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doublespey said:
For a local example, just look at the rise in AC in Western Washington. I've been around since the 80s and didn't even consider the need for AC until the last 5-6 yrs. Not just me . . . the tech I talked to from CM Heating the other day said the increased interest in AC has really exploded. Don't need scientists to tell you it's getting warmer, everyday folks consumption of AC is a nonpartisan indicator. ;)
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Much of that AC interest has been government mandated over the past few years.

I haven’t had AC for the past 20 years. I recently moved from an apartment (living the years mentioned above) into a house and it has a heat pump. Not gonna lie, but I am really enjoyin’ the AC. 😉😁
 
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Folks interested in climate trends in the PNW can look here, interactive map-based tool. One can select the year range, measurement interval (annual vs specific months or seasons), and min/max/average

Trend Tool | Washington State Climate Office

climate.washington.edu climate.washington.edu

For example:
Summer (JJA) maximum temps for period 1980 to 2023 looks like this:

OR daily max temps increased 4.5F, WA increased 3.4F over that period
(these are not the extremes, just average daily maximums for the summer months)
make the map you want and click a dot to see the individual station data

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Mossback said:
Coastal counties of the U.S. are home to 129 million people, or almost 40 percent of the nation's total population, yet the coast accounts for less than 10 percent of the nation's land mass (excluding Alaska).
From 1970 to 2020, the population in coastal counties increased by 40.5 million people, or approximately 46 percent.

From NOAA...
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According to NOAA Washington population has 5.9M in coastal areas. Washington only has 7.9M people. Hmmm...

When I think coastal I am thinking about Ocean Shores, Long Beach, Westport, and areas nearby. Total population is less than 10K. Maybe on other places on the Oly Peninsula too.
 
The warming trend has been especially troubling for Fly Fishers. Has anyone else noticed the normal bug cycle chaos? For many years it was scud/boatman/bugger followed by mid/bugger, followed by mid/callibaetis, followed by damsel, followed by dragon, etc. Differences from lake to lake. Now the water warms at a much quicker rate as the previously mentioned hatches either happen en mass over a very short period of time or don't seem to happen at all.
 
Flymph said:
The warming trend has been especially troubling for Fly Fishers. Has anyone else noticed the normal bug cycle chaos?
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I think it was the latter part of January or February I made a post along these lines. Little winter stones, little browns a bit bigger and wider, and Skwalla, all out and about at the same time. The fish weren't hunkered down and noticed too.
 
Flymph said:
The warming trend has been especially troubling for Fly Fishers. Has anyone else noticed the normal bug cycle chaos? For many years it was scud/boatman/bugger followed by mid/bugger, followed by mid/callibaetis, followed by damsel, followed by dragon, etc. Differences from lake to lake. Now the water warms at a much quicker rate as the previously mentioned hatches either happen en mass over a very short period of time or don't seem to happen at all.
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x2...was on higher altitude lake than I normally fish last week with my son, 9 am and the surface was littered with callibaetis, damselflies, black and white midges....too much too choose from so our flies were getting ignored...until we tied on Purple Chubbies to 'stand out from the crowd'
 
My wife is givng a presentation today on her departments efforts to plan for smoke and heat, especially for vulnerable populations. The data is prety clear as to the trend. It can be especially hard on those that have less.

My best friend sold his cattle ranch in Montana and moved to Western Washington. He said that he felt tlike he was fighting mother nature. Global warming was too much to fight.
 
charles sullivan said:
My wife is givng a presentation today on her departments efforts to plan for smoke and heat, especially for vulnerable populations. The data is prety clear as to the trend. It can be especially hard on those that have less.

My best friend sold his cattle ranch in Montana and moved to Western Washington. He said that he felt like he was fighting mother nature. Global warming was too much to fight.
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"Scientists estimate that by 2050, there could be up to 1.2 billion "climate refugees" forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters like wildfires, droughts, and floods. In the United States, a Forbes survey found that nearly a third of Americans have cited climate change as a reason for moving, and in 2022, 3.2 million adults were displaced or evacuated due to disasters."

it's a reality we all have to deal with
 
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SurfnFish said:
"Scientists estimate that by 2050, there could be up to 1.2 billion "climate refugees" forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters like wildfires, droughts, and floods. In the United States, a Forbes survey found that nearly a third of Americans have cited climate change as a reason for moving, and in 2022, 3.2 million adults were displaced or evacuated due to disasters."

it's a reality we all have to deal with
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Or not.
 
SurfnFish said:
"Scientists estimate that by 2050, there could be up to 1.2 billion "climate refugees" forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters like wildfires, droughts, and floods. In the United States, a Forbes survey found that nearly a third of Americans have cited climate change as a reason for moving, and in 2022, 3.2 million adults were displaced or evacuated due to disasters."

it's a reality we all have to deal with
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Glad I will not have to deal with it. You know - life expectancy...
 
SurfnFish said:
"Scientists estimate that by 2050, there could be up to 1.2 billion "climate refugees" forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters like wildfires, droughts, and floods. In the United States, a Forbes survey found that nearly a third of Americans have cited climate change as a reason for moving, and in 2022, 3.2 million adults were displaced or evacuated due to disasters."

it's a reality we all have to deal with
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Indeed it is.
 
Hazard Fraught...

For when it only needs to work once...sorta...maybe.
 
One set of climate numbers that floored me was Phoenix going one month last year where the  average temperature was well over 100°

Also saw a tv weather forecaster announce a temperature drop in Las Vegas from 118° to 113° over three days saying "I don't know that you would notice the difference walking outside, but there you go."
 
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