Posted on 03/09/2008 11:48:51 AM PDT by PROCON
It's been a weird year.
In the Northwest, we've had the snowiest winter in many years. Even with a relatively dry second half of February, the snowpack in the Willamette drainage is at 172 percent of normal.
Baghdad has had snow on several occasions. I read somewhere that snow there had not been reported there since 1916. My son-in-law, Matt Halverson, is stationed in Baghdad with the U.S. Marines and confirmed that they had indeed, received snow.
China has had severe blizzards; according to0 some reports, they flattened about 10 percent of the country's forests.
Subtropical northern Vietnam experienced a prolong cold spell in January that sent temperatures as low as 28 degrees-unusually cold for that location.
Austrailia and Argentina have had a very cold 12 months, causing a very poor wheat crop- a major reason why wheat prices now exceed $12 per bushel, more than three times higher than a year ago.
On the other hand: Stockholm, Sweden posted an average temperature of 36 degrees this winter (December throught February) thwe warmest winter since 1756.
In the Continental United States things were rather sedate, despite the tornadoes that struck the Southwest in January and the heavy snow. This winter ranked as the 54th coolest on record at 0.2 degrees above normal, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the National Climate Data Center in Ashville, N.C. that put it about in the middle of the winters since 1895. but the winter was wet. It ranked as the 18th-wettest winter, dropping an average of 2.7 inches of moisture on the Country-just over half an inch above normal.
Do these statistics have anything to do with global warming? Or climate change?
In a word, no. A single year doesn't mean much when it comes to climate.
Recently I gave a presentation at a local highschool on climate and an Oregon State University colleague presented as well. He suggested that Hurricane Katrina and the Europeon heat waves of 2003 were "proof" that gflobal warming was occuring. But I don't think that's true at all. Single weather events, single seasons, even single years mean very little-anything can happen in such short time periods. Rather, it is necessary to look at longer-term trends before maliong such declarations.
On a weekly basis, natural variations in weather "are far greater" than any climate change signal," says Michael Halpert, deputy director of the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center. Winter temperatures in North Dakota can drop a low as 30 below zero or rise to 50 above. Against such strong temperature changes, "folks in North Dakota aren't going to see that it's a degree cplder" based on long term-trends in global average temperatures, he adds.
But average temperatures in North Dakota have been cold, just as they have been in Oregon. The reason: La Nina conditions in the Pacific and a very quiet sun. La Nina, characterized by cooler-than-average water in the tropical Pacific off the west coast of South America, generaly gives us our wettest, coolest and snowiest winters. Ditto for the rest of the northern tier of states. The cold winter in the northern U.S. is just what one expects from La Nina.
Meanwhile, the sun is at it's "solar minimum," with virtually no sunspots. This may be the reason for the strength of this year's La Nina and may be contributing to the cold year.
And another feature of La Nina years: a cool, wet spring. I hate to say that, now that you have endured a wet, cool winter and are probably hoping for a dry, warm spring.
But I just don't think it'll happen.
“as experts attempt to explain the cooling data”
Psst-the new PC term is climate change—that way gores butt is covered either way the temp moves. God forbid there would be natural cycles involved with change to the earths temps.
I hope the sheeple wise up before you and I are paying a Global Environment tax or some other cr@p!
This is what it is all about and they just try to kink the science to fit.
For the umteenth time: Global warming is a hoax, a scam, a swindle. Climate alarmists have been screaming their warnings for over five years now! And NO convincing evidence has ever emerged to support them. Now, as more and more people see that the climate is pretty much the way it always was, the global warming alarmists have had to adopt a more flexible approach to stealing your money and to making you behave they way they want you to. Of course, politicians are quick to jump on board because there is money there! lol Real climate experts have advanced the notion that the Earth may be ready to enter another cooling period, that based on long climate records. And, if so, I guess we can expect to get slightly cooler by a degree or two every thousand years or so. A cause for serious concern? lol But, despair not; there are some good things about this global warming drivel. One, there may be a renewed effort to combat pollution; two, there may be a renewed effort to make auto manufacturers produce truly gas efficient cars; three, there may be an effort to provide solar panels at a cost that is actually affordable; and, four, there may be a real benefit in knowing that Algore is nowhere near any approaching cold front, especially where you may live! lol In my dreams, I keep seeing Algore (the Henry Gondorf of the new century)racing for a free corporate jet to get him far from any advancing cold front! lol
when in fact, CO2s and green house gases are a RESULT of climate change not the cause.
The above HOAX is much like the anti-smoking HOAX ... two, 35-year studies (UC-Berkeley '01, U-IL, Urbana-Champaign '02) proved that second hand smoke causes no harm. The American Cancer Society's response --> What will we do for funds now or something along those lines... others still hooked on their pet peeve -- "Well, smoke stinks." Crucifying a whole group of American citizens is ok though... What about a smoker's civil rights to use a LEGAL product?
Can't wait to see how these same professional troublemakers start treating fat people... it's already started...
One reason I posted this is to show that REAL Climatologists are getting out of the government sector and into the real world, private sector.
George has been a climatologist for over 30 years, and is a real good human being!!
Exactly!!
Too many voting-age sheeple out there! :(
Whatever the reason, the GW cult still grows, not unlike the Obamacult! :(
The above HOAX is much like the anti-smoking HOAX ...
The approach may be the same but the repercussions, if they are successful, are much, much worse. If they are successful with the global warming hoax, we can kiss our freedoms goodbye and start kowtowing to the UN, permanently (or whatever world-government overload may prevail).
Same group of people at both meeting houses
Dang! Are ya sure? lol.
I had my money on Gore or Schwarzenegger! ;-)
It is no secret (think Kerry campaign) that these wackos want to turn America over to the UN.
It never ceases to amaze me how mentally ill people whose pet peeves suddenly turn into some wacko cause -- think viral marketing extraordinaire.
American citizens need to wise up pronto before this country is turned into some third world cesspool.
And, if people are so stupid that they think electing a Republican will solve all our problems -- think again... Bush wants the illegal aliens and so does McCain.
Wise up, people before it's too late.... Our window of opportunity -- Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, Tom Tancredo and even to some extent Mitt Romney has passed.
It'll keep warming up for a bit more, maybe
Then it'll cool off for awhile, maybe
Then it'll warm back up again for a spell, maybe
It's been doing that almost forever and will continue to long after humans are gone, we have nothing to do with causing it.
Anyone who tells you different, is either lying or selling something.
The global warming cult has been backpedaling a lot lately. Unfortunately, many of the lower-level dupes haven’t gotten the word yet. Newspaper writers seen especially slow on the uptake. But then, newspapers always print old news.
Thanks for your response. There seems to be little that ordinary people can do about this rush to global warming. It has been passed into the hands of politicos and governments. Too bad, because a scam, a swindle, needs to be called for what it is. Just because Algore is now an international figure, does not make him any less the ‘Henry Gondorf’ that he is!
“My B.S. detector is quivering.”
“Alright, would you believe 9 percent?!/s”
No. It’s time for the cone of silence.
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