I tried checking news articles but none want to give the idea more than one or two sentences.
2007-01-06 09:34:51 · 8 answers · asked by Green Nuggets 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I guess I should elaborate, there are blizzards for the past 3 weeks and airports have been closed the weekend before christmas and new years. Yes the east coast is warm weather but colorado is covered in snow. Is global warming a factor?
2007-01-06 11:04:36 · update #1
No. It just means we are having one of our cyclical snowy winters. It's been about nine years since our last one, so we were due. Moisture is good, it brings water. And water, in the Western US, is a big deal. ; )
2007-01-08 06:27:48 · answer #1 · answered by tantiemeg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weather this season in Colorado may be a result of the El Nino pattern. But global warming also intensifies the El Nino pattern. So yes, this could be a sign -- even though it might be difficult to accept that excess snow can result from any time of warming trend.
2007-01-13 11:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_s19 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you have had 2 blizzards in a row doesn't mean that it is global warming. The reason why you got 2 blizzards is because the jet stream went right through both storms. In Utah, the storms actually separated into 2 sections because of a something(I can't remember what). Then, it joined together over Colorado. The Jet Stream then was over both storms.
2007-01-07 15:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by Hurricanehunter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are so many signs of global warming.For example it's the middle of January her in the great white norty(Toronto Canada).We haven't had a flake and the temps are spring like.Total Global warming.
2007-01-10 07:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The culprit is a particularly strong El Nino. It is also responsible for the warm weather in the eastern part of the US.
2007-01-06 09:38:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
the Earth is recalibrating itself: Last year, we had a cold winter, and it's balancing itself out now. In January, it feels like the middle of April.
not global warming
2007-01-06 10:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by Stan the man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One warm winter is not a sign of a trend. When you get to a run of 50 then it might start getting significant.
2007-01-06 09:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, and things are going to get worst all around the world
2007-01-06 09:42:24 · answer #8 · answered by lil Beautful Angel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋