From: rsw@therandymon.com   
      
   On 2018-04-29, JAB  wrote:   
   > A Hawaiian island got about 50 inches of rain in 24 hours. Scientists   
   > warn it's a sign of the future   
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   > Since the 1940s, the Hawaiian island of Kauai has endured two tsunamis   
   > and two hurricanes, but locals say they have never experienced   
   > anything like the thunderstorm that drenched the island this month.   
   >   
   > "The rain gauge in Hanalei broke at 28 inches within 24 hours," said   
   > state Rep. Nadine Nakamura of the North Shore community. "In a   
   > neighboring valley, their rain gauge showed 44 inches within 24 hours.   
   > It's off the charts."   
   >   
   > Actually, it was even worse. This week the National Weather Service   
   > said nearly 50 inches of rain fell in 24 hours.   
   >   
   > Now, as Kauai continues to recover, scientists warn that this deluge   
   > on April 14 and 15 was something new - the first major storm in Hawaii   
   > linked to climate change.   
   >   
   > http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-hawaii-storm-kauai-20180428-story.html   
   >   
   The scientists predicted more severe storms with global warming, and that's   
   exactly what we've got.   
      
   You can't legislate away bad news.  Nor can you override it with idiocy.   
      
   I hope Palm Beach County gets a few superstorms as well.   
      
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