In Snowy New York, New York Times Predicts the End of Snow

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I suspect the New York Times is on the way out. The snow however is still coming down. But let this man tell you the dreaded future that is to come.

Daniel Scott, a professor of global change and tourism at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, to analyze potential venues for future Winter Games. His thought was that with a rise in the average global temperature of more than 7 degrees Fahrenheit possible by 2100, there might not be that many snowy regions left in which to hold the Games.

And if the temperature drops by 7 degrees Fahrenheit, we’ll all have to buy a lot more sweaters. Considering the track record of Warmist predictions, I would stock up on sweaters instead of beach umbrellas.

At every range I traveled to, I noticed a brotherhood among mountain folk: Say you’re headed into the hills, and the doors open. So it has been a surprise to see the winter sports community, as one of the first populations to witness effects of climate change in its own backyard, not reacting more vigorously and swiftly to reverse the fate we are writing for ourselves.

Probably because “mountain folk” have more sense than the New York Times.

It’s easy to blame the big oil companies and the billions of dollars they spend on influencing the media and popular opinion.

Oh yes, it’s the media constantly telling people not to worry about Global Warming. Why I can’t walk into a store without seeing piles of products boasting that they are not environmentally safe. And the government has in no way invested billions into Green crony corporations and Hollywood isn’t constantly churning out movies about Global Warming.

The truth is, it is too late for all of that. Greening the ski industry is commendable, but it isn’t nearly enough. Nothing besides a national policy shift on how we create and consume energy will keep our mountains white in the winter — and slow global warming to a safe level.

Nothing besides forcing senior citizens to freeze to death by the cold that doesn’t exist so corporations can cash in on Green Energy and carbon credits, just like in the UK, will save skiing. Save skiing, kill the elderly.

Now that the crazy man has stopped talking, let’s look at the actual science.

Since 2000, claims have been made by warmists that snow would become a rare commodity. Not only would this disappoint children but would endanger the ski industry (and in New England Maple Sugar industry as the maple trees would pack their bag and move north to Canada). This claim was made to ski areas and the maple sugar industry at a summit on top of Mt. Washington by the Union of Concerned Scientists (an environmental advocacy group – not real scientists) in the summer of 2007.

That winter that followed, record snows fell from Alaska to Colorado and northeast to northern and central New England. Michael Berry, President of the National Ski Area Association said it was likely the best season ever.

4 of the top 5 snowiest winters for the northern hemisphere have occurred in the last 6 years.

The snowcover for the first week of February is 6th greatest for North America and 9th greatest for the Northern Hemisphere (out of the 48 years the NYT article claims).

But… but the snow is also caused by Global Warming so we’re really entering an ice age in which we’ll have to ski everywhere.

  • sbuffalonative

    I don’t hear corporations telling me that global warming isn’t happening. What I hear is Warming Alarmists telling me corporations are telling me global warming isn’t happening.

    • JoJoJams

      And those darn Koch brothers paying everyone off to LIE!! /sarc

  • A Z

    I beleive the article (story really) linked below had a side bar graphic. It said it would be so warm that it would not rain in the summer and would not snow in the winter. Instead of snow we would get rain and flooding in the winter.

    I’ll have to go to the library and hope they have physical copies to peruse or have a subscription. I want a copy of that side bar with their predication and the date.

    So far it is still snowing in winter and the Warmists are running out of years until 2100. It has been over a quarter of a century and their predications are off by a lot.

    Planet Of The Year: Global Warming Feeling the Heat
    By Michael D. Lemonick Jan 02, 1989
    THE PROBLEM: Greenhouse gases could create a climatic calamity

    http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956632,00.html

  • mlebauer

    Funny commentary! NYT Mag doesn’t allow comments for its out of touch delusion piece.

    • A Z

      A forum can be a poll. Such polls are dangerous. While such forums/polls can be hijacked or skewed, over time they will tell you what other people are thinking.

      It would be bad for people to know they are numerous and strong.

      It is harder to play cattle rancher.

    • A Z

      A forum is a type of poll with a large margin of error but it is a poll. Additionally it might sample from a subset of the universe, but it is still a poll, a bell weather.

      If people saw a trend that wasn’t to the liking of the intelligentsia or saw that they were not alone in their world view or view on some subject they will not as easily take the cough medicine the liberals are peddling.

      Phone polls can be controlled with leading questions. It is easier to massage the data.

    • A Z

      If forums were not considered impromptu polls political organizations would not pay people to post in forums and try to shift public opinion.

      Thus political sensitive topics have to have no forums.

      But if you want to opinion on whether Miley Cyrus should wear a blue dress or a red dress, well that is an acceptable reason to have an open forum.

  • glpage

    I am beginning to believe that in some disciples related to climate study all one needs to do to get a PhD is to regurgitate the climate change party line. Actual knowledge of how science is supposed to work, actually doing rigorous, reproducible research with realistic data models, and understanding the concepts of hypothesis and theory is not only not required but preferably shunned.

  • truebearing

    Personally, I’m pulling for global warming, and soon. It got down to around -17 last night and a supplier an hour west of me said his valley hit -25. I’d like to drag this alarmist out to one of these valleys where the cold concentrates and make him sit there all night, contemplating the horrors of global warming. It might not freeze the stupidity out of him, but I wouldn’t have to listen to him blather either. He’d be too cold to talk, if he survived.

    • patrioticCanadian

      Meanwhile I live in a snowbelt area and today is one of a few days it hasn’t…… yet