Has your area been affected by a violent change in the weather..?

Question

From Hurricane Katrina, to the recent storms in the south, to Hurricane Sergio in the Pacific, there seems to be a tremendous change in weather patterns. Has there been any extraordinary climate changes where you live?

Are we beginning to see devastation cuased by global warming or is it some type of cyclical pattern in the weather?

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Your thoughts...

Answer 1

I think the changes in the environment have drastically effected our weather.
Some weather changes are normal and expected.It s the earths way of renewing itself.However, I believe these changes are most drastic because of the depletion of the zone layer.,pollution and global warming.

Answer 2

Good question but it's difficult to answer. Weather is largely cyclical so there's little use in grabbing a few isolated instances and trying to make a trend out of it. Remember that news services will not report on areas where the weather is milder than normal, unless a dire prognosis falls short like the non-hurricane season we just had.

That is primarily why there is such a debate over the hypothesis of global warming. There is very little in the way of sufficient historical record to establish a trend with any type of rigorous confidence. Don't get your science from TV or the newspapers. They are rarely correct. As a matter of fact, nearly all the scientific hypotheses that have circumvented normal peer review and gone to the media first have all flopped. Global warming is a battleground issue for all the wrong reasons. Personally, I believe that, if the proponents had framed their warnings regarding the unnatural concentrations yet unknown effect of oxides in the atmosphere, they could have had more success by now than they have by starting a scientific flame war. Just my 2 cents.

Answer 3

Well, first of all the weather in my area is very strange already (LOL).

But actually last winter there was snow in the mountains around San Jose where I live and the temp got down to about 25 degrees F for a few days, so I guess compared to what most people think about sunny California that would constitute at least a change of sorts.

But I really don't know if I could read too much into it as the Bay Area sees snow about every 10-15 years anyway.

So I'd have to say probably not but the situation is not "clear".

Answer 4

i live in orlando fl and we had i don't know how many hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. this year was quiet thankfully.

there are several factors coming into play at the same time. while global warming theories seem to be playing out you also have large groups of people moving into areas that were previously much less populated.

i was born in florida and nothing looks like it did when i was a kid. orlando has doubled in size in 10 yrs. when a tornado goes through it hits randomly but the more stuff there is the better chance its going to hit something.

our weather records don't go back that far so we can't really be certain this isn't common and we just had a lucky 100 years of better weather. there are larger assumpitons you can make -- like the natives here didn't build permanent buildings when they could have -- probably for some strange reason like crazy weather patterns. sadly we lost their knowledge though.

Answer 5

Going back some 20 - 30 years, various scientists have raised the alarm for climate changes wrought by man, particularly damage caused by industrial pollution. However, the science wasn't able to pull together enough unambiguous data to support the conclusions. As time has gone on the data has gotten better, a data base going back through recorded time has been collected, the research and scientific tools have advanced to the point where over 95% of scientists working in the field and in coordination with NOAA (National Oceanographic and Aeronautic Administration) now concur. We are in the grips of climate warming. Exactly where along the curve we are isn't yet well established, but both polar ice caps are melting, the acidity of the ocean is increasing, predictions are that the seafood industry will have fished itself out of existence, along with the effects of pollution, by the year 2048. Serious temperature increases are leading to predictions of serious climate shifts around the world within the next 100 years. About the only people challenging these observations and conclusions, are scientists on the payroll of multinational corporations, who are the major perpetrators of pollution spread. Most others who once challenged the concept of climate warming have been convinced, although the current degree of severity (as compared to how bad things could get) is still debated. I think if we don't make some drastic changes now, the size of the "system" (the planet's ecosystem) will just make it ever more difficult to deflect the worst of the changes. I believe we still have a chance to make some big changes which might keep things from getting too bad, and which might get us through the worst of times sooner and in better shape than if we simply sit on our collective butts and wait until disaster is staring us in the face so closely that we can't continue to deny or ignore matters. Unfortunately I don't think we can get it together. So expect to see strange and severe weather patterns around the world. Expect to see the polar caps continue to melt until they're gone and the coastlines of the world are forever changed and sea levels are any where from 20' to 200' higher. Expect to see food and water shortages everywhere and violence breaking out as countries fight for scarce resources. I think we woke the sleeping giant (Gaia) and she will get her revenge on a species that had little or no regard for her and her gifts to us.

Answer 6

In my mind, there is absolutely no way that this is not caused by Global Warming. I have seen massive amounts of indisputable evidence that shows that global warming is causing all of this. It makes sense.

But to answer your question, no. I live in San Francisco, CA, and I have not noticed much anything out of the ordinary. Last year it even hailed one day! That's cooler than usual! (That day was hella fun, too ;)) It's generally "average" Here all year round, so you know... we'll probably start to notice the climate changes in a long while from now.

Answer 7

There are more and more signs of global warming showing up all over the world. Many people are starting to realize this and others are attempting to do something about it.
Where I live we did experience our warmest July on record.
Then in August it turned out to be one of the most mild ones ever!
I believe that it is changing all over the world. Some of us notice the changes in our area and other don't pay much attention to it.

Answer 8

YES!! well, it isnt that dramatic but where i live it is REALLy hot right now and its not even summer yet!!

i think its global warming. i hope its not 2 late until we start acting against it!!