What does 10 TRILLION gallons of water even equate to?
That's one weather prediction for southern California in the next week. Gary Haupt
Forum Discussion
Turtle n Peeps wrote:NYCgrrl wrote:dodge guy wrote:
What I find odd is that here in the NW we broke a record high temp of 65deg. Yesterday it was 68. Today it was 67. Guess when the original 65 temp was set?!!! Over 100 years ago. That's right, before cars, factories and petroleum. So how did that temp make it so high back then?........that's right normal climate cycles. It comes and goes, it's nature and earth taking care of itself.
Sure some don't want to hear that because it's easier to blame someone than accept what is normal!
100 years ago wasn't before cars, petroleum and factories.
In fact the Industrial Revolution began in the mid-18th century and, at the start, the fossil fuel of choice, was coal.
Not sure when weather records started being kept in this country but I'd hazard a guess it was more like within Benjamin Franklin's lifetime possibly even before his birth. That being said were I a scientist I'd have more historical data to analyze whether the 65 degree temp was an anomaly or the norm. As well certain natural phenomena would have to be factored in such as volcanoes, meteors and typhoons.
In recent times, we've seen the effects on our weather with the Icelandic and Italian volcanoes as well as tsunamis.
You need to start thinking in millions of years; not 100's.
Here is a chart in millions of years. Look at the wild swings.
I've heard of Mr. Lappi's research before (no idea what his level of education was so excuse if I'm using the wrong title) yet despite the clarity of his graphics it can be interpreted in more than one way and in fact is used by both sides of the climate control debate.
I would certainly not deny that changes in the climate will happen solely due to the "gonna happen again" Ice Age yet feel that mankind has had a hand in it's acceleration IMO. Cause and effect finds it's way into many branches of science.
As well I agree that a longer meteorological record is needed past 100 or even 200 years. Interpretative records need a longer time frame in order to get the stats correct.
