Expect Extreme Winter, US Forecasters Warn...

[SAMIAM]

I'm with you, MarkinNH......these were the same people who said there would be a big hurricane season due to "global warming".....they predicted 12-15 named storms with at least 5 being category 4-5, causing great property damage and danger to human life, blah, blah.
Turned out that the few storms that even developed weren't much worse than a summer thunderstorm in NH.

[Rose]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I'm with you, MarkinNH......these were the same people who said there would be a big hurricane season due to "global warming".....they predicted 12-15 named storms with at least 5 being category 4-5, causing great property damage and danger to human life, blah, blah.
Turned out that the few storms that even developed weren't much worse than a summer thunderstorm in NH.

You do realize that we're up to Richard in the named storms this hurricane season, right? As Eddy Izzard would say to an American audience "You do realize there are other countries, don't you?"

I'm teaching two meteorology classes this semester, one of them being a general weather and climate course for non-science majors. I think some of the students thought it would be easy. After a third of them got a D or lower on the first exam, I think they now realize it isn't easy.

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by Rose

You do realize that we're up to Richard in the named storms this hurricane season, right? As Eddy Izzard would say to an American audience "You do realize there are other countries, don't you?" .......

So true. Now we are up to Thomas which threatens Haiti and they have already had more than their share of troubles.

[Lakegeezer]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I'm with you, MarkinNH......these were the same people who said there would be a big hurricane season due to "global warming".....they predicted 12-15 named storms with at least 5 being category 4-5, causing great property damage and danger to human life, blah, blah.
Turned out that the few storms that even developed weren't much worse than a summer thunderstorm in NH.

There have been 19 named storms in the Atlantic in 2010. Two tropical depressions, seven tropical storms and 10 hurricanes. That is more than the forecast, not just "the few". In addition, some have been stronger than normal, and have heard one remained at hurricane force above the arctic circle. The US was spared this year - so far. Climate change is real. The place for political discussions and positions is in what to do about it not to question if change is happening.