Talk:Spirit Lake (Washington)

it looks like a fox from space, with a big bushy tail.
Seriously. Since this feature was created by a recent eruption, it can't be used as evidence of alien landscape artists. Paging Dr. Slartibartfarst! 75.87.130.113 (talk) 21:54, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Factually Bankrupt Fringe Misinformation Removed
I removed a paragraph of unsourced text because it contained a number factual errors and outright falsehoods. First, there is a lack of anything published in mainstream, peer-reviewed literature that demonstrates that either coal is forming at the bottom of Spirit Lake or that coal has ever been observed forming at the bottom of any similar lakes. Second, there is a lack of anything published in mainstream, peer-reviewed journals that demonstrates that the stumps floating in Spirit Lake will ever form upright petrified stumps, including those typically found in conglomerates as found in the Yellowstone Petrified Forest. Finally, there is a lack of anything published in mainstream, peer-reviewed journals that shows that the stumps in Spirit Lake are being rapidly petrified. The claim that "Spirit lake is the first location where these processes of naturally occurring coal formation from log mat bark and rapid upright tree petrification were observed..." is a completely false claim that lacks any reliable and non-fringe sources to substantiate it. Paul H. (talk) 20:57, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Csc climate type
I noticed there have been a few edits, changing the 'Csc' Köppen climate classification to 'Cfc'. I just wanted to provide a brief defense that this climate classification does exist and that Spirit Lake's pre-eruption climate records match this.

First, there's reference to the Csc climate type in the article on Köppen_climate_classification, and for the few other locations which match this climate type (see Bohemia_Mountain and Balmaceda,_Chile). Also, the climate data for pre-eruption Spirit Lake matches the requirements for each element of the "Csc" Koppen type, spelled out here:

C: average monthly temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) in warmest months, average monthly temperature above −3 °C (27 °F) in coldest months s: driest summer month less than 40 mm average precipitation and less than one-third wettest winter month precipitation c: three or fewer months with mean temperatures above 10 °C

Cfc (the oceanic climate type) requires relatively equal precipitation throughout the year, which does not match the climate data here. While Csc is a rare Koppen type and it may be left out on many Koppen maps due to its extremely limited distribution, it does exists. That's why it's so notable and I added this section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redtitan (talk • contribs) 01:56, 10 July 2016 (UTC)