It might be true that they haven’t ever seen Mt. Rainier not completely covered in snow, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, or that it’s unprecedented.
▪️You don’t have to go back too far to find similar pictures and comments. This web post was from 2020 and has a picture credited to the National Park Service at an unknown date (but prior to this year) showing a beautiful, but very bare Mt. Rainier. (Picture posted in comments)
https://www.historylink.org/file/21111
▪️In 2015, hot weather caused greater than normal snowmelt on Rainier, which many articles covered showing the bare rock. (Again, pictures in the comments)
https://www.knkx.org/post/mount-rainiers-glaciers-retreating-likely-fastest-rate-ever-seen-summers-heat
▪️In fact, there was a group post back then lamenting that they had “never seen the Rainier peak without snow.” Although that person was admittedly just 16.
http://www2.lifeinusa.com/communities/seattle-wa/mt-rainier-melted-snow-july-2015https://www.nps.gov/mora/faqs.htm
▪️Going back further, an informational booklet on Mt. Rainier published in 1978 (when the person from this meme was 5) had a cover photo of Rainier in the summer showing ~1/2 snow coverage on the top. But this was presented showing the beauty of the area, not pronouncing doom. (Photo in comments)
http://npshistory.com/publications/mora/barnett-c1978.pdf
This is from the 1978 booklet:
🔹”Finally, some 10,000 years ago the climate began warming up again and the great ice shield slowly retreated. The alpine glaciers, which had extended many miles down the canyons retreated to their high altitude "last stand". This is how we see the landscape today. But remember that the forces of nature are constantly at work.”
▪️Also, the current FAQ from the NPS on Rainier says this:
🔹”Does the snow at Paradise ever melt?
Although Paradise is one of the snowiest places on Earth where snowfall is measured regularly, it does enjoy a brief but glorious snow-free season. In most years, the area is snow-free from about mid-July through late September. October snowfall usually melts in between storms. The ground is usually completely snow covered for the winter by Thanksgiving.”
https://www.nps.gov/mora/faqs.htm
It’s just so wild to see these movements see saw, it feels like just yesterday that conservatives were boycotting Disney and the left was gloating.
Just incredible. After posting a meme blaming Charlie Kirk for his own murder, they post another a few hours later applauding Democrats for their civility.
Also, if you look at the Occupy Democrats timeline, their posts “denouncing political violence” were variations on “no one should be shot…BUT here’s a quote from Kirk showing he’s a terrible person.” Or sometimes they’d leave the first part out altogether and just attack him. There are no posts denouncing violence without qualifiers trying to gin up their base.
