I have noticed in my area that the summer was not nearly as hot or the winter nearly as cold. I understand global warming or the theory of it. However it still seems like it happened suddenly.
2006-09-22 15:17:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
i'm not going to debate global warming here because every reasonable scientist will tell you that global climate change is real.
however, you need to understand that weather patterns change every day and from season to season. weather patterns fluctuate naturally and you can't always blame it on "global warming" or "el nino."
in addition, just because this summer felt "cooler" to you doesn't necessarily mean that it was cooler than normal. you need to look at average temperatures and compare them to what actually happened to see if this summer was "cool" or the winter was "warm."
part of understanding science is learning how to interpret data correctly. you can't rely on your gut to come to conclusions, you need evidence to support your claim. i'm not saying you are wrong, i'm just telling you how to go about finding your answer.
2006-09-23 15:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by WxEtte 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NCDC has proclaimed this year as the warmest since the Dust Bowl days, with many local areas breaking records set in 1934. The NOAA graph of average yearly temperature for the U.S. shows really wild fluctuations over the span of the data gathered (1880-2002)..The year 2000 was markedly cooler than the average for all the years., though if a linear regression were run on the data it would show an increase, as would an exponential regression, I suspect. I'm currently wondering what a sinusoidal regression run on the data would show.
2006-09-23 01:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather in the arctic is changing the fastest, for the warmer.
The eskimos had been able to predict the weather for centuries; not anymore. There are animals appearing in the arctic that have never been able to live so far North before & the Eskimos had no word for them, such as the American Robin.
The rate of change has definitely accellerated, but it has been going on for many decades. The effects are becoming more pronounced & harder not to notice.
;-)
2006-09-22 23:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you are young and that is why the chane seems sudden. I am not so young and I have seen significant changes over the years.
If you get the chance, go and see the movie/documentary "And Inconvenient Truth". It gives some reasonable, well documented reasons why the planet is getting warmer.
It is all somewhat scarey.
2006-09-22 22:31:28 · answer #4 · answered by huckleberry 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Less rain...Cooler summer...Warmer winter..
Hurricane season sure embarrassed a bunch of weather forecasters and global warmers...
2006-09-23 01:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. When you hear that the ice melted in Antarctica you'll know what sudden is.
2006-09-22 22:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋