Global Warming and Texas
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From: Nomad
It's unfortunate that "global warming" is the term that the media latched onto (and most of the public).
Scientists call it "global climate change." Average global temperatures are rising overall, summers are getting longer and hotter, more water is evaporated/sublimated, and as a result previously normal weather patterns are exaggerated because there is now more moisture in the atmosphere in the temperate zones. When seasonal atmospheric temperatures drop, so will all that moisture it was holding (in the form of rain and snow).
So, yes, while a frost or two might have been normal in places like Texas and Florida in winter, now you get snow. That once-in-a-decade storm you used to get will now be more like 2-3 times per winter.
Enjoy it! We like it up here.
Scientists call it "global climate change." Average global temperatures are rising overall, summers are getting longer and hotter, more water is evaporated/sublimated, and as a result previously normal weather patterns are exaggerated because there is now more moisture in the atmosphere in the temperate zones. When seasonal atmospheric temperatures drop, so will all that moisture it was holding (in the form of rain and snow).
So, yes, while a frost or two might have been normal in places like Texas and Florida in winter, now you get snow. That once-in-a-decade storm you used to get will now be more like 2-3 times per winter.
Enjoy it! We like it up here.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: East TN
It's unfortunate that "global warming" is the term that the media latched onto (and most of the public).
Scientists call it "global climate change." Average global temperatures are rising overall, summers are getting longer and hotter, more water is evaporated/sublimated, and as a result previously normal weather patterns are exaggerated because there is now more moisture in the atmosphere in the temperate zones. When seasonal atmospheric temperatures drop, so will all that moisture it was holding (in the form of rain and snow).
So, yes, while a frost or two might have been normal in places like Texas and Florida in winter, now you get snow. That once-in-a-decade storm you used to get will now be more like 2-3 times per winter.
Enjoy it! We like it up here.
Scientists call it "global climate change." Average global temperatures are rising overall, summers are getting longer and hotter, more water is evaporated/sublimated, and as a result previously normal weather patterns are exaggerated because there is now more moisture in the atmosphere in the temperate zones. When seasonal atmospheric temperatures drop, so will all that moisture it was holding (in the form of rain and snow).
So, yes, while a frost or two might have been normal in places like Texas and Florida in winter, now you get snow. That once-in-a-decade storm you used to get will now be more like 2-3 times per winter.
Enjoy it! We like it up here.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/.../reg15n2g.html
Science is not science if it is used simply to support an agenda. True science makes no fuss over opposing findings and viewpoints, as its real objective is the truth. I have to say I'm all for responsible living, and doing what we can to reduce pollutants...that's just common sense...but, what is happening now, and has been happening for longer than probably a lot of folks are aware, is just dangerous on serveral levels.
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From: MA
We all know Al Gore invented the Internet and then he saved the world by making us a aware of the global devastation of global warming. Thank you Al!! 
He hasn't been seen lately, but the rumor is he's working on a cure for cancer and peace in the Middle East. 
He hasn't been seen lately, but the rumor is he's working on a cure for cancer and peace in the Middle East. You might want to take a look at a paper published by Richard S. Lindzen, a highly accomplished and respected professor of meteorology at MIT, before ya jump on that bandwagon. It's a long read, but well worth it, as it spells out much of the complex science behind climatology, some of the shortcomings of simpler approaches/models being adopted to support man-made climate change theories, and some of the historical highlights behind the current movement that could be aptly identified as an hysteria. Pay special attention to where he gets into a bit of the history behind the movement about halfway thru the section entitled, 'Consensus and the Current "Popular Vision"'.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/.../reg15n2g.html
Science is not science if it is used simply to support an agenda. True science makes no fuss over opposing findings and viewpoints, as its real objective is the truth. I have to say I'm all for responsible living, and doing what we can to reduce pollutants...that's just common sense...but, what is happening now, and has been happening for longer than probably a lot of folks are aware, is just dangerous on serveral levels.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/.../reg15n2g.html
Science is not science if it is used simply to support an agenda. True science makes no fuss over opposing findings and viewpoints, as its real objective is the truth. I have to say I'm all for responsible living, and doing what we can to reduce pollutants...that's just common sense...but, what is happening now, and has been happening for longer than probably a lot of folks are aware, is just dangerous on serveral levels.
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From: Huntsville, AL
come on boys, be patient, enjoy the forum for a couple of days. Look at our weather for Dallas for Saturday. 50 and sunny. yeah i know, i look out my window and have 3" as well! but it will be gone tomorrow. but it could be worse, you could be my brother in Maryland and be buried!
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From: East TN
By all means, let's be responsible with our planet as we move forward, but "being responsible" does not mean following junk science slanted to support political, personal, and financial agendas, or media driven popularity contests.