Farmers' Almanac Predicts Extra Frigid Winter This Year
Monday , August 28, 2006
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Monday , August 28, 2006
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According to the National Weather Service's Hurricane Center, the Gulf is actually cooler than last year. At this time last year, Katrini time, the Gulf waters ranged from 88-91F. This year they are 84-88F. A little cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by altadawg
As for hurricanes meaning GW....well, many of us said last year that it is foolish to use a hurricane season as an indication of something like GW, which is suppose to be "global" and the engine of it not directly related to the mechanisms of hurricane formations. Of course we were pronounced to be stupid and told to "just watch" as hurricanes will continue to get bigger and badder because of GW.... I said hurricane seasons, like ALL systems on Earth, are cyclical. Like Dirty said, this season is just beginning, but it doesn't appear that 2006 will be worse than 2005, as was giddily predicted by all the GW advocates.
Whatever, alta. Like I'm going to go through all the GW threads and find it. Frankly, I don't care. Besides, you never did answer my question. What do you expect a tropical storm to do during hurricane season? Disappear? Oh yeah. That's right. That's what the last one did. And, apparently this one never made it to the strength you thought it would.Quote:
Originally Posted by altadawg
You need to look in the mirror before you talk about people looking bad. The sad thing is, your fear mongering is far from entertaining. Maybe if you come down to the Tech/LSU basketball game in December, we can continue this discussion over a couple of stiff drinks. As warm as it will be, maybe we can get some mai-tais.Quote:
Originally Posted by alta
Science tempers fears on climate change. Downgrade 100 year forcast.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...52-601,00.html
Tyler, if you read that article carefully, you would realize that it supports what people have been saying about the dangers of global warming. A 3C rise in global temperatures by 2100 is something to be very, very concerned about. The article stated that there is much more certainty in global warming forecasts than 5 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
You best re-read the article.
Try your best to change the intent Salty but spinning will not help.
Science tempers fears on climate change. Downgrade 100 year forcast.
No spinning, the article stated the the worst-case forecast did not seem likely but that global warming caused by burning fossil fuel is real and is a real danger.Quote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
THE world's top climate scientists have cut their worst-case forecast for global warming over the next 100 years.
A draft report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, obtained exclusively by The Weekend Australian, offers a more certain projection of climate change than the body's forecasts five years ago.
"For the first time, scientists are confident enough to project a 3C rise on the average global daily temperature by the end of this century if no action is taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The Draft Fourth Assessment Report says the temperature increase could be contained to 2C by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are held at current levels.
In 2001, the scientists predicted temperature rises of between 1.4C and 5.8C on current levels by 2100, but better science has led them to adjust this to a narrower band of between 2C and 4.5C."
Whether or not you believe there is a global warming issue and that GHG are responsble, I think this is a pretty good report on what's contributing to CO2 emissions in the US.
http://uspirg.org/uspirgnewsroom.asp?id2=24976
More detail here:
http://uspirg.org/reports/carbonboom06.pdf
Basically it boils down to (from 1960 to 2001):
Oil burning CO2 emissions from the transportation sector increased nearly 300%, while the residential, electrical and industrial sectors reamined the same or went down.
Coal burning CO2 emissions from the electrical power sector increased nearly 400% while the industrial and residential sector went down.
Netting everything out, it appears that practically all the increases are from these two sectors.
So what to do?
In the transportation industry: Travel less, get a more efficient vehicle, car pool. ride the bus, ride your bike. What else?
In the electrical Power Sector: NUCLEAR POWER, reduce usage at your house (insulate, look for leaks, etc.), solar energy (where feasible), wind power (where feasible)/ What else?
A person doesn't have to develop a religious faith in global warming or global warming caused by man's activities in order to see the logic of reducing use of fossil fuel, cutting travel, Riding a Bike or Walking! Nuclear is unimaginably dangerous but insulating, stopping leaks, using solar and wind power are feasible and economically sound.
Just do it and hope it helps. You don't have to pledge allegiance to the church of global warming. Just do what you know is right and then you can at least say it isn't your fault. Not a bad position to hold!
Everyone likes to be held harmless!
Please let it freeze early and often in Northwest Arkansas!
And snow at least 12 inches at least twice!
And cause me to drive the old 4-wheel-drive truck to work about two weeks in a row!
Consume less. Everything you buy requires energy to produce. You might find you don't need half the crap you buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by DogtorEvil
I did get to see Al Gore's movie a couple of weeks ago. Most of the stuff I knew, but he covered all the weak attempts to distort the truth and seed doubt of MMGW. After this movie, I came away with a new respect for Al Gore. He is a man driven by passion for an issue that threatens all of mankind which all of our politicians have turned their backs upon. He made a statement that sums this issue up quite well: As long as politicians keep this issue at arm's length, then they have no moral obligation to do anything about it. It is not a political issue, but a moral one.
One more thing, Al was slammed by a USA Today reporter about how he is a hypocrit and not so green. His office replied to this editorial in the letter section about two days later. Basically the fellow didn't research very well, but that truth will never be known as I am sure the guy will never print a retraction editorial and many never read the letters section.
El Nino is taking care of the hurricanes this year and steering them out to sea. Aren't we up to Lane in the named storms category? Still pretty active.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Like all weather patterns, there are dips and highs, but like global temperatures, they all trend up over the course of several years.