Michael Shellenberger
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I just posted on X. It's just people can go look at it. It's from the Almanac. Yeah. No change in precipitation at all in Los Angeles. There have been Santa Ana winds in January many times in the past. There have been, you know, and by the way, this is a dry year now, but the last two years were very heavy rains. Too heavy. Yeah. Mudslide heavy. Yeah. And so, you know, it's extremes.
I just posted on X. It's just people can go look at it. It's from the Almanac. Yeah. No change in precipitation at all in Los Angeles. There have been Santa Ana winds in January many times in the past. There have been, you know, and by the way, this is a dry year now, but the last two years were very heavy rains. Too heavy. Yeah. Mudslide heavy. Yeah. And so, you know, it's extremes.
I just posted on X. It's just people can go look at it. It's from the Almanac. Yeah. No change in precipitation at all in Los Angeles. There have been Santa Ana winds in January many times in the past. There have been, you know, and by the way, this is a dry year now, but the last two years were very heavy rains. Too heavy. Yeah. Mudslide heavy. Yeah. And so, you know, it's extremes.
I mean, that's why California is so beautiful. It's a place of extremes. And so we, you know, we adapt to that. I mean, you know. But there's been no, in the aggregate, change in rainfall in 140 years. No, absolutely not.
I mean, that's why California is so beautiful. It's a place of extremes. And so we, you know, we adapt to that. I mean, you know. But there's been no, in the aggregate, change in rainfall in 140 years. No, absolutely not.
I mean, that's why California is so beautiful. It's a place of extremes. And so we, you know, we adapt to that. I mean, you know. But there's been no, in the aggregate, change in rainfall in 140 years. No, absolutely not.
It's actually a remarkably stable climate.
It's actually a remarkably stable climate.
It's actually a remarkably stable climate.
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Yeah. I mean, it's stable climate with these amazing extremes. So like, you know, you'll just get these, I mean, the best, I mean, for my favorite weather is like after like, you know, three days of just intense rains and you're just like trying to make sure that your house isn't flooded and, you know, the mud's everywhere. It's just the dogs are bringing in mud.
Yeah. I mean, it's stable climate with these amazing extremes. So like, you know, you'll just get these, I mean, the best, I mean, for my favorite weather is like after like, you know, three days of just intense rains and you're just like trying to make sure that your house isn't flooded and, you know, the mud's everywhere. It's just the dogs are bringing in mud.
Yeah. I mean, it's stable climate with these amazing extremes. So like, you know, you'll just get these, I mean, the best, I mean, for my favorite weather is like after like, you know, three days of just intense rains and you're just like trying to make sure that your house isn't flooded and, you know, the mud's everywhere. It's just the dogs are bringing in mud.
And then the sun comes out and it's just heaven on earth. I mean, that's why we're in California, right? You're just like, ah. So we love those. We love those extremes. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I think that's part of the, I mean, it's so funny because it's like, the reversion back to these, you know, people are cursing the weather. You know, they're blaming the weather.
And then the sun comes out and it's just heaven on earth. I mean, that's why we're in California, right? You're just like, ah. So we love those. We love those extremes. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I think that's part of the, I mean, it's so funny because it's like, the reversion back to these, you know, people are cursing the weather. You know, they're blaming the weather.
And then the sun comes out and it's just heaven on earth. I mean, that's why we're in California, right? You're just like, ah. So we love those. We love those extremes. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I think that's part of the, I mean, it's so funny because it's like, the reversion back to these, you know, people are cursing the weather. You know, they're blaming the weather.
That's why we do human sacrifice. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Well, another one was literally just before I got here, the legislature got to its very important work of passing a bill just now that sets aside $50 million for California to sue Trump. Like literally, and they were in a special session. That they kept going. They were in a special session to figure out how to sue Trump while L.A.
That's why we do human sacrifice. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Well, another one was literally just before I got here, the legislature got to its very important work of passing a bill just now that sets aside $50 million for California to sue Trump. Like literally, and they were in a special session. That they kept going. They were in a special session to figure out how to sue Trump while L.A.