The Fox US Open of Mountain Biking was canceled today after the Forest Service ordered the closure of California's National Forests until at least September 17. The closure is a response to an ongoing wildfire crisis in the state.
The event was scheduled for September 23-26 at Big Bear Mountain Resort's Summit Bike Park. Although the forests could reopen before the event's scheduled dates, there wouldn't be enough time for the event organizers to prepare after finding out definitively whether it would happen. All the athletes currently registered will have their entry fees refunded.
| This is a difficult announcement to make, and we regret the inconvenience it causes. With the limited time left to prepare for the event and no guarantee that the National Forests will be reopened on September 18th, we had to make the responsible decision to give everyone involved with the event as much notification as possible. We were gearing up for a strong turnout, with an amazing list of athletes from around the globe and look to be back bigger and better in 2022. For now, our hearts are with everyone who is being affected by the wildfires and the firefighters on the front lines.—Clay Harper, US Open Co-Founder |
The event's 2022 dates will be announced in the coming months at
usopen.bike.
news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/05/27/melting-ice-ancient-trade-route
Here’s an article about a trail that was discovered as a glacier melted away. Can you believe it was warmer than it is right now a long time ago? Maybe that trail got built under the glacier but I don’t think so. Crazy huh???
Oh wait, no that never happens. Don’t bother with these dudes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FmRNb3Krg
"Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities. In addition, most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position. The following is a partial list of these organizations, along with links to their published statements and a selection of related resources."
Goes on to list said organizations. NASA's climate website is a treasure trove of constantly updated information on the topic.
“ *Technically, a “consensus” is a general agreement of opinion, but the scientific method steers us away from this to an objective framework. In science, facts or observations are explained by a hypothesis (a statement of a possible explanation for some natural phenomenon), which can then be tested and retested until it is refuted (or disproved).
As scientists gather more observations, they will build off one explanation and add details to complete the picture. Eventually, a group of hypotheses might be integrated and generalized into a scientific theory, a scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena.”
So basically what you’re saying is 97% of the worlds climate scientists agree that they can’t prove anything that they’re claiming.
This theory has been tested over and over and what you wind up with is something more powerful than a mere opinion. Nonetheless, scientists agree on it.
Science always leaves room for unknown variables (very few things are 100%), but even accounting for those, 97+% of scientists agree that it’s 95% likely man is doing this. Again based on a shitload of observation across multiple agencies, across the whole globe. We went to the moon and Mars on far lower odds.
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1
Do you want to read all the research that Exxon did in the 70's and 80's about climate change, that has been driving changes to their infrastructure design to deal with the climate changes?
www.climatefiles.com/exxonmobil/1982-memo-to-exxon-management-about-co2-greenhouse-effect
Cool, so did you come to the same conclusion as the IPCC?
How again do we have no way of knowing if we are causing or contributing to climate change?
Not gonna argue with you about this, since you’re hellbent on not learning anything about how this works.
rider: @DH-Racer-GC
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It's a bit fuzzy.......
Yes, grab a tool and install drainage humps and scallops etc
I also want to move back but mainly for the closer proximity to good snowboarding in the winters.