James Watt of WattsUpWithThat.com exposes more idiocy from “green” Congressmen. He looks into the claims on this gem of a web site put out by Rep. Ed Markley (a big champion of the environment). The web site claims that Australia is having a once in a millennium drought with a major cause being global warming.
Watt points out one HUGE problem. Australia has seen an increase in rain fall as the globe has warmed. It’s just one of the inconvenient facts.
The problem in question is the level of the Murry River. It’s low and the global warming alarmist respond to their cue as usual. They jump to the same conclusion no matter what the issue. It’s hot…Global Warming. It’s cold…Global Warming. It dry…Global Warming. Floods…Global Warming.
Watt points out some of the possible reasons why river levels are down
• More farm dams have reduced run-off by between 660 and 2,400 gigalitres (Gl) per year
• Groundwater pumping has reduced run-off by 327 gigalitres per year
• regrowth from the bushfires in early 2003, when over a million hectares of native forest was burnt, could reduce run-off by 430 gigalitres by 2020
• new plantations could have further reduced inflows by 1,100-1,400 gigalitres per year
• farmers have increased the water holding capacity of their soil by adopting minimum tillage.
Who do you believe…They smug guy who is certain and has the same answer no matter what the question…or the skeptical guy who questions the knee jerk reaction and provides a variety of explanations? Can’t you just feel the whole thing slipping away from these Watermelon* Environmentalist. Let’s just hope they fail in their final efforts before their ship sinks.
*Watermelons are green on the outside and red (communist) on the inside.
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