http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...warmest-year-on-record-but-among-top-several/ -Land temps put 2014 hottest on record -Satellite atmospheric temps put it about the 3rd hottest year on record. Both land and satellite show the 21st Century as owning the hottest years on record. EXCEPT - Minnesota. There's always those pockets which are the negative influences. We here in MN qualified for 2014. The U of MN weather data on the radio this morning said we were about 3.5 degrees below average for the year. Making Minnesota one of if not the coolest below average places on the globe. Last winter was one of the coldest in 20 years. http://blogs.mprnews.org/updraft/2014/12/new-years-chill-2014-is-minnesotas-coldest-in-18-years/ If we broke 100 this summer more then a couple of times I'd be surprised. Last winter was also the killer propane costs rising to nearly $4/gallon. The propane company refused to fill tanks and was doing about a 70% fill because their supplies were limited as well. I spent about 25% more than average for propane last year. Early 2015 projections for warmer temps and stable propane prices are a good thing.
yeah, I'm wondering what it's going to be like this winter. We got lucky last spring, summer and fall - after a horrendous winter.....but 2015 may be bad all around. Extremes are obviously going to occur (and HAVE been occurring) - we just don't know who's going to get hit.
United States Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Seems to be a CO2 feedback loop in how their "data set" is "corrected"! :ROFL: The 2014 data set had a +1.3 deg F "correction" to make it the hottest year EVER! Next year the "correction" will be +1.35 deg, because it seems we just get worse at reading the thermometer every year! It gets worse, because it seems the pre-industural CO2 levels are probably under-estimated Now back to your regularly scheduled programing: We're all going to die from GLOBAL WARMING!
The Pope to come out with a 50 page edict on Global warming Will we die from Global Warming? An interesting question. On the no side is the view that the rate of global warming is slow and/or impacted areas smaller. This allows economic systems and changes to adapt to changes in resources and migration in population. On the yes side is the question of if the rate is too fast and impacted areas too large that economic systems won't adapt quickly enough. Historically, the result of that has been wars and famine. ... Something to consider is about 1/3 of humans live by oceans.
@metalman, I wouldn't judge the year by the first 5 days but okay coldest 2015 ever! Last year when Minnesota stuck out as being one area of exception on a warmer planet we had 18 below zero days by this time. Our average is 8. This season we're at 6.
Independent – 20 March 2000 Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past …According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event“. “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said…
Heavy snow will return occasionally, says Dr Viner, but when it does we will be unprepared. "We're really going to get caught out. Snow will probably cause chaos in 20 years time," he said.
Guardian – 14 Feb 2004 Global warming forces sale of Scottish winter sports resorts …“Unfortunately, it’s just getting too hot for the Scottish ski industry,” said David Viner, of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. “It is very vulnerable to climate change; the resorts have always been marginal in terms of snow and, as the rate of climate change increases, it is hard to see a long-term future.”… http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/feb/14/climatechange.scotland Guardian – 28 July 2006 Climate change could bring tourists to UK – report Climate change could “dramatically” change the face of British tourism in the next 20 years, with European tourists flocking to the UK to escape unbearably hot continental summers, experts say…. Academic David Viner, a researcher at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit in Norwich, produced the report after analysing the work of experts around the globe. “The likelihood [is] that Mediterranean summers may be too hot for tourists after 2020, as a result of too much heat and water shortages,” the study said. There were “opportunities for the revival of northern European resorts, including Blackpool, in the next 20 years, as climate change and rising transport costs offer new holiday opportunities,” it said…. http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/jul/28/travelnews.uknews.climatechange
Snow in Scotland - http://www.ecn.ac.uk/iccuk/indicators/15.htm Looks good in Glasglow. http://ski.visitscotland.com/gallery_images/snozone/iotd
I'm hopefully heading here on Sunday: Conditions aren't too bad but we could use a bit more snow or my partner might have to use the artificial surface as she is a beginner and can't get to the upper slopes.
Frigid Air Transforms Lake Michigan Shoreline Into Field of Ice Sculptures Extreme Cold to Blast East, South: Subzero AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures in Store
Last year was globally the hottest on record, climate experts have confirmed. Global temperatures were 0.69C (1.24F) above 20th century averages, making 2014 the warmest year in records dating back to 1880, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said. Areas around the world experienced record temperatures, including most of Europe stretching into northern Africa, parts of eastern and western coastal Australia, and the western United States, the experts from NOAA's National Climatic Data Centre said. Nine of the 10 warmest years since 1880 have all occurred in the 21st century
After "data correction" Nine of the 10 warmest years since 1880 have all occurred in the 21st century every year we get worse at reading the thermometer!
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/2014-hottest-year-ever/ http://time.com/3672276/climate-change-oceans/] 3 studies on the climate [/URL]
