Cimate change... they had a hail storm that also closed the

[nadinbrzezinski]

highway between Mexico City and Toluca two days ago

No, the photo is not that impressive, but think of this for MILES... and the highest accumulation in this case was 15 cm, but so many miles that they closed it to traffic for safety reasons. Mexico does not have the removal gear. I guess they'll have to think of investing in it. Removing this the old fashioned way is SLOW.



For the record this is not normal weather for this time of year.

[Brother Buzz]

1. The highway was open the next day, yesterday

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=1968322&CategoryId=14091

[NYC_SKP]

2. Yup. It was four feet deep in Texas in 2012.

Nadin, these times, they are a changin'.


http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/04/12/11160993-4-feet-of-hail-in-texas-reports-photos-cause-quite-a-storm?lite

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. I said how deep it was reported by local media when I was in mexico city, what in 2011 I think?

and posted links to Mexican reporting. Not quite four feet. More like one meter in a somewhat small area.

These weird weather events are increasing (as predicted). And I expect my fans to call me a liar over this again. After all we all know Televisa and Milenio are not valid sources since they are not American. Don't get me started on what I think about THAT attitude. But hey, that is what they need to do, let them.

What I did like when I was down there for that... was what they did. They did not drag a talking head to explain it. They dragged the head of the National Weather Service who explained it in simple, yet technical language. I loved it, I watched SCIENCE on TV.I wonder if they did the same in Texas for four feet of hail... now that is really impressive.

We need shit like that. Instead we get climate weather denial loonies. (Local station weatherman is well known as a climate change denier)

I was talking to an 80 something, who has lived all her live here in Chula Vista. She was telling me much it has changed, and of course that also includes Chula. It used to be a long day excursion over dirt roads to get to San Diego. The border was more accessible. But back to weather, it's gotten more extreme.

[NYC_SKP]

5. Same as it's ever been, Nadin. Our elders hold the knowledge.

They hold the history, they know.

As ever, I thank you for the contributions you make to this community, particularly your unique point of view.

I have been and will remain a defender of you and others who don't fit the profile of an average poster.

It's the "outliers", in the end, the provide who most provocative data.

People with different experiences, cultures, or who live or have lived in places other than the mainstream.

Be well, friend. I hope we and our offspring make a difference.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Me too.

Of course my kids have feathers.

But I hope my nephews and nieces will be part of the cultural change we need as a culture. That old lady, I would love to get an interview for the radio honest.

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. There's a difference between "normal" and "happened in the past".

First time?