Is this what they mean when they talk about global warming?

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********* GLOBAL WARMING ALERT ***********

Rare snowfall across South Africa

Wed Aug 2, 2:00 PM ET

Snow fell on South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg for the first time in 25 years as icy temperatures gripped vast swathes of the country, the weather office said.

"It (the snow) is by no means freakish but I would certainly classify it as rare," said Kevin Rae, assistant manager of forecasting at the South African Weather Service in Pretoria.

Forecasters said snow was reported in the southern Johannesburg township of Soweto and the posh northern suburb of Sandton, as well as the nearby towns of Carletonville and Westonaria.

Johannesburg last had snow on September 11, 1981.

"Sleet has been recorded occasionally since then, but never snow," added climatologist Tracey Gill.

Bloemfontein, the capital of the central Free State province, got its first snow in 12 years, receiving 13 centimetres (5.2 inches).

Comparable widespread snow across the country ha

Answer 1

Thr ture terrible results of global warmign and massive polution are climate change, which means several things, primarily differing weather patterns, more intese storms, stronger and more hurricanes, and yes bigger blizzards, and snow fall in less common areas.
Global warming is no myth, it is only the close mided idiots who do not see the scientific proof. The questions left are how much of an effect have we as humans had, did we couse it? And what can we do to avoid the potential catostraphic results if we ignore.

Answer 2

I don't see your point.
Global warming is not something that would be able to be noticed on a day to day, or year to year basis. Like everything else in this world average global temperatures fluctuate. Also, events like this tend to balance out, for example, on the same day that this took place, Philadelphia and much of the north east was in a major heat wave.
Furthermore, unusual fluctuations like these tend to be considered statistical anomalies because they fall in strange places (like exceptionally cold v. time of year; x and y coordinates respectively) when plotted. Statistical anomalies should be ignored when analyzing the results of a data test.

The bottom line is that every year there is strange weather, be it excessively hot or cold, or just plain unusual (like when it has rained frogs/tadpoles/fish; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3582802.stm) Unusual events like these don't typically represent trends that may or may not be occurring, and as such should be ignored.

Answer 3

It's extremely hot here in Canada. We've been having really crazy weather, bad storms, unbareable heat and humidity, never used to be this bad. Global warming causes the weather to get all ****** up, just because it has wamring in the name doesn't mean the whole planet is going to get warmer...the heat cause the weather to "malfunction" you could say.

Answer 4

You article says that it snowed there 25 years ago.

how does that prove anything? While rare, its not a unique incedent according to this article, so there is no way of telling what caused it.

If anything, it disproves it as global warming would result in LESS snow fall, not more.

Answer 5

Global warming; ranks right on up there with Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny.

Answer 6

did you just say it snowed in africa what the hell it doesnt even snow in san diego thats messed up

Answer 7

maybe they just have it backwards, most libs do...................