Climatologist Uses the ‘R’ Word
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CLIMATOLOGIST
Browning-Garriss is a welcome and repeat speaker at the annual
At the
Browning-Garriss describes her work as that of a historical climatologist.
"You know all the headlines about man-made global warming. I don't talk about that. I do the stuff that you don't have time to do.
"You don't have time to read all the latest science about natural climate change. I'm trying to show you natural climate ebbs and flows. It's always moving like a horse. If you don't match the movements of the horse, you're going to fall off. I'm trying to tell you how things are moving."
As a historical climatologist, Browning-Garriss looks at the factors shaping our weather pattern. She consults monastic records from the ninth century, tree rings, ice cores and layers of mud for comparisons. "According to scientists, when we put those together we have a year-to-year record of what the climate was like for 100,000 years."
She then looks at the 5 years on either side of a year that had weather patterns similar to today's weather. With that information, she can say, "This is what happened 80 percent of the time [in the historical record]. This is a perspective so you can make informed decisions."
So where are we now in our climate? We maybe expecting an El Nino weather pattern.
Browning-Garriss pointed out that because oceans make up 70 percent of the Earth, "When you're talking about climate, the oceans are not the elephant in the room - they are the room.
Browning-Garriss says to look next at the temperature of the
"If it turns into a full scale El Nino, it brings a lot of rain. For the summertime we're talking about good rains for central and western
"I've been telling your group since the 1990s that we are in a trend where the Pacific - 30 percent of the globe's surface - has changed," Browning-Garriss says. "There's a cycle called the PDO, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or Pretty Dry Oklahoma. It started to change in 1999 and it tipped in 2006. It is creating drier conditions here in the Southwest. It is destabilizing rain patterns and with it agriculture worldwide. The good news is you have a better infrastructure than most of your competitors and the rest of the world."
To read more of Browning-Garriss' work, visit her website at browningnewsletter.com. SS3
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