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Hi Rick & All,
Yes. Plant cover and the associated fauna can at least potentially=20
adapt to consistent trends but erratic weather is a greater threat. Wild=20
bees in the Kentville area will take years to recover from the last=20
winter and cool spring.
This will come to light eventually but it seems possible (seat of=20
pants analysis) that the deep snow in East Greenland was a consequence=20
of consistent trends; more open sea water earlier in the year so that=20
the arctic becomes less like a desert.
There is a rather negative article about climate change in the July=20
issue of National Geographic; no political will to act. The biblical--=20
"when a lion is in the streets the fool foldeth his hands" or words to=20
that effect comes to mind. A bit of honesty in some quarters would do=20
wonders I think. With climate change deniers first in line.
I just noticed that I am straying from natural history and into=20
politics. The devil made me do it.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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From: "rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 7/4/2018 12:48:55 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] No Shorebird Breeding in NE Greenland Due to=20
Snow
>
>Well Rick
>Sounds like you never studied probability !
>Enjoy the summer
>Paul
>
>>On July 4, 2018 at 10:34 AM Rick Whitman=20
>><dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>This is an interesting report on excessive, unusual snow depth in NE=20
>>Greenland, believed to have prevented all Shorebird breeding for this=20
>>year. Climate Change does not only result in warmer temperatures, but=20
>>also increased variability.
>>
>>https://teampiersma.org/2018/07/03/excessive-spring-snowfall-results-in-a=
-non-breeding-year-for-shorebirds-in-ne-greenland/amp/?__twitter_impression=
=3Dtrue
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>>Rick Whitman
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rs to recover from the last winter and cool spring.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
This will come to light eventually but it seems possible (seat of pants an=
alysis) that the deep snow in East Greenland was a consequence of consisten=
t trends; more open sea water earlier in the year so that the arctic become=
s less like a desert.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 There is a rather negative ar=
ticle=C2=A0about climate change=C2=A0in the July issue of National Geograph=
ic; no political will to act. The biblical-- "when a lion is in the streets =
the fool foldeth his hands" or words to that effect comes to mind. A bit o=
f honesty in some quarters would do wonders I think. With climate change de=
niers first in line.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I just noticed that I am stray=
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div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div>
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ympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></div>
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</a></div>
<div>Sent: 7/4/2018 12:48:55 PM</div>
<div>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] No Shorebird Breeding in NE Greenland Due to S=
now</div><div><br /></div>
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Well Rick
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Sounds like you never studied probability !
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Enjoy the summer<br />
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Paul<br />
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On July 4, 2018 at 10:34 AM Rick Whitman <<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica=
.caerulescens@gmail.com">dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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This is an interesting report on excessive, unusual snow depth in NE Gr=
eenland, believed to have prevented all Shorebird breeding for this year. C=
limate Change does not only result in warmer temperatures, but also increas=
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ter_impression=3Dtrue">https://teampiersma.org/2018/07/03/excessive-spring-=
snowfall-results-in-a-non-breeding-year-for-shorebirds-in-ne-greenland/amp/=
?__twitter_impression=3Dtrue</a>
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