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U.S. has its wettest 12 months on record again

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Re: U.S. has its wettest 12 months on record again

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Global climate change => higher air temperatures => more water in the air => more water available to fall out of the air.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are focused on weather analysis and they can only project a few days out. Yet, some people think they've got it figured out.

Re: U.S. has its wettest 12 months on record again

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Global climate change => higher air temperatures => more water in the air => more water available to fall out of the air.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are focused on weather analysis and they can only project a few days out. Yet, some people think they've got it figured out.

That does put things into perspective, a bit.

Re: U.S. has its wettest 12 months on record again

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Global climate change => higher air temperatures => more water in the air => more water available to fall out of the air.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are focused on weather analysis and they can only project a few days out. Yet, some people think they've got it figured out.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are not even close in processing power of a 4 year old. Isn't it possible that some people can see patterns that the supercomputers can't?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are focused on weather analysis and they can only project a few days out. Yet, some people think they've got it figured out.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are not even close in processing power of a 4 year old. Isn't it possible that some people can see patterns that the supercomputers can't?

Sure, but those supercomputers aren't autonomous, they're programmed and designed by thousands of human adult experts.

Re: U.S. has its wettest 12 months on record again

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Global climate change => higher air temperatures => more water in the air => more water available to fall out of the air.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are focused on weather analysis and they can only project a few days out. Yet, some people think they've got it figured out.

Climate vs. weather.

With many natural systems, we can understand qualitative elements of the system, at least in part. Of course, the long run general equilibrium may be quite drier.

Re: U.S. has its wettest 12 months on record again

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Global climate change => higher air temperatures => more water in the air => more water available to fall out of the air.

The most powerful supercomputers in the world are focused on weather analysis and they can only project a few days out. Yet, some people think they've got it figured out.

This is a bit like comparing the use of a supercomputer as a virtual wind tunnel to a prediction like "the airplane will fall to the ground when it's engines die".
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