September 2023 Forecasts and Discussions

[Weather101]

[Weather101]

Soon the old generation will be no more and you will be the old generation, what will you think at that point??

Our generation seems to be more progressive and open to conversation, and we tend to trust the science. As long as we keep that, we will be fine as the "old" generation

[Weather101]

What were you referring to? Sorry if I didn’t get your message

No worries, all good.

[John]

Our generation seems to be more progressive and open to conversation, and we tend to trust the science. As long as we keep that, we will be fine as the "old" generation

Ok so all out your generation is better.

[John]

No worries, all good.

But you didn’t answer the question about what you are referring to….

[John]

Meanwhile... up to the high 20s over the next several days in the Similkameens. Very warm temps for mid Sept

Enjoy

[John]

I just find it interesting that you are talking about fear as the main motivator here. For me, I'm not really starting out in a place of fear. I am simply observing what I see happening in front of my own eyes, which is then followed by the logical emotional responses that have been ingrained in me by evolution. I have dealt with fear, anxiety, and grief. Sometimes I've had hope. I've also had some degree of acceptance and frankly, apathy. These are all just coping mechanisms or normal responses. Fear can be a useful response in many situations, you have clearly evaluated it to be a reasonable response to the government. And furthermore, nobody here is excited to be scared or something. Nobody is enjoying this in some weird way.

What I see in my own backyard simply confirms what I had previously believed - that yes, the experts know what they are talking about. They predicted what's happening, and its happening. Experts are not perfect but when it comes to science they are the best we've got.

The amount of uncharacteristic weather events in recent years should be obvious to anyone paying attention. I mean in the year 2021 we saw the most extreme heatwave on record by far. This was followed by another extreme heatwave the same summer, followed by biblical rains leading to our worst floods in recent memory. Since then we've had many more anomalous weather events, including last autumn's incredible dry streak, two extended droughts in a row.

I am very observant to the massive changes in the ecology around me. Especially up on the sunshine coast at my cabin, where the beach used to be teeming with life. It is now barren. The trees are clearly stressed, we've had several die this year. I mean, I'm 35 and I can remember a much different environment. I cannot remember swimming in the ocean as a kid and it not feeling cold - it is like bathwater these days, during the summer anyways.

I do pay attention to what's happening around the world, and we are inundated with news of major floods and fires in all corners of the world. Violent hurricanes most years, tornadoes in the middle of winter, wildfires burning down towns in mid December. We see the arctic and antarctic undergoing extensive, extreme changes at an accelerating rate. We see animals migrating. Crops failing.

Maybe as someone living on the land I am more in tune with these changes too. Weather is a very important part of my life, more than just here on the forum but for growing crops, taking care of animals, and more.

So instead of the fearful, I consider us to be the observant. You clearly haven't seen what I have seen, and that's fine. But to chalk it up to some addiction to fear is just incorrect. Like I said, fear is simply the evolutionary response and its a perfectly reasonable response.

Great reply pk, I guess to me you and 101 do seem very fearful of the future in the way you 2 write your posts.
But maybe I see that totally wrong

I think some of us need to put away the keyboard and screens and enjoy the outdoors in a positive way and maybe volunteer and help a less fortunate person in our surroundings.
You will see that life can still be quite good !
(Advice from a real old dude )

[PortKells]

Great reply pk, I guess to me you and 101 do seem very fearful of the future in the way you 2 write your posts.
But maybe I see that totally wrong

I think some of us need to put away the keyboard and screens and enjoy the outdoors in a positive way and maybe volunteer and help a less fortunate person in our surroundings.
You will see that life can still be quite good !
(Advice from a real old dude )

I do enjoy life still, I play in several bands, love my job, go hiking, love the farm, etc. I’m past the point of being depressed about it for sure. However when summer comes it definitely hits me harder…I used to love summer! Now, it’s just not enjoyable breathing that air, seeing things dying, etc. i definitely lean on the shoulder seasons of fall and spring for pleasant weather, love those 15 C days. Hopefully the fall colours are spectacular this year.

[Weather101]

Ok so all out your generation is better.

Lol, I know you're trying to bait me into some sort of argument because when did anyone or I ever say that? There's pros and cons in every generation.

[Weather101]

Great reply pk, I guess to me you and 101 do seem very fearful of the future in the way you 2 write your posts.
But maybe I see that totally wrong

I think some of us need to put away the keyboard and screens and enjoy the outdoors in a positive way and maybe volunteer and help a less fortunate person in our surroundings.
You will see that life can still be quite good !
(Advice from a real old dude )

Seems kind of passive-aggressive on your end, but I play hockey, I spend time outdoors as long as the weather permits.
On top of that, I donate every holiday season to women's and homeless shelters.

I enjoy life and travel all the time to Dallas to watch the Cowboys play but when summer comes around and are skies are filled with smoke, and I'm having a hard time to breathe or when the temperatures are ridiculously hot to the point I can't go outside I think we have a right to be concerned since it's only escalating. It's hard to enjoy the outdoors when the outside weather feels like a hot shower that never ends.

That being said, I still enjoy life and I don't live in fear of climate change whatsoever I just post what I see is happening.

[Weather101]

But you didn’t answer the question about what you are referring to….

No need to get into it. I just wasn't referring to the past generations not having those issues time to time.

[John]

I do enjoy life still, I play in several bands, love my job, go hiking, love the farm, etc. I’m past the point of being depressed about it for sure. However when summer comes it definitely hits me harder…I used to love summer! Now, it’s just not enjoyable breathing that air, seeing things dying, etc. i definitely lean on the shoulder seasons of fall and spring for pleasant weather, love those 15 C days. Hopefully the fall colours are spectacular this year.

Awesome to hear!!

I found this summer better than the last 2

[PortKells]

Awesome to hear!!

I found this summer better than the last 2

I thought it was about the same as last summer but with more smoke. The thing is, July was nice. But you knew there would be consequences to the lack of rain since it had barely rained since April. And when the calendar flipped to August, things took a turn and its been bad with the fires and smoke.

[Weather101]

[Catnip]

We really need some "weather" cause this place is going off the rails!