Oh, Walt, you know I can't stay away from a post about Global Warming, now don't know? .... :)
Let's all remember that global warming does not necessarily mean that all areas of the globe are affected in the same way. I'm sure you've read up enough on the subject to know that researchers have concluded that the effect of a general rising of global temperature actually creates warmer AND colder areas. The effect is a polarizing of different temperature areas. That is, some areas which used to be mild become much colder, or much warmer, depending on where that area is on the globe. Or dry areas will become either much drier, or might become an extremely wet area. Look at the Oregon snowpack this year at Timberline: record levels at 199" yesterday, which matches the 1999 level. However, the same year, Mt. Baker had more than 300" of snowpack, but this year, they have less than Timerberline. Classic global warming model: inconsistency.
In general, GW causes an increase in the unpredictability of and the occurrence of unseasonable weather like we are seeing this spring in Oregon. So, in fact, snow in late March and April is exactly what global warming models have predicted.
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and people are so concerned about global warming!?! i think we could use a little bit of warming!:)
-Damon
I'm glad you got a picture of that, but that's nothing! I scraped enough snow from my car to have a serious snowball fight!
By the way, it's snowing here in Sherwood now. March 28th, 8:30 am. One for the record books.
Weird.
Oh, Walt, you know I can't stay away from a post about Global Warming, now don't know? .... :)
Let's all remember that global warming does not necessarily mean that all areas of the globe are affected in the same way. I'm sure you've read up enough on the subject to know that researchers have concluded that the effect of a general rising of global temperature actually creates warmer AND colder areas. The effect is a polarizing of different temperature areas. That is, some areas which used to be mild become much colder, or much warmer, depending on where that area is on the globe. Or dry areas will become either much drier, or might become an extremely wet area. Look at the Oregon snowpack this year at Timberline: record levels at 199" yesterday, which matches the 1999 level. However, the same year, Mt. Baker had more than 300" of snowpack, but this year, they have less than Timerberline. Classic global warming model: inconsistency.
In general, GW causes an increase in the unpredictability of and the occurrence of unseasonable weather like we are seeing this spring in Oregon. So, in fact, snow in late March and April is exactly what global warming models have predicted.
I rather like snow this late in the year...
So I've heard.
BTW, Alan, I posted this a week ago; what took you so long? :)
Facebook got in the way. :P
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