So much for "Global Warming"

Pacific Northwest readies for another major storm - Yahoo! News

According to this YAHOO.COM report, the PNW is in the path of another major storm.

The storm which hit last week was roughly comparable to the infamous Columbus Day Storm which hit on October 12, 1962, and caused major damage state-wide in Oregon due to a combination of powerful winds (gusts approaching 100mph) following an extended period of rain ... which super-saturated the soil in the path of the storm. The super-saturated soil loosened the grip of large trees, whose roots are often close to the surface rather than being dominated by a 'tap-root' which goes deep into the soil and anchors the root-ball despite high winds.
(Note that Colorado is expecting a major storm.)

It's worth noting that temperatures here in Oregon approached freezing last week, and in the days immediatly following the storm stayed below freezing for at least three days ... at least, in Corvallis.

Those yahoos who embrace the "Global Warming" falacy have not stepped up to the plate to address the question of why, when the temperatures of the worls are supposed to be rising, we continue to experience "Instant Replays" of extreme cold-weather events which closely parallel those we experienced almost half a century ago. According to their 'model', this should not be happening.

But they are mute on the subject.

The best they could offer is that this is a "local, temporary event".

Unfortunately (for their theory), this would also explain what they call "Global Warming".

As far back as I could remember, the first snowfall in the mountains of Oregon occurred around Thanksgiving day (give or take). The first snowfall in the 'flatlands' occurred around Christmas.

Given the current reports of blizzard conditions on Mount Hood, 2006 seems to be closely paralleling my personal experiences in the 1960's, when I was a child.

And the rain, followed by windstorms, meteorological events this year closely parallel those I experienced in the early 1960's ... nearly 50 years ago.

I'm not seeing a lot of climate change in Oregon. But perhaps my scope is too limited.