Unshockingly, NY Times Links Avalanches With Hotcoldwetdry

Have watched any of the webcams from the California mountains? Good grief, I’ve been watching for days, and they are wild. Places like Truckee, Big Bear, Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, and more. Some of the cameras have actually gone done because of the snow. The Donner Pass one had it’s battery go tits up. And, of course, we have

Because of that we get

Warming Climate Can Increase Avalanche Risk, Studies Show

California’s Sierra Nevada is being pummeled this week by a series of storms that is headed to Colorado and prompting avalanche warnings across the Rocky Mountains.

While scientists are careful not to blame climate change for any single weather event without close study, research suggests that a warming climate is increasing the overall risk of avalanches at higher elevations, as storms dump large amounts of snow that can overload and tumble down a mountain slope.

Authorities in California have not pinpointed the precise cause of the Tuesday avalanche that killed at least eight backcountry skiers in a remote region near Lake Tahoe. However, they are pointing to a combination of heavy snow on top of an unstable snow pack as conditions that led to the avalanche.

Climate scientists are identifying a paradox about snowfall, avalanche risk and a warming climate, namely that drier, warmer winters will occur in the West — but more snow is expected to fall at higher elevations.

Sigh. Did warming cause an avalanche in Norway in 1679 that killed 55? During the Little Ice Age? A lot of old avalanches weren’t really a big deal, because not a lot of people lived in areas that would get them. Did warming cause one in 1970 that killed at least 30,000? Oh, that was an earthquake. Which I’m sure the cult would link to warming. Just like they say that research “suggests”. That is not science. Suggest means “I don’t really know, but, I’m going to Blamestorm anyhow.”

Anyway, good grief! I don’t think dogs would be too happy

Heck, many ski resorts had to close. Can you imagine that? Not being able to ski because there is too much snow?