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Just another small indicator

[h=2]Earliest recorded snow event in Western Australian history[/h]
[h=3]Remember when climate modelers told us fossil fuels cause longer snow seasons?[/h]No neither do I.
Albany, snowboarding, earliest snow, WA, 2019.
It is the earliest recorded snow eventin a calendar year in the state’s history. Statistically, we can tell how anomalous this is by the behaviour of the local wildlife – seen snowboarding in shorts on the driveway in Albany. (Even going across the road). It’s possible this is the longest snowboard ride in the state’s history too. Though technically it is hail-boarding.
For foreign readers, WA (Western Aust) doesn’t have a snow season. Last regular snow was probably circa 20,000BC.
The ABC reports:
BOM forecaster Matt Boterhoven said snow was an extremely rare occurrence in April.
“It’s exceptional. We’ve only recorded once, in the last 100 years, snow as early as this on top of the Stirling Ranges,” he said.
“It’s related to a very strong cold air mass moving over the south-west of the state, so when conditions get below freezing and there’s precipitation, snow can form on top of Stirling Ranges.”
Mr Boterhoven predicted further snow flurries were possible into Saturday morning — something which came to pass overnight.
ABC on facebook
We all know this is weather not climate. We also know that if this was the earliest heatwave of the season it would be “proof of climate change” on the ABC.
Bluff Knoll, where the snow is, is a five hour drive from Perth. In WA snow is so rare we have “snow chasers”. Reportedly “dozens” of people are headed there to see the snow. Dozens!


Still reaching for anything, I see...
 
Well, you are going to go down that road of claiming I don't understand those simple sciences...

I understand them. No laws are violated. Aerosols on ice are documented.

Goodbye Into the Night.

I wouldn't argue that aerosols have some effect. However, aerosols and soot tend to have the opposite effect. Aerosols block sun from hitting the earth and cause cooling, which would increase ice cover. Soot darkens the surface of ice, causing more ice to melt. Both are valid drivers of ice extent.

All that said, the temperature has a lot to do with ice melt also. The following shows how drastic temperatures have changed in the extreme North of the planet.

World_Temp_Map.webp
 
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