tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post4063332141071956305..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Ironic WeatherMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-84851716136220420502011-05-14T11:39:15.422-07:002011-05-14T11:39:15.422-07:00RD, yes, this is a typical La Nina pattern writ la...RD, yes, this is a typical La Nina pattern writ large. The Southern Oscillation definitely had a hand in this. <br /><br />But we've had comparable La Ninas before and never had a comparable winter drought in Texas, nor comparable deluges in the Ohio Valley, nor comparable tornados in Alabama.<br /><br />So it's part of the story, but not the whole story.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-88602258547291450992011-05-14T08:16:33.343-07:002011-05-14T08:16:33.343-07:00"That's a hard one but it sure would be i...<i>"That's a hard one but it sure would be ironic not to get the job because I couldn't define one of my favorite words."</i><br /><br />That would not be ironic. If he said that thinking it would get him the job but instead it cost him the job - that would be ironic. There needs to be intent for there to be irony.Layzejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346550512734519728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-41007526967628848132011-05-14T01:10:17.789-07:002011-05-14T01:10:17.789-07:00Does this match what's expected for this part ...Does this match what's expected for this part of the ENSO (La Niña) pattern.<br />Are there US equivalents for <a href="http://reg.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/ensorain.comp.shtml" rel="nofollow">Australian rainfall patterns during El Niño and La Niña events</a>?rdbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785829179766055972noreply@blogger.com