JB, you commented on "...a school that sits perched atop 20-foot pilings"

You don't seem to realize that in permafrost areas that buildings are built on pilings which are pushed into the ground for foundations, a bit silly to have a school perched 20 feet above the ground I would have thought. It is normal practice to use pilings for buildings in Alaska in permafrost areas.

You might find this article interesting also;JB, about the floods in South and North Carolina written by a Meteorologist.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/10/05/south_carolina_floods_hit_charleston_and_columbia_hard.html

A quote:

"Sadly, this is exactly the type of event we can expect to see more of as the planet warms. One of the most straightforward responses to climate change is a quickening of the hydrologic cycle: Warmer air speeds evaporation and can cause rain to fall with greater intensity. This supercharges the atmosphere, and boosts the likelihood of devastating floods."

Ant did not see anything from your meteorologist about rain washing CO2 out of the atmosphere though? Still that is your forte! Cherry pick, showoff and make an ass of yourself.

JB
You abuse people, they try to explain things and you abuse them.
go away

>>>JB
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Nick, what do you expect? He's a climate denier troll.
Don't feed the troll.
Ignore them.
They hate that.

JB, rain doesn't wash CO2 out of the atmosphere, it sends down cats and dogs. It's something Meteorologists hide from us.

I happen to obtain lots of references about cc in my email and Facebook page on a daily basis,JB. Powell says that between 2013 and 2014 there were 24,000 peer reviewed papers about climate change published, there is any amount of material.

Something that is quite a worry is the methane explosions in Siberia of pingos; another aspect of permafrost thawing. Permafrost thawing was hardly dealt with by the IPCC.

Whether you make ad hominem attacks JB; it makes no difference to what is happening with man's addition to natural climatic changes.

I would not worry about JB comments. It is probable that he is unable to comprehend what we are done to our home. Refusing to follow discussions, unwillingness to enter into logical debates are, to me, defensive traits.

I tend to feel pity for JB.

But, there are sufficient who do understand, sufficient to get the world heading in the correct direction.

But, again, there is huge risk that not enough will be done, early enough.

I am frightened by that thought.