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Feeling the effects of global warming

         

aristotle

2:40 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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It's hellishly hot here in my part of the U.S, with no relief in the forecast. Just going outside to water a few pots leaves me drenched in sweat. And we're not even to July yet.

On the other hand, last winter was the mildest I can remember. If that keeps up, it'll be the good side of global warming

For years I've seen reports about the earth as a whole setting new records for average high temperture over a year. Some predict that the melting icebergs will raise the ocean level and flood a lot of cities.

But right now I'm just hoping that we can get some rain here before the grass dies.

lawman

2:59 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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I hate it when my grass gets crunchy.

engine

3:12 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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There was talk of the El Nino effect having an impact this year, and that has been proven to show changes in the weather in limited cyclical patterns as the cycle ramps up, peaks, and then declines. Of course, it will be affected by global warming, perhaps making its impact more extreme.

We had a mild and wet winter, yet that was followed by a cool (but not cold) and wet spring. Now we've reached summer in the Northern Hemisphere we're getting thunderstorms with unusually heavy downpours.

I'm no expert, so i would not like to try and connect the dots.

Last time the grass went brown and crispy, it was surprising how quickly it recovered after a rain shower. It's a very tough plant!

I hope you get some respite from the extremes.

graeme_p

3:24 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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The weather in one particular year has little to do with global warming. There have always been exceptionally hot (or cold years)

Global warning is a very slow, long term change that you can only really discern properly looking at averages over many years.

LifeinAsia

3:36 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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I'm no expert, so i would not like to try and connect the dots.
Pfft! That never stops the so-called "experts."

I rode out last weekend's triple-digit days with a major head cold, just to make sure I truly suffered. Of course, switching to the Metric system would mean we wouldn't see triple-digit temps any more- and 100 F just SOUNDS so much hotter than 43 C. Then again, 0 C sounds so much colder than 32 F...

In SoCal, El Nino was fairly underwhelming, though No(r)Cal seemed to get better effects from it.

tangor

7:53 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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Best I stay out of the global warming bit, but I am old enough to know from experience that it was much hotter 40 years ago than it is now (Texas Gulf Coast). Then again, there have been years when it's been even colder down here than the recent "winter storms" which hit the Northeast last winter. Weather changes. Back then we are being warned about global cooling so I guess if we wait another 40 years it will be global neutral?

ken_b

9:01 pm on Jun 23, 2016 (gmt 0)

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It's all "their" fault!

:)

keyplyr

12:02 am on Jun 24, 2016 (gmt 0)

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Need more Jazz musicians... we are so cool that global warming can't exist :)