Assuming global warming stats regarding salinity changes by the USGS on the Pacific US Coast are true, we will lose a million dollar salt pond restoration project to increasing sea levels and now-favorable environmental factors for invasive cord grasses.
On the upside, the increasing salinity will eradicate the ultra-fast breeding hybrid cordgrass species in one fell-swoop.
Here's the bad news for California though -- to increase coastal upwelling for predicted salinity changes, there needs to be stronger N->S winds. That means more of Alaska weather will be visiting us instead of pleasant pineapple expresses.
Ergo, I expect, unless the findings are reversed or revised, that California will see a lot more arctic storms on an increasing frequency in the next century or so.
Hopefully I'll live long enough to either say "I told you so" or "I was fucking wrong. Let's get high."
The last part of the latter will be said regardless.
Dammit Chuck! You're making me learn again! Thanks.
On the upside, the increasing salinity will eradicate the ultra-fast breeding hybrid cordgrass species in one fell-swoop.
Here's the bad news for California though -- to increase coastal upwelling for predicted salinity changes, there needs to be stronger N->S winds. That means more of Alaska weather will be visiting us instead of pleasant pineapple expresses.
Ergo, I expect, unless the findings are reversed or revised, that California will see a lot more arctic storms on an increasing frequency in the next century or so.
Hopefully I'll live long enough to either say "I told you so" or "I was fucking wrong. Let's get high."
The last part of the latter will be said regardless.
Dammit Chuck! You're making me learn again! Thanks.
