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You Think Your Weather Has Been Weird?

Kachina624 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:02:18 GMT

This past week-end a town in Northern Algeria in the Sahara Desert, one of the hottest places on earth, received 18 inches of snow.

Re: You Think Your Weather Has Been Weird?

makena — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:49:42 GMT

That is weird. Global warming? Not.

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LTT1 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:22:44 GMT

@Kachina624 @makena

There was a temperature “anomaly” world map published last week during the #bombcyclone that I sure would like to know more about.

Re: You Think Your Weather Has Been Weird?

qualitygal — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:04:41 GMT

Never say Never.

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gardenman — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:53:13 GMT

Weather has always been weird. I'm 59 years old and in my lifetime I've seen pretty much everything. For a while they were saying we were in a new ice age. Some were advocating building massive man-made mountains with steel spines north of our major cities to break up the advancing glaciers to prevent them from crushing our big cities. Then the Gulf Stream was moving up the East Coast and NJ would have Miami-like weather. A local farm/nursery column in our county paper recommended local nurserymen plant orange, lemon and grapefruit trees instead of apple and peach trees due to the soon to be tropical weather. Yeah, not a good idea.

We just got above freezing for the first time in a couple of weeks yesterday. Weather is ever-changing and unpredictable, despite their best attempts to convince us otherwise. We could be seventy next week or seven below, you just never know. If you look at the geological/fossil record you'll find tropical plant fossils near the poles and cooler weather fossils nearer the equator. There is no stability in the weather and climate. It's constantly in flux.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:13:15 GMT

@makena wrote:
That is weird. Global warming? Not.

Climatologists have theorized that events such as this could be the result of global warming, in particular, warming of the Arctic region. This Arctic warming (theoretically) causes the jet stream to behave oddly and in turn breaks down the jet stream's ability to act as a barrier to keep the cold air contained in the northern Arctic regions. When this barrier becomes unstable the weather patterns around the world become unusual and extreme. No denying it has.

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Mominohio — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:58:13 GMT

Weather is weird by nature, and has been throughout history.

There are cycles that ebb and flow, and then there are drastic and extreme anomalies that are also documented throughout history.

Does man's development and byproducts affect mother earth, yes. Is the whole global warming/climate change thing as big and scary and the sole cause of weather changes we see....probably not.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:01:59 GMT

@makena wrote:
That is weird. Global warming? Not.

@makena. Do you know what global warming is?

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sidsmom — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:31:01 GMT

@makena wrote:
That is weird. Global warming? Not.

I would,

never,

ever

taunt the Climate Gods w/ false global warming statements.

Especially since so many have been through weather h*ll in 2017.

Just...no.

Re: You Think Your Weather Has Been Weird?

hckynut — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:28:37 GMT

(thread title)

@Kachina624

Nope! As far back as my 78 year old memory takes me, the weather here in Nebraska has always been weird(?), No! Unpredictable? Yes! Weird is a subjective word to me, your weird might be my normal! Drastic changes in temps and/or storm patterns, I see no difference.

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hckynut — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:35:35 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@makena wrote:
That is weird. Global warming? Not.
@makena. Do you know what global warming is?

@proudlyfromNJ

@I don't know if @makena does, but I know what some say it is. Actually many that "say it is", but with different so-called, scientific theories.

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Libbylady — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:44:24 GMT

The good thing about science is that it's always there whether you believe in it or not.

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hckynut — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 20:42:40 GMT

@Libbylady wrote:
The good thing about science is that it's always there whether you believe in it or not.

@Libbylady

And real science never says: "we now have the final answer". If I went back and revisited the many things that were said to be "the final scientific facts", that have since been modified or changed?

One example I heard for decades during my Drag Racing years was this. For those not familiar with that sport, it is cars or any type of motor vehicle that "goes from a standing still start and accelerates for 1320 feet, and the time is measured on the number of seconds it takes to cover that distance, down to the 1 thousand of a second".

It was said that it was "scientifically impossible for any combustion engined machine to cover that 1320' in less than 8 seconds". Since that time it consistently was proven wrong, and now it is common to see racing machines at Drag Strips cover that distance in 4 seconds.

So much for finality when it comes to scientific facts.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 20:49:58 GMT

I think today will be another record-breaking high temperature here in Colorado Springs. Right now it's 65' in the shade. Motorcycles are out in full force. This is crazy.

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sidsmom — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:09:43 GMT

Just saw there were massive mud sides in the LA area...

due to the recent fires, mud just slides down the hills when it rains.

I believe 5 have died...so sad.

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puttypiesmom — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:17:32 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Just saw there were massive mud sides in the LA area...
due to the recent fires, mud just slides down the hills when it rains.
I believe 5 have died...so sad.

It's terrible!! On GMA as well as MSN news.

Re: You Think Your Weather Has Been Weird?

makena — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:26:41 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@makena wrote:
That is weird. Global warming? Not.
@makena. Do you know what global warming is?

Uh, a false claim.

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Montana — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:51:08 GMT

I remember reading a science fiction story where everything was under control except the weather.

I stopped paying attention long ago to the stories weather people keep spinning.

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SANNA — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:26:31 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
This past week-end a town in Northern Algeria in the Sahara Desert, one of the hottest places on earth, received 18 inches of snow.

Typical picture of global warming.....

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SANNA — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:33:53 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
Weather has always been weird. I'm 59 years old and in my lifetime I've seen pretty much everything. For a while they were saying we were in a new ice age. Some were advocating building massive man-made mountains with steel spines north of our major cities to break up the advancing glaciers to prevent them from crushing our big cities. Then the Gulf Stream was moving up the East Coast and NJ would have Miami-like weather. A local farm/nursery column in our county paper recommended local nurserymen plant orange, lemon and grapefruit trees instead of apple and peach trees due to the soon to be tropical weather. Yeah, not a good idea.

We just got above freezing for the first time in a couple of weeks yesterday. Weather is ever-changing and unpredictable, despite their best attempts to convince us otherwise. We could be seventy next week or seven below, you just never know. If you look at the geological/fossil record you'll find tropical plant fossils near the poles and cooler weather fossils nearer the equator. There is no stability in the weather and climate. It's constantly in flux.

I am dying to have some lemon and palm trees on my backyard in NJ.....🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

I would not be thinking of moving toFlorida ......Nomore winter jackets.....

i do not think I is going to happen though....