I hear that the 998 Brattahlid Cabernet Sauvignon was superb.

That will have the same effect on the weather as burning witches (which is what Europeans used to do to fix the weather).

juliesa on December 10, 2012 at 1:52 PM

We need to start the DC witch trials. I nominate Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton to be tried as witches first.

Durum used to be grown throughout North Dakota, but over the past 30 to 40 years, the growing zone has shifted farther west as weather conditions have changed. “Rainfall patterns have shifted,” explains Professor Manthey. “It’s become too wet in eastern North Dakota for durum.”

Duh, weather runs in 30-60 year cycles, with longer cycles overlaid. In the 50′s, the Texas drought was so lengthy that desert vegetation moved east. Then the opposite occurred.

I have all sympathy for farmers because ever-changing weather is something that will never go away, but don’t try to fix this by passing laws and taxes. That will have the same effect on the weather as burning witches (which is what Europeans used to do to fix the weather).

Every time one of these warmers mentions Sandy in an article, I know that a lot of bad science is to follow.

juliesa on December 10, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Especially since the thing that made Sandy dangerous was she hit at high tide. If Sandy at hit at low tide it would have been a completely different story.

30 years ago they said we only had ten years to save the planet.

20 years ago they said we only had ten years to save the planet.

10 years ago they said we only had ten years to save the planet.

Today they say we only have ten years to save the planet.

In ten years we’ll only have ten years to save the planet.

Very good, Newsweek. Next week we’ll study flowers.