Snow and Climate Change (Global "Warming")

[DimPrawn]

Last year, there was so little snow, that the Climate Change doom-mongers were advising that skiing would become a thing of the past.

This year, already, snow is falling big time on the ski resorts (and Birmingham).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7101397.stm

Dozens of ski resorts across the Alps have begun running their lifts after unprecedented levels of snow this month.

Some parts have had the most snow in November since 1956.

Last winter was a bad season for the multi-million pound ski industry and there were real fears that some resorts might go out of business due to a lack of snow.

But the ski industry is now breathing a collective sigh of relief as bookings are picking up for the all-important Christmas period.

Many villages and towns in the Alps rely on skiing for up to 80% of their income.

Last December the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned that some resorts could become unviable due to climate change.

It said resorts under 1,500m (4921ft) should focus on other activities.

Last week, though, a massive storm dumped over 1m (3ft 3in) on parts of the Eastern Alps and then it spread west.


The Austrian resort of Kitzbuhel, 760m (2493ft), has opened some of its lifts six weeks early and resorts are now open across Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France.

Where are the Climate Change "gurus" to explain this on 4x4's in Chelsea?

Maybe we need a tax on snow as well as 4x4's?

[TimberWolf]

Why is there no research done into the positive benefits of climate change?

[Bagpuss]

2006 no snow
2007 snow

What does that prove? What has two years worth of ski resort weather got to do with the climate in 100 years?

[threaded]

Why is there no research done into the positive benefits of climate change?

Heretic! There can, by definition, be no benefits whatsoever from the Climate Change.

Remember: change is bad, and the future is very scarey.

[DimPrawn]

2006 no snow
2007 snow

What does that prove? What has two years worth of ski resort weather got to do with the climate in 100 years?

It was enough "proof" of Climate Change for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to warn that some resorts could become unviable due to climate change.

Unless they meant that Global Warming will result in so much snow it will be too deep to ski on.

Or to put it another way. Fooking idiots.

HTH

[AtW]

Unless they meant that Global Warming will result in so much snow it will be too deep to ski on.

So from this point of view nuclear winter is great for skiiers then?

[wendigo100]

So from this point of view nuclear winter is great for skiiers then?

I'm not sure you've grasped the point there, Alexei...

[AtW]

I'm not sure you've grasped the point there, Alexei...

I did.

Dim is acting dumb today. Global Warming already leads to harsher less predictable weather, it is silly to say that just because there is now more snow than last year then there is no global warming - the point is that already climate is less predictable and if nothing is done matters will be worse.

So what's good will it be to have good snow once a decade? The eco-system in Alps will be screwed up and every company there will go bust waiting for once in a decade snow.

[DimPrawn]

I did.

Dim is acting dumb today. Global Warming already leads to harsher less predictable weather, it is silly to say that just because there is now more snow than last year then there is no global warming - the point is that already climate is less predictable and if nothing is done matters will be worse.

So what's good will it be to have good snow once a decade? The eco-system in Alps will be screwed up and every company there will go bust waiting for once in a decade snow.

Another drone follows the hype....

[wendigo100]

I did.

Dim is acting dumb today. Global Warming already leads to harsher less predictable weather, it is silly to say that just because there is now more snow than last year then there is no global warming - the point is that already climate is less predictable and if nothing is done matters will be worse.

So what's good will it be to have good snow once a decade? The eco-system in Alps will be screwed up and every company there will go bust waiting for once in a decade snow.

No you didn't.

It was the partially light-hearted point that last year's lack of snow was singularly used by some as proof of global warming, so begging the question, why cannot this year's abundance of snow be singularly used to prove the opposite?