tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post2042724747924280189..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Changing NarrativesJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-77803749240752379982020-09-25T22:36:07.310-06:002020-09-25T22:36:07.310-06:00Please note that the Public Service Commission is ...Please note that the Public Service Commission is currently taking comments on the docket related to Rooftop solar, and filings by Rocky Mountain Power that will kill it in solar.<br />If we want change in trajectory, this is a good place to start.<br />If we don't change trajectories through speaking up and voting we can continue to expect progressively greater difficulties for not just our lifetimes, but those of the next multiple generations.Miranda Menzieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668742699633995753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-24353429297706981272020-09-24T21:44:12.091-06:002020-09-24T21:44:12.091-06:00One more time. For the people in the back! (and th...One more time. For the people in the back! (and those with their heads in the sand.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192819526709428341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-84753516773299555842020-09-24T19:21:38.187-06:002020-09-24T19:21:38.187-06:00Correction on my comment above. Authors are B. Ly...Correction on my comment above. Authors are B. Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-Roam. I'm not sure how Laura Ingraham snuck in there, but autofill does all sorts of horrible things.Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-80786632321822269472020-09-24T19:20:49.775-06:002020-09-24T19:20:49.775-06:00Actually, I can't autocorrect. We'll go w...Actually, I can't autocorrect. We'll go with it for laughs.Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-68095153593510763962020-09-24T19:20:14.681-06:002020-09-24T19:20:14.681-06:00Egad. I'm not sure how that happened. Some h...Egad. I'm not sure how that happened. Some horrible autofill I'm sure. Thanks for the correction. I can edit and fix.Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-15480182114696274522020-09-24T18:13:18.227-06:002020-09-24T18:13:18.227-06:00I was surprised to read you recommending a book ab...I was surprised to read you recommending a book about climate change written by a conservative Fox News host. Turns out, you added an extra letter in the author's name ;). The West Without Water was actually written by B. Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-RoamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-32667541390072535892020-09-24T11:02:32.277-06:002020-09-24T11:02:32.277-06:002020 has not covered them all and it's importa...2020 has not covered them all and it's important to recognize that some of the disasters we experienced in 2020 could be worse in the future. I am especially concerned about wildfires, which for parts of the west are likely to be even worse in the future. <br /><br />The heaviest precipitation events are going to be bigger in the future as well. This has ramifications for urban hydrology and flood design, etc. As an example, see the flash floods in Little Cottonwood and the emigration creek area in past years for local examples. <br /><br />Finally, water resource scarcity will be a growing issue.<br /><br />A good book on this topic is The West Without Water by Laura Ingraham, which actually covers the full gamut of droughts and floods in the west. <br /><br />Water is the agent, through excessive abundance or scarcity, that ultimately delivers many of the most severe weather and climate impacts. <br /><br />JimJim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-52504904808079423592020-09-24T10:12:34.883-06:002020-09-24T10:12:34.883-06:00So if these were all predictable, what other disas...So if these were all predictable, what other disasters do you think are predictable that we should be preparing for? Or did 2020 cover all of them?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-27503763752761564232020-09-24T09:43:06.435-06:002020-09-24T09:43:06.435-06:00Well said! And thank you.Well said! And thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com