2007-01-18 19:39:52 · 10 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Yes. It takes just a few degrees warming in the pacific to throw off the whole weather pattern.
We have had a horrible windy winter here in Canada on the west coast.
2007-01-18 19:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by JuanB 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While it's difficult to ascertain if the increased winds are a result of an increased greenhouse effect, I would warn against jumping to the conclusion of linking severe weather to global warming.
These weather events have been around for a long time, since weather on our planet normalized. It's easy to make the mistake of "seeing" these weather events as signs of a problem (I'm not saying there isn't one, just that many events are being interpreted incorrectly). To really find a trend in climate you need data for thousands of years, as this is the type of time scale that is necessary to get a good picture of what's really going on.
High winds are created by sharp pressure gradients (pressure changing rapidly over a small distance). How is this connected to the increasing greenhouse effect? It's difficult to say, and I'm not very well informed on that topic.
Anyway, the type of cause/effect relationship that global warming has is not completely understood and research still goes on today. But here is one thing that is important to remember. Global warming is NOT bad. If it weren't for global warming and the greenhouse effect, life on this planet would not exist and the Earth would be one giant block of ice (look up "snowball earth" for more info on this topic). Artificially enhancing the greenhouse effect is what is bad
2007-01-18 23:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by mjw291 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The effects of global warming are the ecological and social changes caused by the rise in global temperatures.
2016-05-24 06:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a load of codswallop
there have been occasional high winds over large areas of britian before.
if these events became more frequent or more regular then, and only then could you draw such a conclusion. Its entirely possible that its an indication, but there is no way of prooving it. Its a sad fact of life that you tend not to spot the trend untill the cycle is already established.
2007-01-18 19:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by Mark J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A sign of the times and also fulfilling of prophecy where we have been told that the end is near.
2007-01-18 19:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i dont know man but that globap warming stuff is wack. did you see the movie? holly cow dude thats some crazy ****.
2007-01-18 19:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes and it will get a lot worse a in briton they better get used to the tornados
2007-01-18 19:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by fletch 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i had a curry
2007-01-21 09:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by gardeninghogweed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, why not?
2007-01-18 20:00:30 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Bekka ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so.
2007-01-18 19:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by Hi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋