Climate Science biting liberals in the ass again.

[frankfrank]

^ The "climate truthers" always say "SEE? Global warming isn't happening!!" when there's a massive ice storm in Tulsa, or Poland has record low temperatures, or there's a freak snowfall in the southern California mountains in June, etc.

Of course, that is **WEATHER** - not climate.

But, when there's a massively-warm December with New York City in short-sleeve-shirt weather on Christmas, isn't it FUNNY how the same people never, EVER say anything like "Hmmmmm...maybe there IS something to global warming?" Of course, again, this is WEATHER - which includes all the temporary aberrations - and using this heat wave as indicative of global warming would be as wrong as those who say that cold snaps disprove it.

BUT...GLOBALLY, NOVEMBER 2015 WAS THE WARMEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. When taken globally, it *IS* climate...NOT merely "weather." But they'll never admit that nearly all the fifty warmest months ever recorded are in the past ten years, will they? They'll just say nothing's happening, and DRILL BABY DRILL!! - and "staying on oil" is strongly encouraged by the very low prices nowadays.

 

[vulgar_newcomer]

NIce 80 F (27 C) at noon on Christmas Day in Pensacola Fl. If it wasn't cloudy I bet it would be 5 degrees warmer!

 

[T-Rexx]

2015 was the warmest year in recorded history - and probably the warmest in at least 10,000 years.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t..._s_warmest_year_on_record_by_a_long_shot.html

 

[frankfrank]

And DON'T, JUST DON'T, somebody, say that the huge snowstorm/blizzard that's about ready to savagely dump on the mid-Atlantic region "disproves" global warming.

As mentioned above - it's WEATHER.

It *WILL* snow in New Jersey in January. It always does, with maybe some rare and bizarre exceptions. If the climate warms up 5 degrees Celsius (which will probably take at least 100 years, except for some forecasting by the most "extreme" which could have that happening in 50 or 70 years), it will STILL snow in New Jersey, Ohio, Utah, etc. in January. That's part of the climate in the north, and winter is, well, that.

Has anybody been noticing we're getting a LOT of super-storms in recent years? Global warming puts more moisture into the air...and it all has to fall, again, somewhere.

 

[Kulindahr]

2015 was the warmest year in recorded history - and probably the warmest in at least 10,000 years.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t..._s_warmest_year_on_record_by_a_long_shot.html

I found the most significant aspect of the report is that it also set a record for the rate of increase of temperature. That suggests whatever plateau we may have been on is over, and with a vengeance.

If this next year jumps again, I may as well pack in my conservation work; it won't be possible to keep enough seedlings alive to make a difference.

 

[TX-Beau]

And DON'T, JUST DON'T, somebody, say that the huge snowstorm/blizzard that's about ready to savagely dump on the mid-Atlantic region "disproves" global warming.

As mentioned above - it's WEATHER.

It *WILL* snow in New Jersey in January. It always does, with maybe some rare and bizarre exceptions. If the climate warms up 5 degrees Celsius (which will probably take at least 100 years, except for some forecasting by the most "extreme" which could have that happening in 50 or 70 years), it will STILL snow in New Jersey, Ohio, Utah, etc. in January. That's part of the climate in the north, and winter is, well, that.

Has anybody been noticing we're getting a LOT of super-storms in recent years? Global warming puts more moisture into the air...and it all has to fall, again, somewhere.

Climate change encourages extreme weather, as I understand it, as the climate warms, weather gets more extreme, bigger storms closer together, it doesn't mean we all turn into Bermuda.

 

[Kulindahr]

Climate change encourages extreme weather, as I understand it, as the climate warms, weather gets more extreme, bigger storms closer together, it doesn't mean we all turn into Bermuda.

If/when at some point the temperature stabilizes, a fair portion of the extremes could settle down though it could take a century or more (possibly a LOT more) to do so. Then those living on the new shorelines would enjoy something like Bermuda, but still windier and wetter. Meanwhile, there might not be much of Bermuda there any more.

 

[jbrown329]

If/when at some point the temperature stabilizes, a fair portion of the extremes could settle down though it could take a century or more (possibly a LOT more) to do so. Then those living on the new shorelines would enjoy something like Bermuda, but still windier and wetter. Meanwhile, there might not be much of Bermuda there any more.

Say goodbye to Florida too.

 

[frankfrank]

"If you don't believe in global climate change, I have some seacoast lots in Shreveport and Ocala that I can sell you."

 

[T-Rexx]

Say goodbye to Florida too.

Looks like we will lose the Republican south.

What irony!

 

[Kulindahr]

Say goodbye to Florida too.

I know. And 95% of my conservation work.