Rain in New York City! Extra extra read all about it! Time to Panic!

[jbg]

Extra extra read all about it. It rained in New York City. Fear-mongering about storms, in today's New York Times (Link), excerpt:

It has been raining a lot in New York, which hasn’t seen a September this wet in over a century. Climate change is very likely stoking more ominous and lengthy downpours because as the atmosphere heats up, it can hold more moisture, said Andrew J. Kruczkiewicz, a senior researcher who specializes in flash floods at Columbia Climate School at Columbia University.****

Fall in the Northeast, when hurricane remnants and nor'easters increasingly come through, is prone to continuous, heavy rainfall, said Upmanu Lall, an engineering professor and the director of the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University. “If we just had a cloudburst during the summer, nothing much happens, because it’s possible to drain out,” he said.
But with climate change, sustained rainfall is now happening in the summer as well, if the recent downpours in July, and subsequent catastrophic flooding that struck parts of Vermont and the Hudson Valley, are any example.

I consider this media-driven panic.In 1972, same story, more devastation, no media panic. From June 20, 1972 New York Times (link), and June 24, 1972 (link). Different rain events, all related to Agnes. Even this August 14, 1955 article, which speculated on why hurricanes seemed to be coming further north (Connie and Diane) didn't blame it on human activity (link).

Why do the drums of taking away our cars and building heating have to beat with every drop of rain?

 

[Viker]

Imagine NYC if everyone that could actually had a car. Geez, the traffic would be even worse.

 

[exchemist]

No one is taking away either, of course.

But enough of this silly trollery.

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[Brickjectivity]

I have never been and can only guess why anyone chooses to live with the complaints I hear. 'Museums' and 'The night life' and 'The food'? I have been to museums. I have eaten food. Must be the night life.

 

[Stevicus]

Extra extra read all about it. It rained in New York City. Fear-mongering about storms, in today's New York Times (Link), excerpt:

I consider this media-driven panic.In 1972, same story, more devastation, no media panic. From June 20, 1972 New York Times (link), and June 24, 1972 (link). Different rain events, all related to Agnes. Even this August 14, 1955 article, which speculated on why hurricanes seemed to be coming further north (Connie and Diane) didn't blame it on human activity (link).

Why do the drums of taking away our cars and building heating have to beat with every drop of rain?

I've heard about the severe rainfall and flooding. It seems wise to take sensible precautions. I hope everyone there stays safe as best they can, as it does appear to be a bit dicey.

I have vague memories of Hurricane Agnes, as I was living in upstate NY at the time. I think Pennsylvania got the worst flooding, if I recall correctly. But it affected several states.

 

[Revoltingest]

NYC's wettest day ever: city buckles under 8 INCHES of rain

Rain has started to ease in New York but officials are warning that a flood risk remains in place after the region was pounded with the heavy deluge.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Any time ya get 8" it's newsworthy.

 

[Wu Wei]

subways flooding, closed, people told to stay home they got about 6 inches of rain in one day. Rest of NYS not so wimpy, we just went about our business... but then up here in the Adirondacks we did not get as much rain

 

[PureX]

It was a LOT of rain. people got wet. Cars and buildings were damaged.

No one panicked.

 

[jbg]

It was a LOT of rain. people got wet. Cars and buildings were damaged.

No one panicked.

Except the news media found one more excuse to trumpet climate alarmism.

 

[Orbit]

Except the news media found one more excuse to trumpet climate alarmism.

It's pretty obvious that the climate is changing, so I don't get what your objection is.

 

[McBell]

Saw a pic in the news of the flooding in NYC that had the water level up to the windows of a sedan.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but would not the sewers and subways have to be filled up for the water level to be up to the windows of a sedan?

 

[PureX]

Except the news media found one more excuse to trumpet climate alarmism.

The news media didn't panic, either. They simply treat every story now days like it's the end of the world to attract as many viewers as possible.

And we should be alarmed about the recent weather effects from climate change. They are costing us billions of dollars every year. Only an idiot would ignore them.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Except the news media found one more excuse to trumpet climate alarmism.

Yeah, cos nothing is happening climate wise. Nothing to see here, let’s just keep burning those fossil fuels and ignoring the fairly obvious worldwide impact.

It’s October 2nd in London, and instead of frosts and mist, the air is the temperature of lukewarm tea. Nothing to see here…

 

[jbg]

The news media didn't panic, either. They simply treat every story now days like it's the end of the world to attract as many viewers as possible.

And we should be alarmed about the recent weather effects from climate change. They are costing us billions of dollars every year. Only an idiot would ignore them.

Does anyone know whether shutting down the economy will change a single temperature in a single place by a single Fahrenheit degree?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Does anyone know whether shutting down the economy will change a single temperature in a single place by a single Fahrenheit degree?

Wbo in the bluest of blue hells that matters and has a shred of power said they are going to shut down the economy over it?

 

[jbg]

Wbo in the bluest of blue hells that matters and has a shred of power said they are going to shut down the economy over it?

Ask the CARB and the states that have adopted its Draconian rules.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Ask the CARB and the states that have adopted its Draconian rules.

Carb isn't draconian (I live in California). Look the word up. Amd it certainly isn't sitting down the economy. Look to counties that aren't being babies over climate change.

 

[jbg]

Carb isn't draconian (I live in California). Look the word up. Amd it certainly isn't sitting down the economy. Look to counties that aren't being babies over climate change.

2035?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

2035?

I'll still be driving.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Does anyone know whether shutting down the economy will change a single temperature in a single place by a single Fahrenheit degree?

I am losing this debate . . . Wait! I know! Let me use a strawman argument.. Yean .. . That's the ticket!