Posted on 03/08/2008 5:22:13 PM PST by shrinkermd
The Pacific Ocean cooled dramatically due to a La Nina (some believe the La Nina was caused by weak solar surface activity). This caused wetter and cooler weather this early winter in Western North America and the North Central region of North America. While this was occurring early in the winter, the Southeast and South Central US were warmer then normal. That is typical La Nina patterns. The Atlantic has stayed warm. Then about in the middle of winter the Indian Ocean cooled and then Asia also cooled dramatically. Now in late winter the Southeast is finally feeling the effects of the La Nina when it overwhelms the Atlantic Gulf warmth. It was snowing in Alexandria Louisiana last night according to the Accuweather radar. The funny part is that since the Atlantic stayed warm, Europe had a very mild and warm winter overall. Now since Europeans believe the world revolves around Europe, their populace have absolutely no clue and still think warming is occurring. This Summer was a mixed bag in Australia, but we should expect the areas in North America that experienced a harsh winter to also experience a cool summer. The main questions right now are when is La Nina going to completely stop and will the Atlantic Ocean start cooling next.
That is Texas for you. We have four seasons in Texas.
Almost summer.
Summer.
Still summer.
Christmas week.
Someone didn’t get the memo. Cold weather is caused by “global warming”.
That’s warm!
Here in Western Wisconsin (granted, we live in a valley on a river), it got to -18 overnight Friday after several nightime lows of zero or below. We woke up Saturday morning to find that the frost had penetrated deep enough (under feet of snow!)to freeze the pipe (6’ underground) from the submersible pump to the pressure tank. It usually takes several days of below zero and below -18 at night to do this. Last winter, we had 2 nights in a row of -35 and both the septic pump and the pump pipe froze. I don’t quite understand how we can get such severe freezing this year in a shorter time at higher temperatures.
Because we have had to keep electric heat on in the cellar and in a cold spot in a closet with a capped pipe (where water doesn’t flow), as well as run the propane wall furnaces so much, even after burning 5 1/2 cords of wood over the winter, we had a $200 electric bill, a record. Of course, the propane bills are also obscene, even with a capped price, due to the *keep full* part of the contract (two 500 gallon tanks). Since we expect it will cost more next year, we just bit the bullet and will be as miserly with propane as possible over the next few months.
This is the coldest March, so far, that I can recall in 33 years of living here. We have had colder temperatures in the past in January and February, but that was 30 years ago. We usually have 2-3 thaws approaching 50 degrees in January and February and this year we had perhaps one day each month where it briefly hit 40 daytime. March is usually 40s-50s, daytime.
Just 2 weeks ago, we saw the ice fisherman pulling their huts off the ice. There were open channels and thin spots on the Mississippi. Many fishermen were just out in the open near the power plant outlets, fishing off the edge of the ice, which was thick enough even there, to support them.
Winter from hell! I expect a late cool Spring, mild Summer and early Fall. I am keeping fuel and food stocks topped off.
A large percentage of the people who comprised the so-called “consensus” weren’t scientists at all, but instead were reporters and assorted other liberal arts (non-scientific types who couldn’t pass high school algebra) grads.
Stephen Johnson has a BA in Biology from Taylor University, a private, liberal arts college in Indiana. What does he know about meteorology, weather or climate?
The Global Warmers are already falling back to their old ‘air pollution’ game. Global Warming was great for them while it lasted, but it appears to be over. Ozone Hole, hello again.
BUMP!
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