Does anybody have the reason for all the recent bad weather is it global warming or a one off occurance?

Answer 1

It's summer. In summer it gets hot and occassionally we get storms. I wouldn't worry too much about it. The planets climate has been changing since the Earth was formed, this is nothing new. Nor are the slight flucuations during the seasons something new.
While I believe we should keep our water and air clean, it is unfortunate that our politicians, "educators" and media use every little thing to scare us so that they can end up controlling us.
Don't worry about the weather. It isn't bad. Rain is good. Sun is good. Snow is good. Enjoy the seasons. Enjoy the days and nights. Rain or shine.

Answer 2

Global warming causes climate change, that much we know. What we can't do is to say that any particular event is the result of global warming - it may or may not have happened anyway. There's always been adverse weather events, these are frequently documented in literature from hundreds and even thousands of years ago.

Instead what we can do is to look at the number and intensity of these events and see how that compares with results from the past. When we do that we see that there has been a very marked increase in the number of wildfires, floods, droughts, heatwaves, storms, record temperatures, rainfall etc. Conversely there has been a decrease in cold related events such as ice storms, snowfall, avalanches etc. For reasons of comparison we also look at non global warming related events such as earthquakes and volcanoes, the numbers of which have remained constant.

In the UK (which is where I am) there has been a very marked increase in the frequency and intensity of adverse weather events. A few days ago my colleagues and I looked at all adverse weather events since the year 2000 that have occurred in the UK. The most noticeable change has been in the number and extent of flooding incidents, we calculated the odds of such events occuring naturally as close to one in a million, when the hurricanes, heatwaves, record temperatures and other events were taken into account the odds came out at greater than one in a billion. I think it's safe to say that something is happening to the climate.

Answer 3

It is not determined. Two studies published this year both offer explanations for the cold winters the last two years in the Eastern U.S. and Northern Europe. We need to remember that these cold winters are caused by the Arctic wind patterns dipping unusually far south -- the global average temperature continues to rise, largely because warmer air replaces the colder air in the arctic. Global warming refers to the overall increase of heat retention by the atmosphere, whereas the cold winters in certain places is caused by a change in the wind patterns (ie cold moving from one place to another). One hypothesis is that the last two cold winters are indeed due, at least in part, to global warming. Other answers have already explained this: reduced arctic ice has changed the wind patterns. Those interested can look up the studies. Another hypothesis is based on it being natural. IIRC, this was Lockwood (Nature magazine April 2010). His conclustion is that this change in Arctic air is associated with low solar activity and he correlates cold winters in England with low solar activity over hundreds of years. His conclusion is that it is a regional phenomenum and would happen with or without global warming. One line of research is that the last two winters are an indication of trends to come, the other is that it is a part of an ongoing cycle of colder winters every 11 years, particularly during times of severe solar minimums (such as the past three years). We won't fully understand the degree to which either hypotheses is true for at least a few years and likely for a decade.

Answer 4

Recent bad Weather?

It's always been there; it just gets more publicity in this information age, and money grabbers link it to their cause.
(creating a looming danger is a proven method of parting guilt conscious people of their money).

Not a year goes by that there isn't a flood somewhere; an earthquake somewhere else, tornado, hurricanes, etc.
It's not worse, You just hear alot more of 'see, I told You so'
without any credible Science backing it up.

You only hear half of the story;
You hear: The glaciers are receeding
Truth: Yeah, some are; but there are others that are growing.

The Earth is shifting like it has since the beginning. The reason Saudi Arabia and Iraq, etc. has oil, is that at one time, it was a rich, lush green landscape.

It will continue to change, with or without Al Gore.

Answer 5

I have studied this issue at the University of Michigan for several years and have sought out all the major relevant evidence. The Earth has warmed about 1 degree Celsius over the past 150 years. No one can deny this as it is based on world-wide empirical measurements. The real question is whether human activity has prompted the change. Over 95% of climate scientists, yes that figure is correct, believe that humans are responsible. You should look at a basic source like Wikipedia to see both how our atmosphere works and what a greenhouse gas is. Humans have been emitting much larger amounts of greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. There is also a very strong relationship between the amount of greenhouses gases in the atmosphere and the amount of heat that the earth retains.

Answer 6

It's a complex situation. Part--but not all--of the problem has to do with a climate shift in the Western US that has nothing to do with Global warming--though that may be contributing to the problems there.

But--while many scientists think what we are seeing is in part the earl effects of gloval warming, the specifics are still considered hypotheses--there's no definative model yet.

What we can say is this: if steps are not taken--soon--to compat global warming, what we are seeing is very much like what we will see eventually as a result--only when the full effects of global warming hit, they will be far, far worse.

Answer 7

Yes. The reason is nature. Global warming is a natural event not caused by man who by the way is also part of nature no matter what the liberals say. It's also not a one off occurrence. Severe weather happens all the time. The media just now wants to "prove" global warming so they always sensationalize it. Also there are more people around to experience it than before.

Answer 8

All this fretting and fussing about 'global warming' is really getting out of hand. Its just old mother nature sorting out the system in her own, more sensible way, she has managed quite well for the last zillion years without any help from us idiots. I see no reason why she will not do it for the next zillion or so, providing no clever? Pratt's try to help out. If all the sources of so called global warming ceased tomorrow, it would not make one iota of difference to the climate until nature is good and ready. I defy anyone to PROVE me wrong, no theories, soothsayers, or prophets of doom, thank you kindly.

Answer 9

Well, I guess there really is no such thing as global warming! Our chief and all knowing authorities on all subjects has spoken! You know, I just can't figure out why we bother to keep scientists or any professional on any subject around, when all you really need to do, is ask, any neo=con Rep.!
My gosh, I don't know why I never saw it ! Oh! the profundity, the amazement I feel, its almost, i don't know, its, its well ,its almost orgasmic!
Oh, what cosmic wonder will they share with us next! And what will us poor dumb dem-libs do with all this Godlike wisdom, all around us?
How will we bear the burden!
Well, folks, you heard it here, No such thing as global warming! Scientists? Go to your rooms! You do not know of what you speak!
Psssst! Hey, scientists? Don't tell them about Calilfornia, and the big one will ya? They will just deny that one, too!

Answer 10

Bad weather is bad weather. The GW alarmists have been telling us for years that GW causes DROUGHTS not floods. But since they can't prove their theory, they are free to blame every type of bad weather on GW.