I remember this article, and had I not been around then, I would give some attention to the "experts" but back then, man was the cause of the soon to hit us ice age.
I remember this well. The Howard Franklin bridge iced over. There were several traffic fatalities as newly transplanted Yankees had lost their ability to drive in such conditions.
On that same day in 1977, we had snowflakes fall here in the Florida Keys, it was the day the all time low of 41 degrees was reported. Melted as soon as it hit ground, but was the first ever snow in the Keys.
It snowed in the panhandle of Florida back in 1972. I remember it well; my Mom was down there on business and phoned to tell me about it.
When I was a child in the late 1950's, early 60's it would be dark at 4:15 PM PST in So. California this time of year. 2007 there is still a glow of daylight on the Western horizon at 5:45 PM PST.
I understand the Earth is more of the shape of an egg (Oblong) opposed to a round sphere, and also that the Earth "Wobbles" as it rotates. This "Wobble" would cause a changing "angle of attack" of the Sun's most direct focus upon the Earth over time, thus changing Day/Night timing and the weather around the World.
Not being a radical activity to the Human eye, this wouldn't be noticed daily.
Astronomer I am not, nor Climateologist, but this "Climate Change" topic is more than likely a topic for "Obvious Man" than for Socialist Politicians and MSM.
Snowing in Florida in 1977.
Rush limbaugh mentioned that yesterday.
If I remember correctly it was also the 1st recorded and at the time global 'cooling' was all the rage.
I've been here in Orlando for 24 years. I only remember about 2 years where we had any significant amount of snow or ice. One of them was about a year after I first got here. Another was about 5 years later.
"The hysteria about "global warming" is nothing more than a LIBERAL political ploy to restrict behavior and control the agenda."
Hey! Where's the "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Alert? ;) This whole Global Warming thing is getting laughable. Thanks, Algore! :)
One small victory for common sense.
This is one of my least favorite childhood memories. I was in fourth grade at Mango Elementary, and we missed playing in it.
I remember that day well. I was in high school in Ft. Lauderdale and there were snow flurries in the air. The kids were so excited that classes couldn't go on. The principal got on the PA system and let us all go outside that morning for awhile and enjoy it. It was too thin to materialize but it was blowing around in the air.
One of the very few other days I can recall that cold in FL was in January of 1986 when the Challenger space shuttle went down. It was about 29 degrees that morning as well. Very tragic and unnecessary on that frigid morning.
I was living in a townhouse at the Riviera on the Hillsborough River. I took photos of snow on roofs and on my car.
My office was in the First Florida Tower in downtown Tampa. The traffic was not as bad as I feared it would be going downtown that morning, but cars were sliding around.
Got to dig out those photos to show my kids, who have never seen snow.
I've lived in the Panhandle of Florida all my life and I've seen snow five times. I'm 64.
It snowed in Florida in 1995. I remember the news reports making fun of it because it was during spring break and they were laughing at the college kids who went to the beach for fun and sun and ended up getting a snow storm.
In 1978 "there was an incredible three-week period with 3 major storms, two of which have achieved a nearly legendary status"...
http://www.intellicast.com/DrDewpoint/Library/1371/
I remember them well.