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A week of Summer snow at Arthurs Pass - unusual weather conditions. 1933.
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Photo Evening Post Jan, 1934.Date of Photo1933Map[1] External LinkPapers PastNational LibraryContributorHeather Newby
Photo Evening Post Jan, 1934.Date of Photo1933Map[1] External LinkPapers PastNational LibraryContributorHeather Newby
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Location (city or town)Arthurs PassEventSummer snow at Arthurs Pass - unusual weather conditions. Jan, 1934.
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Date Created29th December 2020CommentsDonald Hibbs
hang on a minute that does not work in with the global warming hysteria
Dave Hamilton
Donald Hibbs Have you had summer snow at Arthur's pass any time recently? Global warming is not a new subject. My father, from Ross, often talked about it. He died in 1973. Atmospheric analysis shows we are liberating more carbon than chlorophyll can l… See More
Donald Hibbs
was fresh snow on the tops last week as it turns out. I dont buy into it simply because we dont have accurate records that go back far enough. if the science behind the rhetoric was accurate they would be able too forecast extreme events accurately but… See More
Dave Hamilton
Donald Hibbs Our scientists predicted a summer like our last one back in 2013.
They said it gave them no satisfaction telling the politicians "We were right."
Scientist do have atmospheric gas records. It comes from ice cores extracted from Antarctica.
Most people on the coast know how fast the glaciers are retreating. Some of that is caused by natural fluctuations, but most is man made.
Throughout 2019, anticipating disaster, our rural fire brigades were desperate for funds and equipment.
The government gave them no help. Instead, our Prime Minister, a climate sceptic, went on holiday to Hawaii.
Wayne Leckie
Donald Hibbs exactly
Mike Stevens
Donald Hibbs exactly my thoughts.
Dave Mackie
https://www.scientificamerican.com/.../exxon-knew-about.../
Exxon Knew about Climate Change almost 40 years ago
SCIENTIFICAMERICAN.COM
Exxon Knew about Climate Change almost 40 years ago
Exxon Knew about Climate Change almost 40 years ago
Des Madgwick West Coaster
Dave Hamilton the wake up call in Australia was the green ideology of not allowing the burning off off the leaf litter and branches that had built up over the years or did you choose to ignore the report that was released from the Royal commission into the disaster like the leftard media in Australia
Dave Hamilton
Des Madgwick West Coaster The temperatures were so hot that RAIN FORESTS, forests that have never previously burned went up.
The litter was a very minor issue. You can burn off, have rain and be back to where you started in a month.
Whatever you do, do not believe any of the Murdoch media. I heard in Canada "It is Andrew Bolt verses 15,000 scientists."
I live here and can see the changes. The houses have gone from biased towards keeping warm, to biased towards keeping cool.
Over 40 years we have changed our own house by fitting shades, reflective sarking and installing air-conditioning, plus solar panels to power it.
The greenhouse effect is working, and it is working really well.
Water has immense thermal regulation effects with its high specific heat and its very convenient freezing point. However, once global ice has all melted, there will be nothing to keep the globe cool until water starts boiling. That is too hot for us.
Dave Mackie
Hmmmm what happened to my other comment, I wonder. I hope I wasn't censored.
Donald Hibbs
I think it is all part of the larger cycle of which we know little about. Another way to look at extreme weather events is are more happening or are we just able to capture more data and footage than ever before. 50 years ago how many people did you kn… See More
Des Madgwick West Coaster
Dave Hamilton you need to research some "History" of Australia by going to the newspapers from the last century before your so called Murdoch media and you will see Australia has been much hotter over the centuries but then you won't see those facts on the Gay BC in Australia and as for your statement that burning off the leaf litter will make little difference is bullshit you obviously didn't take any notice of the Royal Commission report into the Bush Fires as for all the work you have done on your own house good on you i hope it makes you feel better, the biggest problem we all face in the future is over population. And there just as many if not more imminently qualified scientists who disagree with your 15,000 scientists and finally who gives a flying fuck what Andrew Bolt says he's a television "opinion show" if you're so down on the bad "Murdock Press" that tells me more about you than anything else.
Dave Grice
Des Madgwick West Coaster well said mate that’s telling him
Heather Newby
its been pretty cold here in Wellington for this time of year.
Naireen Bass
Heather Newby ,Canterbury also. People lit their fires Christmas & Boxing Day!
Pauline Kirker
Heather Newby snow was lower than the tops just before Christmas in Southland. We thought we were in for a white Christmas.
Dave Hamilton
Our son, in Edinburgh got snow last night. It is early. Here, in Australia, we had a summer like this in 1979. followed by 4 years of drought.
Heather Newby
Dave Hamilton 4 years of drought!! how stressful!
Bruce Dando
yea greta
Bruce Lightfoot
Bruce Dando can remember. A similar storm over Xmas during the live capture days Bruce and Mr Harvey filling up a truck in trailer with yrling,s caught out in the snow
Paul Mcewen
Global Warming ☠️ YEH RIGHT
Tom Jones
It's not that unusual, it's a alpine pass, weather can change quickly
Janet Jamieson
about 60 years ago we had snow over Christmas right down in Greymouth
Vaughan Smith
Would look great with Rata and snow same time
Annie Swain
The car is a Dodge from somewhere either side of 1920.
hang on a minute that does not work in with the global warming hysteria
Dave Hamilton
Donald Hibbs Have you had summer snow at Arthur's pass any time recently? Global warming is not a new subject. My father, from Ross, often talked about it. He died in 1973. Atmospheric analysis shows we are liberating more carbon than chlorophyll can l… See More
Donald Hibbs
was fresh snow on the tops last week as it turns out. I dont buy into it simply because we dont have accurate records that go back far enough. if the science behind the rhetoric was accurate they would be able too forecast extreme events accurately but… See More
Dave Hamilton
Donald Hibbs Our scientists predicted a summer like our last one back in 2013.
They said it gave them no satisfaction telling the politicians "We were right."
Scientist do have atmospheric gas records. It comes from ice cores extracted from Antarctica.
Most people on the coast know how fast the glaciers are retreating. Some of that is caused by natural fluctuations, but most is man made.
Throughout 2019, anticipating disaster, our rural fire brigades were desperate for funds and equipment.
The government gave them no help. Instead, our Prime Minister, a climate sceptic, went on holiday to Hawaii.
Wayne Leckie
Donald Hibbs exactly
Mike Stevens
Donald Hibbs exactly my thoughts.
Dave Mackie
https://www.scientificamerican.com/.../exxon-knew-about.../
Exxon Knew about Climate Change almost 40 years ago
SCIENTIFICAMERICAN.COM
Exxon Knew about Climate Change almost 40 years ago
Exxon Knew about Climate Change almost 40 years ago
Des Madgwick West Coaster
Dave Hamilton the wake up call in Australia was the green ideology of not allowing the burning off off the leaf litter and branches that had built up over the years or did you choose to ignore the report that was released from the Royal commission into the disaster like the leftard media in Australia
Dave Hamilton
Des Madgwick West Coaster The temperatures were so hot that RAIN FORESTS, forests that have never previously burned went up.
The litter was a very minor issue. You can burn off, have rain and be back to where you started in a month.
Whatever you do, do not believe any of the Murdoch media. I heard in Canada "It is Andrew Bolt verses 15,000 scientists."
I live here and can see the changes. The houses have gone from biased towards keeping warm, to biased towards keeping cool.
Over 40 years we have changed our own house by fitting shades, reflective sarking and installing air-conditioning, plus solar panels to power it.
The greenhouse effect is working, and it is working really well.
Water has immense thermal regulation effects with its high specific heat and its very convenient freezing point. However, once global ice has all melted, there will be nothing to keep the globe cool until water starts boiling. That is too hot for us.
Dave Mackie
Hmmmm what happened to my other comment, I wonder. I hope I wasn't censored.
Donald Hibbs
I think it is all part of the larger cycle of which we know little about. Another way to look at extreme weather events is are more happening or are we just able to capture more data and footage than ever before. 50 years ago how many people did you kn… See More
Des Madgwick West Coaster
Dave Hamilton you need to research some "History" of Australia by going to the newspapers from the last century before your so called Murdoch media and you will see Australia has been much hotter over the centuries but then you won't see those facts on the Gay BC in Australia and as for your statement that burning off the leaf litter will make little difference is bullshit you obviously didn't take any notice of the Royal Commission report into the Bush Fires as for all the work you have done on your own house good on you i hope it makes you feel better, the biggest problem we all face in the future is over population. And there just as many if not more imminently qualified scientists who disagree with your 15,000 scientists and finally who gives a flying fuck what Andrew Bolt says he's a television "opinion show" if you're so down on the bad "Murdock Press" that tells me more about you than anything else.
Dave Grice
Des Madgwick West Coaster well said mate that’s telling him
Heather Newby
its been pretty cold here in Wellington for this time of year.
Naireen Bass
Heather Newby ,Canterbury also. People lit their fires Christmas & Boxing Day!
Pauline Kirker
Heather Newby snow was lower than the tops just before Christmas in Southland. We thought we were in for a white Christmas.
Dave Hamilton
Our son, in Edinburgh got snow last night. It is early. Here, in Australia, we had a summer like this in 1979. followed by 4 years of drought.
Heather Newby
Dave Hamilton 4 years of drought!! how stressful!
Bruce Dando
yea greta
Bruce Lightfoot
Bruce Dando can remember. A similar storm over Xmas during the live capture days Bruce and Mr Harvey filling up a truck in trailer with yrling,s caught out in the snow
Paul Mcewen
Global Warming ☠️ YEH RIGHT
Tom Jones
It's not that unusual, it's a alpine pass, weather can change quickly
Janet Jamieson
about 60 years ago we had snow over Christmas right down in Greymouth
Vaughan Smith
Would look great with Rata and snow same time
Annie Swain
The car is a Dodge from somewhere either side of 1920.
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