Drought and rain

MacDonald: In Drought or Not In Drought, That Is The Question

Hamlet’s famous soliloquy ponders mortality through the filter of our insufferable experience, littered with brief moments of joy versus the mystery of what awaits us in death. Or, something like that. The inner voice explores existential crisis. In keeping with my impromptu (as in unplanned) climate content Friday, while reporting this morning on the demise … Read more

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Is It Drought Season Yet?

You’ll get different answers depending on who you ask. I’m referring to the two-season jokes: winter and Construction, winter and bugs, Pumpkin Spice and everything else. I’m sure I’ve missed a few, but drought season is one of my favorite topics. I don’t like droughts, but my town has been acting like we’ve been in … Read more

Drought and rain

Is It Drought Season Yet?

Water, water everywhere, but get ready for odd, even watering bans. Yes, spring has sprung like a stripper from a giant cake as the whores in government line up to spring regulatory speed bumps at our summertime fun. Will water bans be part of it? Is the Pope a Marxist?

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Our Systemic Lack of Drought

Early in the year, I prepped the battlespace for what typically happens around New England. Everyone yells “drought” and “climate change!” But by year’s end, we have our average annual precip or more. This year has been wet. You could say there’s been a systemic lack of drought.

Data Point – NH Is Finally Out of Drought

I’ve been watching the Drought status for NH for a number of months. This new fascination was due to WMUR constantly harping that we’re in a terrible situation with respect lack of precipitation.  Most of that time, the southern border, especially the south-eastern, was in sever rought.  The north was pretty much normal. Most of … Read more

Drought and rain

I Know What I’m Saying So Don’t Drought Me!

The Climate Cult’s drought narrative has dried up in recent weeks. That fearmongering has been washed out by (of all things) rain. We’ve nearly reached the annual rainfall total in July, and that means it is time for the narrative mills to fearmonger something else.