Ski slopes in many parts of the Alps are still without snow, missing the late Oct. early Nov. opening. Downslope the snows should be feeding into the Rhine and Danube rivers, which in Europe are major freight ways. The Rhine as it leaves Switzerland should be 4 meters deep, about 13 feet, but it's 1.5M, about 5 feet. Near Koblenz Germany it is so low WWII bombs are spotted laying in the mud, causing 45,000 people to be evacuated while a brittish one tonner was disarmed. Barges are running with 1/4 the normal tonnage of freight to avoid dragging bottom. In one wide spot the Rhine is 20" deep, most barge operators have halted operations leaving a scramble for trucks and rail capacity driving up rates and slowing commerce.
See in Europe they are having global warming, if they had the politicians we have they wouldn't have global warming.
Darrel,
ReplyDeleteEverything weatherwise moves west to east - Scotland right now is being pounded by that storm that hit the US NE with rain.
We will have a cold and wet winter and warmer air over the pole caused by global warming is why.
Shit, we may have the alligator repellant on the ground here in Indy when I post the Morning Rice...
Sarge
Fringe: I saw the other da that in one area thes shipped in small pebbles to ski on. I miss not checkin with u and Ron moe often but I've carved things to where I can get the most bang for the buck so I have my facebook page where I can forward my blog posts and than use BS reunion for a chat room and there have been some real cool things discussed and last sunday we had a knock down drag out on a religeous post. Had over a hundred comments with 80% being flame throwers! hahahaha...laters man.Pop'
ReplyDeleteWith any luck the stupidity of our government will spread across the world. Well, except for the countries that will be under water, but who needs them anyway.
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