“Study co-authored by Oregon State assistant professor notes strong snowpack tied to luck”
So now scientists are relying on and quoting “luck”?
The reason why is because their models do not support what they are seeing. They know that the models are reality (!), so what they are experiencing must be anomalous.
Brilliant.
The annual snowpack in the Oregon Cascades has been remarkably resilient in the face of climate change over the past several decades.
However, a new study co-authored by an Oregon State University faculty member concludes this resilience is largely due to luck, and luck eventually runs out.
“I’m fairly confident that the assist that we’ve had from nature for the last 35 years is very unlikely to continue for the next 35 years,” said Nick Siler, OSU assistant professor and co-author of the study.
Lucky weather has led to strong snowpack despite climate change
The annual snowpack in the Oregon Cascades has been remarkably resilient in the face of climate change over the past several decades.