656100565441812011-01-14T14:12:20.982+11:002011-01-14T14:12:20.982+11:00@The Lorax
Perhaps Mother Nature is simply taking ...@The Lorax<br /><i>Perhaps Mother Nature is simply taking some self-correcting action?</i><br />Mother Nature <i>is</i> the Fat Lady?<br /><br /><i>What powers of denial and self-delusion must they (economists) possess?</i><br /><a href="http://greatchange.org/ov-catton,denial.html" rel="nofollow">Denials</a> of ecological limits resemble anosognosia (inability of stroke patients to recognize their paralysis).<br /><br />TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-70332949439714368402011-01-14T13:42:32.459+11:002011-01-14T13:42:32.459+11:00Much press about 10 people dying in qld.
You guys...Much press about 10 people dying in qld. <br />You guys have been so busy moaning about this that you didn't notice that Brazil had floods this week too? 250 people dead so far...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-4671535617801956572011-01-14T12:43:57.468+11:002011-01-14T12:43:57.468+11:00Good post - food for thought. Have been following...Good post - food for thought. Have been following Bear Feller's musings for a while now, he too has an interest in food inflation (and various other geopolitical risk issues). Well worth a look.<br /><br />http://bearfeller.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Was it Naked Capitalism that had a longish piece recently on cloud seeding, the increased use of the practice by the military and concerns as to the effects on long term global weather patterns?<br /><br />Finally, South Western Australia is experiencing some of the hottest, driest conditions on record - not all Australia is drowning in monsoonal conditions. El Nino perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-67933881997262443382011-01-14T09:58:56.183+11:002011-01-14T09:58:56.183+11:00I have primary school age kids, so this is a very ...I have primary school age kids, so this is a very busy time of year. Only two more weeks!The Loraxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-638195803442913192011-01-14T08:56:57.765+11:002011-01-14T08:56:57.765+11:00Good to see you back, Lorax. Holiday?Good to see you back, Lorax. Holiday?David Llewellyn-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762856583909059662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-25476537923214194002011-01-14T08:38:25.494+11:002011-01-14T08:38:25.494+11:00La Ninas will dominate summer weather patterns on ...La Ninas will dominate summer weather patterns on the east of Australian for many years.<br /><br />La Nina occurs when colder than average sea temperatures in the Pacific combine with stronger winds and increased cloud density to alter weather patterns in Australia.<br /><br />La Nina and El Nino events are clustered avery 10-40 years (not random) and the previous run of La Ninas hapened between the 40s 70s (and ended with the floods of 74). They were followed by around 30 years of dry El Nino patterns.<br /><br />We will see much wetter summers and greater flood risks from Rockhampton to the NSW central coast for the next 30 years. Even though La Ninas usually dissipate by April-May, intervening months can still bring monsoonal rain to soaked catchment areas.<br /><br />This return to La Nino cycle will have a devastating impact on Australia, worse than last time due to increased population density in the affected areas. It's likely we face 30 years of extreme La Ninas weather events.<br /><br />Sam Brown.<br /><br /><a href="http://s4.zetaboards.com/Australian_Property/blog/main/3247452" rel="nofollow">Australian House Price Crash - The Blog</a>Sam Brownhttp://s4.zetaboards.com/Australian_Property/blog/main/3247452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613349802102193582.post-31535074223864374082011-01-14T07:12:00.794+11:002011-01-14T07:12:00.794+11:00Finally, someone makes the link between climate ch...Finally, someone makes the link between climate change, the great flood, and coal mining. Perhaps Mother Nature is simply taking some self-correcting action?<br /><br />It never ceases to amaze me how many left-leaning economic commentators are one minute lambasting the government for not putting a price on carbon, and the next cheering on our dirt-based economy (and by implication our coal exports). Peter Martin and Gittins spring to mind. What powers of denial and self-delusion must they possess?The Loraxnoreply@blogger.com