I guess this explains why rain is possible over the next couple of days in Los Angeles. Rain here in July is about as rare as snow in Hawaii even when we aren't having an extreme drought…
I recall reading one time that someone got some sled dogs up there for a bit of a PR stunt/photographic art project. They hooked the dogs up, the musher started them up, and they happily ran like hell for a few minutes until they collapsed for lack of oxygen at 13,000+ feet (leading to a "how to fit an oxygen mask on a dog" moment).
I guess this explains why rain is possible over the next couple of days in Los Angeles. Rain here in July is about as rare as snow in Hawaii even when we aren't having an extreme drought…
Apparently, the LA thing is from what's left of a hurricane: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=lox
same thing dumping moisture in our atmosphere
Very warm SSTs here this summer, again…
Actually…
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Mauna_Kea_Summit_in_Winter.jpg">
There's even glaciers up there.
I recall reading one time that someone got some sled dogs up there for a bit of a PR stunt/photographic art project. They hooked the dogs up, the musher started them up, and they happily ran like hell for a few minutes until they collapsed for lack of oxygen at 13,000+ feet (leading to a "how to fit an oxygen mask on a dog" moment).
Glaciers? Really?
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2007/…
Well, OK, they're gone now…
I was in Hawaii in May of 2006 and Mauna Kea got snow. I love snow!