It's not just Global Warming

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It's not just Global Warming. It's Global Extremes

These are all values from YESTERDAY (Jan 25, 2013)
Source: http://www.wunderground.com/climate/local_extremes.asp?query=03038

Yesterday high extremes:
International
Rabbit Flat, Australia: 114 °F
Viooldrif, South Africa: 110 °F
Kununurra, Australia: 109 °F
U.S.
Alice, TX: 87 °F
Beeville, TX: 84° F

At the same time, low extremes:
International
Toko, Russia: -58° F (that is frickin' cold)
Selagoncy, Russia: -56° F
Olenex, Russia: -48° F
U.S.
Saranac Lake, NY: -18° F
Mt Washington, NH: -16° F
Rugby, ND: -13° F

And if you count Wind Chill (U.S.):
Mt Washington, NH: -61° F
Barter Island, AK: -56° F

Wind Speeds:
Mt Washington, NH: 102 MpH
San Diego Brown, CA: 108 MpH

And that's just YESTERDAY. Summers are getting hotter, weather events (hurricanes, tornados) are getting more extreme, winters are chillier. It's not global warming, it's global extremes.

[Buzz Clik]

1. Global climate change.

The rise in CO2 causes average temperatures to rise which triggers a host of global responses.

However, you are simply giving an international weather report.

[Tab]

3. I didn't mean the post to dispute Global Warming

What I really meant was that it's serious climate change, that expresses itself both in serious high and low extremes.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Yes, indeedy. That will be one of the outcomes.

Australia is feeling the nasty bite of global climate change.

I wonder if the Ozzies who vocally resisted measures taken in their country to combat climate change are rethinking.

[Junkdrawer]

2. You might find this interesting:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/evolution-of-an-arctic-outbrea/4721288

[KurtNYC]

5. Here is a weather and accounting report from Australia... down undah...

45C = 114 Fahrenheit

[AverageJoe90]

6. Indeed, weather weirding in action.

It's increasingly looking like this is what we'll end up facing, and not just warming.

Of course, Tony Watts and his fellow deniers will probably continue to deny what is already obvious until the day they drop dead. But all the evidence we have says that average global temperature has gone up, and certain human activities have been the primary cause for such.

[magical thyme]

7. also extreme swings...

Here in Maine we've been swinging between record warms for winter (pushing 50) one week, swinging down to near zero in a matter of hours. Stays near zero for a week or so, then swings back up to 40s in a matter of hours, then modifies, then wind blasts us back down to -13 (not including wind chill) this week.

Next Wednesday were supposed to swing back up to 40s with possible rain, and then start swinging back down to low teens / single digits toward the end of the week.

[deutsey]

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