2006-12-15 08:54:43 · 11 answers · asked by raj_shah_98 2 in Environment
By itself, maybe not (temperature trends in meteorology have to be over very long periods).
However, the excess energy in the atmosphere is not only in temperature. Often it is in extra wind, extra precipitation.
If you get large areas with milder temperatures AND more precipitation AND more wind storms, that is a better indicator.
"Global Warming" is actually an increase in the energy retained by the atmosphere. This extra energy can be extra speed (faster wind) or extra distance for strong wind (bigger zigzags in the jet stream currents).
In fact, because the effect on the shape of jet streams can be important, some places may get colder because of global warming.
That is why experts stay away from using the word "warming"; they speak of climate change instead.
2006-12-15 09:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Raymond 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! Just because there are more hurricanes one year (then it happened to be less than the average the next) or a more mild winter does not prove global warming. You have to take a bigger sample. If there is a region who this year is colder which some of the areas in the western US have been hit with already, it too does not mean there is global cooling. You just have to step back and look at the averages over time compared to the other averages over another period of time. I hope this make sense.
2006-12-15 09:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Runner Runner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not by themselves, no.
These may be considered data points in a much larger analysis of weather patterns and local climates form all over the globe over a period of years. If that analysis shows that the general trend for the planet is a warmng trend, then it may be called global warming.
2006-12-15 09:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, but it may just be an affect of storms. If they have certain types of rain storms then it can cause the affect of the sun to be stronger and to heat up the area a bit. I am not 100% on this though, so at least I tried.
2006-12-15 09:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by Aleah Marie LL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Where I live, we had a very cold November when compared to the past five. That would seem to run contrary to global warming.
2006-12-15 09:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is the warmest year since [something like] 1776 and global warming wasnt an issue back then. i think its been a mild year and thats all.
2006-12-15 09:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by BERNON W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly.
2006-12-15 08:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I think so.
When was a kid there were always icicles hanging off our shed roof, it occurred to me today that I haven't seen an icicle in England for 20 years.
2006-12-15 09:03:00 · answer #8 · answered by salvationcity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you just noticed? not just mild winters climate is changing everywhere in all ways, dry summers , flooding in winter, things hapening at seemingly the wrong time of year..etc etc..
2006-12-15 09:42:23 · answer #9 · answered by ciaragw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
We're still in the realms of statistical 'noise'.
2006-12-15 13:30:22 · answer #10 · answered by Cassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋