I arrived in L.A. yesterday in the midst of an unusual meteorological phenomenon. The sky seems to have been wiped out, replaced entirely with a deep, featureless expanse of turquoise blue. And that's not the weirdest part. All day long, a strong, bright light was falling from the sky on inhabitants, as though we were all in a big room with a huge full-spectrum bulb ... only outside.
The natives are doing a remarkable job of remaining calm and orderly during the crisis.
Is global warming to blame? When is the MSM going to pick up this story?
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ffletcher Posted 6:05 am
16 Nov 2007
Be careful with fire while visiting down here.
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apsmith Posted 2:34 pm
16 Nov 2007
Enjoy LA David, and the presidential candidates! Good luck!
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wiscidea Posted 3:48 am
17 Nov 2007
Is Mr. Roberts correct? Is your sky unusually clear?
Comment:
If the sky is UNUSUALLY clear, I wonder whether it might have something to do with the massive amounts of particulate matter generated in China and Southeast Asia. Perhaps the large amount of dust pumped into the atmosphere results in water vapor condensing and precipitating long before the humid air from the Pacific reaches southern California.
Any meteorologists care to provide a professional and informed opinion on this?
[I'm extrapolating from someone's suggestion that western wildfires affect the amount of rain in the Midwest and South though I don't recall whether they increase or decrease rainfall.]
Another victim of Jean-Paul Marat's ghost and his virtual guillotine?
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