why doesnt it snow hardly anymore in some parts of the United States anymore?

Question

My dad tells me stories of deep snow and blizzards when he was growing up, and there was a blizzard the year i was born. up until about 5-6 years ago it always snowed at christmas. Now it does not.

Answer 1

Global warming is generated by the greenhouse effect, or CO2 in the atmosphere. If you go farther up north, you can find a lot of snow. For example, in Seattle, WA, where I live, we used to get barely any snow, but for the last 2 months we got about 8 inches!

Answer 2

I remember years when there were monster blizzards too but also there have been brown christmases and January thaws before -- as for why it hardly snows anymore in some parts of the United States -- No one really knows for certain -- some say global warming -- some say El Nino -- some will say it's just a weather cycle -- only time will tell --

Answer 3

I answered a question like this a couple of times so I'll give you the same answer:

This is the effect of global warming which is caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as gas and coal and the clearing of trees. Clearing trees increases carbon dioxide levels and scientists believe carbon dioxide levels will double before 2050 to 750 parts per million.

And no, strictly it shouldn't happen but there are too many pollutants in this world. Some people however believe this is a natural process for us to get crazy weather which will eventually turn back to normal.

In fact, January 2006 was the hottest January on record in Toronto. I however believe this is nothing to freak about and some people *cough* tree-huggers *cough* are too concerned over this issue. One thing is certain however, don't expect too many white Christmases from now on.

Answer 4

I'm not sure what part of the country you are in but here are my thoughts from Kansas. If you look back through history there are always periods of warm and cold, rain and snow. I think that with the average temp of the planet starting to change and the polar ice melt we are seeing a change in our climate. No we arent' seeing the big snows or intense thunderstorms but we are seeing warmer weather up into November and December. In fact I remember a winter 2-3 years ago where it didn't get below 0 in kansas where I live. Now when I was growing up it was always below 0 by the first of Dec. I just think that the increase in temp. and the amount of fresh water in the oceans is changing out climate.

Answer 5

Wait a few years and it will. If we weren't in global warming, we would be in global cooling. It is either getting warm or cool. That is the predicable thing about geologic cycles. I predict some day in the future a bunch of liberal whiners will be crying about how cold it is getting and the glaciers are going to cover the Northern United States if we don't quit driving SUVs or whatever they want to whine about at the time.

I noticed that southern Arizona received nearly a foot of snow earlier in the week. Have your father take you there so you can see more snow. They have not received that much snow in nearly 40 years.

It's called climate. SUVs have nothing to do with it.

Answer 6

Tell that to people in Denver. Even LA area got some snow this year.

Looks like ManBearPig is just as inconsistent as he ever was. California's frozen citrus trees, like the growing ice pack in the center of Antarctica, and the melting south pole of Mars, or any cyclical change, are all absolute proof of man-made global warming. The Penguin Army told me so.

Answer 7

Ah! I remember real winters well... 20 years ago I ice skated and counted on ice skating each winter at the local rink the town set up outside (not inside.) No more. Watch the DVD "An Inconvenient Truth." It concerns Global Warming which oddly enough, tree-hugging liberal that I am, I kind of pooh poohed - till I watched it and the changes in wildlife in the woods where I live. The starlings did not head south this year. The bats didn't leave our attic till December. Southern squirrels are here in our northern woods. And the blackberries - which need a blackberry winter to really produce - are dwindling. The climate is changing. Watch the film - "An Inconvenient Truth." It'll scare the bjesus out of you.

Answer 8

First off... Good name.

Second... Weather patterns are changing, but we still are having significant blizzards, tornados and hurricanes. These events may have seemed more commonplace in your father's time, but humans remember events of significance more than events that are mundane.

Thirdly, yes we are going through a global warming period, heightened by our pollution driven industrial complex, but the snows around Christmas may yet return.

Answer 9

This winter we are experiencing much weather resulting from El Ninyo. However, there is growing agreement among scientists that there is indeed a global warming made worse by humans and their activities.

Also, there is evidence that we are in a warming cycle in our planet's life. So... if you want snow, move to the Far North. I have been there. It is beautiful if harsh. Well worth the travel.

Answer 10

I think part of the reason is it's the sign of the times because a lot things are changing with the weather. Like sometimes it be hell of hot on certain days in the fall and in the summer it'll rain sometimes. I don't know, it's just strange. we have snow in the nothern cali in like reno and lake tahoe only place near that i'm aware that snows.