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[Paul Cherubini]

On Feb. 21 Chuck Vaughn wrote:

> From 1940 through 1970 the Pacific Decadal Oscillation 
> was in a cool phase which largely explains the cold temps.
> In 1970 it reversed to its warm phase until 2000. Now 
> it has reversed again to the cool phase. Of course there
> is some lag time. We're now beginning to see the cooler 
> effects of the PDO on our weather. If history is any indication,
> this will likely go on for another 20 years. 

Chuck you may be right - today I went up into the Sierra Nevada 
mountains near Lake Tahoe and here's what I saw:

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowg.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowh.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowi.jpg

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowb.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowd.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowf.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowc.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/3-30snowe.jpg

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

 
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