According to the article, 'In 1995, 1996, there was a drought as well, and the water dried up, but it came back quickly," he said. "Right now the water should be coming back at least a little bit. There should be some rain. But that's not happening and so there's nothing." ' So twenty years ago the same thing happened, but now it is a big deal?
The article also states that the temperature has increased 0.9 degrees Celsius in the last ten years. That works out to a little over 33 degrees Fahrenheit. How can the temperature in this one area increase so significantly, so quickly, yet no one has made a big fuss about this? If this is really the case than every major news outlet in the world would be screaming from the rooftops about this and we wouldn't be hearing about this on the back page of some Canadian website...
Think your math is off a bit. 0.9 degrees Celsius is a little over 33 degrees Fahrenheit, if you're talking about absolute temperature (If it's 0.9C outside, it'll be about 33F). If you're talking about an increase, it's only a difference of around 1.6F.
[–] Ragnar1234 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
According to the article, 'In 1995, 1996, there was a drought as well, and the water dried up, but it came back quickly," he said. "Right now the water should be coming back at least a little bit. There should be some rain. But that's not happening and so there's nothing." ' So twenty years ago the same thing happened, but now it is a big deal?
The article also states that the temperature has increased 0.9 degrees Celsius in the last ten years. That works out to a little over 33 degrees Fahrenheit. How can the temperature in this one area increase so significantly, so quickly, yet no one has made a big fuss about this? If this is really the case than every major news outlet in the world would be screaming from the rooftops about this and we wouldn't be hearing about this on the back page of some Canadian website...
[–] boltsand 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Think your math is off a bit. 0.9 degrees Celsius is a little over 33 degrees Fahrenheit, if you're talking about absolute temperature (If it's 0.9C outside, it'll be about 33F). If you're talking about an increase, it's only a difference of around 1.6F.
[–] Ragnar1234 ago
I am glad you clarified that. I am certainly no expert on temperature conversions!
Secondly, I find it hard to believe that a difference of 1.6F is going to be the cause of an entire lake disappearing.