BS: Weird Weather - New Scientist article

Subject: BS: Weird Weather - New Scientist article
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 08:28 AM

If you're in the UK, is it raining where you are today (if not it soon will be)? If you're in the US, is it hot, have you experienced bad storms? There's a scary article, in this week's New Scientist (No. 2872, 7th July 2012), by Stephen Battersby, entitled 'Running Wild' which may explain everything. The article's strapline reads: "Our weather is not only becoming more extreme, it's becoming even more extreme than anyone expected."

The suspicion is that recent worldwide droughts, storms etc. are the result of a 0.8 degrees C average planetary temperature rise over the last century - but the weather events experienced in recent years have often been more extreme than expected as a result of such a temperature change. It is anticipated that man-made global warming will lead to a 5 to 6 degree rise in average planetary temperature - what the hell will that do? Odds are that whatever the result our species probably won't survive it (along with countless other species).

Sits back and waits for loads of flak from SUV driving climate sceptics.

Subject: RE: BS: Weird Weather - New Scientist article
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 08:54 AM

They aren't skeptics...

They just believe that global warming is not related to man's burning of everything he can find to burn...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Weird Weather - New Scientist article
From: Mrrzy
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 05:38 PM

Yeah, we learned a new weather term last weekend and half the state is still without power (missed it, I was reuning with Boston)...

Subject: RE: BS: Weird Weather - New Scientist article
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 05:43 PM

97% of climatologists believe that man has created global warming...

3% disagree...

Guess who gets a disproportionate amount of media time???

Liberal media, my bony butt...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Weird Weather - New Scientist article
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 06:49 PM

In some parts of the UK a month's worth of rain fell today - and that's after the wettest June ever. And the forecast for the next month is for more rain.