Posted on 06/21/2016 10:58:00 AM PDT by rktman
It’s no surprise to us that the “monster” El Niño of 2015/2016 created a very large global temperature spike, after all, that’s what the natural process that creates the phenomenon results in due to the Pacific ocean near the Equator not being able to dissipate heat to space as effectively as it usually does. NOAA says that “ENSO is one of the most important climate phenomena on Earth due to its ability to change the global atmospheric circulation, which in turn, influences temperature and precipitation across the globe. ”
But, as they say, “what goes up, must come down”. NOAA has this to say about the current state:
After dominating the tropical Pacific for more than a year, El Niño ended in May 2016. Near- or below-average temperatures existed in 3 out of 4 ENSO monitoring regions of the tropical Pacific. And for the first time in 2016, wind and air pressure patterns were consistent with neutral conditions. There’s a 75% chance that La Niña will develop by winter. NOAA’s next ENSO update will be released on July 14.
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The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growin’ thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
‘Cause London is drowning, and I, I live by the river
Best I can figure, the Macarena? :)
Yep same here in CA. and all of south west, WE are on fire with high temps but also literally on fire with fires, BRING ON THE ICE!!! IDIOTS!!!
I’m in SW Oregon and spring was warmer than usual plus dry. Got hot in the 90s in end of April (IIRC...) and first half of May. Then it got cold and we had the woodstove on all day for days, didn’t get out of the 50s and into the mid 30s at night. I am at 1500 ft but still very unususally cold. Even until the last couple of days, started the woodstove in the morning, night lows around 40.
Okay, now I don’t what that is other than something to do with Algore.
We were ALSO promised El Niño needed the rain desperately ....... NOTHING !!!!’ This climate change bunch are IDIOTS!!!!
Today is the first day of summer. I am sitting in my office here outside Seattle with a fleece sweater on and my hands are still freezing. Who do I sue about this global warming b.s.
I love rain and snow, so bring it on.
Here in Arizona it's a mild 113 degrees. But the humidity is quite low. LOL!!
“I love rain and snow, so bring it on.”
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Me too. Nice to have a kindred soul regarding weather.
My family thinks that I am nuts!:-)
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Close, but not entirely accurate. During an El Nino, the Pacific currents weaken because equatorial trade winds in the area weaken. This is caused by air pressure differentials or lack there of. Basically less wind because less pressure differences between east and west Pacific. So you basically have an enormous dead pool of water receiving solar radiation everyday. Surface warms. That heat is transferred into the atmosphere mainly via evaporation. Water vapor from evaporation is the primary green house gas component. So we get a short term atmospheric warming. The El Nino eventually ends when trade winds start blowing again. This occurs when the pressure differential between east and west Pacific increases again. The El Nino heat that gets transferred into the atmosphere is actually being transferred into space. After of coursing warming the atmosphere in the short term. During La Nina the trade winds are so strong that Pacific currents cause deep cold water to upwell in the Eastern Pacific. Basically us apes to date have been clueless about the physical processes involved. You will realize this in about 6 months.
Well, I wrote that “off the cuff” without referring to the Chemical Rubber Handbook because even the “rough numbers” demonstrate the point in this thought experiment. Having done a little googling it appears the question of fusion ain’t exactly settled. One even hypothesized plumes of hydrides from fusion of metal hydrides produces the magnetic field.
In any case, I think I made the point. Mars is proof, IMHO. It had a magnetic field and warmer temps when it had a molten core. Once that ended so did the field, the atmosphere, and temperatures dropped.
Colonizing another planet probably ain’t possible but I wonder if Saturn or Jupiter doesn’t have a moon that is promising.
The temp goes down every night at my house. But, then it goes up the next day. Huh?
Wish they all would make up their minds ..... Since we are all going to suffer death by climate we need to know whether to stock up on Parkas or Beach gear in order to survive.
Actually my very favorite weather is intense thunderstorms with lots of thunder, lightning, wind and heavy rain. Not partial to baseball sized hail, though; I have my limits.
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