Global Warming?

[Ross]

Well, as much as I love to kid my northern brothers about the cold weather up there and the warmth down here, we're getting a heck of a blast in Houston. Freezing temps three nights in a row, possibility of sleet, freezing rain and icy roads during the next couple of days.
I know it's not like what some of you face, but it's been many years since it's hit us for several days in a row like this.
Can someone loan me some tire chains? :puke:

[96DiamondVIII]

Strange. Texas is getting battered, and over here in NC we're having the mildest winter I can remember. Other than about 2 very cold weeks in November and a bit of a chill just after New Year's, it's been much warmer than usual all winter long.

(Now that I've said that, I wonder if February will have a nasty surprise or two...)

[Marauder2005]

It was 70 degrees a weekago here in Boston. Scary.

[Dr Caleb]

"Global Warming" is an incorrect term. 'Climate Change' is what we're experiencing. Last winter was very mild here. Almost a long fall, followed by Spring.

But there was a passage of open water to the north pole this summer. Something that never has happened. Two ice shelfs broke off in the arctic that have been there tens of thousands of years, and new islands have been discovered off Greenland because of the melting ice.

Don't let the cold weather fool you. There is much debate about the cause, but there is definately something going on.

[Ryans PI]

We've had 4 snow storms in less than two months. Enough snow this season to make up 2 or 3 years worth. Our latest blast was this morning and expect to have another one this weekend. High are in the low to mid 30's with the low from 19-28.

Check out this video in Portland, Or.

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=114046&catId=131

[RCSignals]

"Global Warming" is an incorrect term. 'Climate Change' is what we're experiencing. Last winter was very mild here. Almost a long fall, followed by Spring.

But there was a passage of open water to the north pole this summer. Something that never has happened. Two ice shelfs broke off in the arctic that have been there tens of thousands of years, and new islands have been discovered off Greenland because of the melting ice.

Don't let the cold weather fool you. There is much debate about the cause, but there is definately something going on.

Climate change is a better term. Climate change is not new to this earth, in any shape or form.

[cruzer]

I'm sorry, but I think the Earth is going thru a cyclic weather pattern that has been in operation for thousands of years. True, there were no giant civilizations at that time, or were there ????? What the future holds is a big question mark--but it always has been. I know that what we do today has an effect on the atmosphere, but, not this soon--it took centuries for each great climate change to set up--I don't think our great-grand kids will see the results of what we are doing today.
When we started flying fleets of jet aircraft at high altitudes, dire forcasts were made about world-wide climate changes being brought about by our contrails--I was putting out contrails in 1950--and the world hasn't frozen yet. The biggest worry I have, and it is a VERY real one, is the destruction of the forests of the world---don't these people doing this realize that trees and vegetation are our ONLY source of oxygen on this planet--and the effect will be felt in the near future unless it is stopped--I believe this may be what is causing the climate changes--not auto emissions--of course, the more pollutants you put in the air, the more oxygen you need to clean up the atmosphere. So, I don't plan on building a home underground to protect me from the harmful radiation that will come thru the hole in the sky.
Weather will contenue to change as it has over the thousands of years before there were automobiles.
O K, old man rant over---have a nice nite, Maury

[Motorhead350]

"Global Warming" is an incorrect term. 'Climate Change' is what we're experiencing.

Thats the best way to put it. If we were experiencing global warming this would be over many years in a row, not just one year like this one. We are currently experiencing weather, not the end of the world. Thats next week! :D

[Blue03]

Check out this video in Portland, Or.

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=114046&catId=131

Thanks for the post! That's quite a slip and slide show. Hills, Ice, Speed and what were those lug nuts thinkin!!??

[rayjay]

It has been the mildest winter on record here, almost no snow until last week. Then it all melted in just two days. ??? We're normally buried by now. Back to reality this morning, -8 F on the way in to the station.

[Dragcity]

Yup, it's a chilly one here in Buffalo/Rochester.

Kinda pretty, all the trees and shrubs covered in a quarter inch of ice. They have been covered in ice for 3 days now. Not much snow, my poor snow tires are being worn away by dry pavement, I mean Salt.

This is winter # 2 that has been super mild for us. With the exception of the crazy storm we had on October 13th, we have really had no measurable snow... Yet

[OneBADLsE]

Global warmning my ***!!! 19 degrees this morning in NYC! ::Brrrrrrr::

[Ross]

Yeah, I kind of hoped that everyone knew that my "global warming" comment was tongue in cheek. It sure ain't warm down here right now! Come on, summer!

[RCSignals]

No one will admit it, but that Evil Lex Luther has been playing with his weather device again.

[jgc61sr2002]

No measurable snow this year and I believe this may be the first day below the freezing mark on Long Island this season.

[Motorhead350]

No one will admit it, but that Evil Lex Luther has been playing with his weather device again.

If you know him tell him to send Chicago some snow! Snow that sticks. Enough of this freezing rain. I want snow!!!!

[96DiamondVIII]

Strange. Texas is getting battered, and over here in NC we're having the mildest winter I can remember. Other than about 2 very cold weeks in November and a bit of a chill just after New Year's, it's been much warmer than usual all winter long.

(Now that I've said that, I wonder if February will have a nasty surprise or two...)

Posted this before looking at the weather forecast for the next few days...it didn't get above 45 degrees today, 30 right now, and it's not supposed to get above freezing until early afternoon tomorrow. Snow and freezing rain expected in the morning. Got chilly right quick...