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Earl Evleth
Jul 1, 2012, 9:13:11 AM7/1/12
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Extreme weather shows global warming fingerprints
Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bob Berwyn
Hotter days ahead Š
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY ‹ Showing signs of increasing desperation, global warming
deniers are trying to deflect attention from the clear and present danger of
heatwaves, severe storms and wildfires by publishing questionable long-range
weather maps suggesting next winter will bring below average temperatures.
Hardly anyone is listening. Itąs tough to pay attention to nonsense when the
temperature outside is 107 and an unusually intense thunderstorm knocks out
your power.
Plus, the same people, like infamous denier Joe Bastardi, to name just one,
have made the same claims before, only to be proved wrong time and time
again. During last summerąs brutal heat wave, they told us not to worry,
next year will be cooler.
Guess what? Now itąs łnext year˛ and itąs hotter than ever. Perhaps the
exact location of the hotspots have shifted a bit, but the bottom line is,
people are starting to notice that the extreme heat is not letting up. To
the contrary, the ratio of record highs compared to record lows keeps
increasing and the heatwaves are lasting longer.
Four tropical storms form early in the season; one of them soaks up energy
from the bathtub warm waters of the Gulf, then converts all that excess
energy into a fury of rain that leaves parts of Florida under water.
A few days later, an intense line of thunderstorms plows eastward, hitting
major East Coast cities like a climate sledgehammer. A day later, similar
storms, almost subtropical in nature, sweep across north-central Europe.
Soon, very soon, the big global warming denial myth will crumble, as we all
ask ourselves why we waited so long to react. But then, it could be too late
for millions of people worldwide at risk of succumbing to excess heat,
drought and rising sea level.
Along with the heat, itąs getting drier, probably no surprise since, even if
it rains, the moisture quickly evaporates. As of Saturday, the U.S. set an
all-time record for dryness, with 72.01 percent of the country experiencing
some level of abnormal dryness, breaking the record set in 2002, another
unusually hot and dry year.
Saturday morning, fully one-third of the U.S. population was under warnings
for extreme heat, and Colorado is a bullseye for the weather, with the
entire state experiencing some level of drought. Extreme drought prevails in
parts of the state that are usually a haven from such conditions, including
the northwestern corner and down through the central mountains.
Just last week, a group of scientists pointed out the links between global
warming and weather patterns that make destructive wildfires more likely,
especially in the Southwest, meshing with repeated climate predictions for
the region that come from various sources.
Hereąs the language from a federal report on climate change impacts:
łHuman-induced climate change appears to be well underway in the Southwest.
Recent warming is among the most rapid in the nation, significantly more
than the global average in some areas Š˛This is driving declines in spring
snowpack and Colorado River flows Š both the frequency of large wildfires
and the length of the fire season have increased substantially in recent
decades, due primarily to earlier spring snowmelt and higher spring and
summer temperatures.˛
and:
łProjections suggest continued strong warming, with much larger increases
under higher emissions scenarios compared to lower scenarios. Projected
summertime temperature increases are greater than the annual-average
increases in some parts of the region, and are likely to be exacerbated
locally by expanding urban heat island effects. Further water cycle changes
are projected, which, combined with increasing temperatures, signal a
serious water supply challenge in the decades and centuries ahead.˛
In Colorado, the past 12 months have been filled with extremeąs from the
near-record snows of 2011-2012, to an all-time record early snowmelt season
and several of the warmest-ever months on record. The mid-June heatwave may
go down as the most intense on record, with the June 26 high of 105 degrees
setting a record for the hottest June day ever.
June also marked only the third time on record that Denver had a string of
five days with temperatures above 100 degrees. Both other times are also
during the modern global warming era, in 1988 and 2005, and they both came a
little later in the year.
Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bob Berwyn
Hotter days ahead Š
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY ‹ Showing signs of increasing desperation, global warming
deniers are trying to deflect attention from the clear and present danger of
heatwaves, severe storms and wildfires by publishing questionable long-range
weather maps suggesting next winter will bring below average temperatures.
Hardly anyone is listening. Itąs tough to pay attention to nonsense when the
temperature outside is 107 and an unusually intense thunderstorm knocks out
your power.
Plus, the same people, like infamous denier Joe Bastardi, to name just one,
have made the same claims before, only to be proved wrong time and time
again. During last summerąs brutal heat wave, they told us not to worry,
next year will be cooler.
Guess what? Now itąs łnext year˛ and itąs hotter than ever. Perhaps the
exact location of the hotspots have shifted a bit, but the bottom line is,
people are starting to notice that the extreme heat is not letting up. To
the contrary, the ratio of record highs compared to record lows keeps
increasing and the heatwaves are lasting longer.
Four tropical storms form early in the season; one of them soaks up energy
from the bathtub warm waters of the Gulf, then converts all that excess
energy into a fury of rain that leaves parts of Florida under water.
A few days later, an intense line of thunderstorms plows eastward, hitting
major East Coast cities like a climate sledgehammer. A day later, similar
storms, almost subtropical in nature, sweep across north-central Europe.
Soon, very soon, the big global warming denial myth will crumble, as we all
ask ourselves why we waited so long to react. But then, it could be too late
for millions of people worldwide at risk of succumbing to excess heat,
drought and rising sea level.
Along with the heat, itąs getting drier, probably no surprise since, even if
it rains, the moisture quickly evaporates. As of Saturday, the U.S. set an
all-time record for dryness, with 72.01 percent of the country experiencing
some level of abnormal dryness, breaking the record set in 2002, another
unusually hot and dry year.
Saturday morning, fully one-third of the U.S. population was under warnings
for extreme heat, and Colorado is a bullseye for the weather, with the
entire state experiencing some level of drought. Extreme drought prevails in
parts of the state that are usually a haven from such conditions, including
the northwestern corner and down through the central mountains.
Just last week, a group of scientists pointed out the links between global
warming and weather patterns that make destructive wildfires more likely,
especially in the Southwest, meshing with repeated climate predictions for
the region that come from various sources.
Hereąs the language from a federal report on climate change impacts:
łHuman-induced climate change appears to be well underway in the Southwest.
Recent warming is among the most rapid in the nation, significantly more
than the global average in some areas Š˛This is driving declines in spring
snowpack and Colorado River flows Š both the frequency of large wildfires
and the length of the fire season have increased substantially in recent
decades, due primarily to earlier spring snowmelt and higher spring and
summer temperatures.˛
and:
łProjections suggest continued strong warming, with much larger increases
under higher emissions scenarios compared to lower scenarios. Projected
summertime temperature increases are greater than the annual-average
increases in some parts of the region, and are likely to be exacerbated
locally by expanding urban heat island effects. Further water cycle changes
are projected, which, combined with increasing temperatures, signal a
serious water supply challenge in the decades and centuries ahead.˛
In Colorado, the past 12 months have been filled with extremeąs from the
near-record snows of 2011-2012, to an all-time record early snowmelt season
and several of the warmest-ever months on record. The mid-June heatwave may
go down as the most intense on record, with the June 26 high of 105 degrees
setting a record for the hottest June day ever.
June also marked only the third time on record that Denver had a string of
five days with temperatures above 100 degrees. Both other times are also
during the modern global warming era, in 1988 and 2005, and they both came a
little later in the year.
GLOBALIST
Jul 1, 2012, 10:00:43 AM7/1/12
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On Sunday, July 1, 2012 8:13:11 AM UTC-5, Earl Evleth wrote:
> Extreme weather shows global warming fingerprints
> Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bob Berwyn
>
> Hotter days ahead Š
>
> By Bob Berwyn
>
> SUMMIT COUNTY ‹ Showing signs of increasing desperation, global warming
> deniers are trying to deflect attention from the clear and present danger of
> heatwaves, severe storms and wildfires by publishing questionable long-range
> weather maps suggesting next winter will bring below average temperatures.
> Hardly anyone is listening. It¹s tough to pay attention to nonsense when the
> Extreme weather shows global warming fingerprints
> Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bob Berwyn
>
> Hotter days ahead Š
>
> By Bob Berwyn
>
> SUMMIT COUNTY ‹ Showing signs of increasing desperation, global warming
> deniers are trying to deflect attention from the clear and present danger of
> heatwaves, severe storms and wildfires by publishing questionable long-range
> weather maps suggesting next winter will bring below average temperatures.
> temperature outside is 107 and an unusually intense thunderstorm knocks out
> your power.
>
> Plus, the same people, like infamous denier Joe Bastardi, to name just one,
> have made the same claims before, only to be proved wrong time and time
> again. During last summer¹s brutal heat wave, they told us not to worry,
> your power.
>
> Plus, the same people, like infamous denier Joe Bastardi, to name just one,
> have made the same claims before, only to be proved wrong time and time
> next year will be cooler.
>
> Guess what? Now it¹s ³next year² and it¹s hotter than ever. Perhaps the
>
> exact location of the hotspots have shifted a bit, but the bottom line is,
> people are starting to notice that the extreme heat is not letting up. To
> the contrary, the ratio of record highs compared to record lows keeps
> increasing and the heatwaves are lasting longer.
>
> Four tropical storms form early in the season; one of them soaks up energy
> from the bathtub warm waters of the Gulf, then converts all that excess
> energy into a fury of rain that leaves parts of Florida under water.
> A few days later, an intense line of thunderstorms plows eastward, hitting
> major East Coast cities like a climate sledgehammer. A day later, similar
> storms, almost subtropical in nature, sweep across north-central Europe.
> Soon, very soon, the big global warming denial myth will crumble, as we all
> ask ourselves why we waited so long to react. But then, it could be too late
> for millions of people worldwide at risk of succumbing to excess heat,
> drought and rising sea level.
>
> Along with the heat, it¹s getting drier, probably no surprise since, even if
> people are starting to notice that the extreme heat is not letting up. To
> the contrary, the ratio of record highs compared to record lows keeps
> increasing and the heatwaves are lasting longer.
>
> Four tropical storms form early in the season; one of them soaks up energy
> from the bathtub warm waters of the Gulf, then converts all that excess
> energy into a fury of rain that leaves parts of Florida under water.
> A few days later, an intense line of thunderstorms plows eastward, hitting
> major East Coast cities like a climate sledgehammer. A day later, similar
> storms, almost subtropical in nature, sweep across north-central Europe.
> Soon, very soon, the big global warming denial myth will crumble, as we all
> ask ourselves why we waited so long to react. But then, it could be too late
> for millions of people worldwide at risk of succumbing to excess heat,
> drought and rising sea level.
>
> it rains, the moisture quickly evaporates. As of Saturday, the U.S. set an
> all-time record for dryness, with 72.01 percent of the country experiencing
> some level of abnormal dryness, breaking the record set in 2002, another
> unusually hot and dry year.
>
> Saturday morning, fully one-third of the U.S. population was under warnings
> for extreme heat, and Colorado is a bullseye for the weather, with the
> entire state experiencing some level of drought. Extreme drought prevails in
> parts of the state that are usually a haven from such conditions, including
> the northwestern corner and down through the central mountains.
> Just last week, a group of scientists pointed out the links between global
> warming and weather patterns that make destructive wildfires more likely,
> especially in the Southwest, meshing with repeated climate predictions for
> the region that come from various sources.
>
> Here¹s the language from a federal report on climate change impacts:
> all-time record for dryness, with 72.01 percent of the country experiencing
> some level of abnormal dryness, breaking the record set in 2002, another
> unusually hot and dry year.
>
> Saturday morning, fully one-third of the U.S. population was under warnings
> for extreme heat, and Colorado is a bullseye for the weather, with the
> entire state experiencing some level of drought. Extreme drought prevails in
> parts of the state that are usually a haven from such conditions, including
> the northwestern corner and down through the central mountains.
> Just last week, a group of scientists pointed out the links between global
> warming and weather patterns that make destructive wildfires more likely,
> especially in the Southwest, meshing with repeated climate predictions for
> the region that come from various sources.
>
> ³Human-induced climate change appears to be well underway in the Southwest.
> Recent warming is among the most rapid in the nation, significantly more
> than the global average in some areas Š²This is driving declines in spring
> snowpack and Colorado River flows Š both the frequency of large wildfires
> and the length of the fire season have increased substantially in recent
> decades, due primarily to earlier spring snowmelt and higher spring and
> summer temperatures.²
>
> and:
>
> ³Projections suggest continued strong warming, with much larger increases
> than the global average in some areas Š²This is driving declines in spring
> snowpack and Colorado River flows Š both the frequency of large wildfires
> and the length of the fire season have increased substantially in recent
> decades, due primarily to earlier spring snowmelt and higher spring and
> summer temperatures.²
>
> and:
>
> under higher emissions scenarios compared to lower scenarios. Projected
> summertime temperature increases are greater than the annual-average
> increases in some parts of the region, and are likely to be exacerbated
> locally by expanding urban heat island effects. Further water cycle changes
> are projected, which, combined with increasing temperatures, signal a
> serious water supply challenge in the decades and centuries ahead.²
> In Colorado, the past 12 months have been filled with extreme¹s from the
> summertime temperature increases are greater than the annual-average
> increases in some parts of the region, and are likely to be exacerbated
> locally by expanding urban heat island effects. Further water cycle changes
> are projected, which, combined with increasing temperatures, signal a
> serious water supply challenge in the decades and centuries ahead.²
> near-record snows of 2011-2012, to an all-time record early snowmelt season
> and several of the warmest-ever months on record. The mid-June heatwave may
> go down as the most intense on record, with the June 26 high of 105 degrees
> setting a record for the hottest June day ever.
>
> June also marked only the third time on record that Denver had a string of
> five days with temperatures above 100 degrees. Both other times are also
> during the modern global warming era, in 1988 and 2005, and they both came a
> little later in the year.
Playing both sides against the middle huh?
> and several of the warmest-ever months on record. The mid-June heatwave may
> go down as the most intense on record, with the June 26 high of 105 degrees
> setting a record for the hottest June day ever.
>
> June also marked only the third time on record that Denver had a string of
> five days with temperatures above 100 degrees. Both other times are also
> during the modern global warming era, in 1988 and 2005, and they both came a
> little later in the year.
You are the high priest of: WEATHER has nothing to do with Climate Change.
It is summer here and it is HOT. Gee! Weird isn't it?
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