Heavy snows in South Arica - AFRICA - and snow across southern Canada - global warming?

Question

It was snowing today in my hometown of Calgary for Victoria Day - what is supposed to be the first long weekend and the kickoff to summer. It also snowed in recent days in central Saskatchewan, central Manitoba, northern Ontario, and the Atlantic provinces.

They also have the heaviest snow in decades on the ground in South Africa.

Yup. Sounds like global warming to me.

It's funny to see liberals attack typos rather than address the debate at hand. Let's see how they handle this question.

REGIONAL cooling? How is southern Canada and South Africa in the same region?

Answer 1

So global warming makes it cold too?

Wow.

I'd bet the scuzziest used car salesman on Earth couldn't come up with horse **** like that.

You guys are gooood.

Answer 2

Umm.. I'm gonna quote Tobey mcguire from Spiderman 3.. "where do these guys all come from"

sure it's not all us but yeah we are the biggest problem.

and your little snow issue is because the warming and trapping in some areas is affecting the Air and Ocean currents, changeing global climates. the evidence is there that the climates are changing and that there is a steady warming/cooling.

Areas that were warm are becoming cool and areas that are cool normally are becoming hot as the equator. the only reason the North American NorthWest is getting covered in snow is because of the huge noreaster.

the fact off the matter is, the extra gasses in the atmosphere aren't helping and all scientists will agree to that. Car emissions are deadly to humans, not contested, and Generally people are fed up with the price at the pump.

Answer 3

In South Africa, it's almost winter. The high inner plains keep temperatures lower in th summer and below freezing in winter.

The REASON why they don't get snow is usually there isn't much precipitation. Unusually strong fronts are pushing moisture inland despite the higher altitudes of the plains.

The South African plains get quite cold in the winter. It's the lack of precip that's the reason they don't get snow.

The climate of where you live is actually quite similar. Calgary is a fairly dry prairie-steppe environment. It gets cold, and stays cold usually until June (the average May temps aren't very warm), though apparently the Chinooks that come off the Rockies can give you guys quite a blast of warm air.

Global warming doesn't mean warming everywhere. Interior land masses are notorious for keeping cold (high plains in the states, the central plateau of Anatarctic, same for Greenland, interior Siberia and China, etc.).

What you'll probably notice first is more extreme weather. Then you may notice some of the things that have been happening other places (migratory birds leaving later and coming back earlier, flowers blooming earlier, tree lines moving north, etc.).

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Answer 4

What really screwy about "global warming" is that the melting ice caps can change weather patterns and actually make it colder in some parts of the world. For example, the melting of the polar ice cap alters ocean currents in the North Altlantic.... changing the course of the gulf stream which makes the weather in Northern Europe colder... Well,, that's what I've read any way..

Answer 5

How many times have you heard while watching TV that there could be a chance that global warming is not real.........So far I heard it one time by Glenn Beck (Usually does his show on CNN--has the balls to go against the global warming theory, etc) I think that's kind of suspicious because with every other debate (say Immigration for ex. there are 2 sides to the argument that they have on TV. But for global warming there is only people saying its real....It has to be made up.

Answer 6

Global Warming means "more energy in the globe".
Did you notice how hurricanes pick up power when they are over warm water and quickly dissipate (not always quickly enough) over land?
This energy means that all previous phenomena will continue but with more energy. Winds, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones have more energy, cover more area, are more frequent and more damaging.
In short: Maximum and minimun values have a greater range. Very hot summers are followed with cold winters, etc.
Keep your overcoat, raincoat and sunglasses handy.

Answer 7

The term 'global warming' means exactly what it says - namely warming across the globe, and that's precisely what we're seeing.

There always has been and always will be places and times when it's bitterly cold, pouring with rain, heavy snowfalls etc. These are local events - if there was snow falling across the planet then there would be something very much amiss.

You're either deliberately taking things out of context or don't understand the concept of global warming.

Answer 8

Naughty naughty! You're not being politically correct.

And it's no longer "global warming", it's now "global temperature change".

That way, whether it's hot or cold they can still beat the drums for their failed chicken little ideas!
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Answer 9

If you're talking about regional cooling sure it happens. We're worried about GLOBAL warming. Glaciers are disappearing. The Arctic Ocean is becoming navigable.

Answer 10

great observations!!! You now have enough knowledge about climate science to qualify for a position in the EPA (under the current administration, don't get too comfy). Thinking like yours is just what is encouraged by today's GOP. best of luck on your new career, you intelligent scientist, you.