California this winter is repeating historical patterns I studied from the 1860's...and one of the persistent elements in this epic winter has been weather much colder than recent decades. But of course the West Coast is just one spot on a big planet. Some places of course have had warmer or dryer winters than average.
In its history the planet has had years/decades/centuries much colder, much warmer and much more volatile than it is now. That part is historical fact. It's beyond my pay scale or interest in this thread to get into global climatology, various hypothesis, etc. Let's keep it on topic.
In the past two days California just got hit with another round of rain, wind and snow. The sheer accumulation of water is making the situation risky for extensive and long-duration flooding.
