Global Warming causes droughts in Florida

[redrumloa]

That is what we heard during a dry period around 09-10. "Get used to it" we heard. "This is the new normal" we heard. "Global warming caused this" we heard. What happened since then? We've exceeded rainfall averages ever since, breaking some records along the way. The trend continues in 2013.

This has been a particularly wet week, causing flooding, heavy traffic, car accidents, and increased stress for commuters throughout the area.

Thursday’s storms put parts of South Florida under several inches of rain, as much as 8 inches in Hialeah.

Both Miami-Dade and Broward counties have exceeded historical averages for rainfall in July this year.

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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/18/3507292/south-floridians-are-you-used.html#storylink=cpy​

It won't be long before the old predictions are ignored and Global Warming will be blamed for above average rainfall. The Global Warming cabal likes to ignore the definition of "average". It does not mean you are guaranteed to see that exact amount every single year. Weather has had and always will have extremes.

 

[Robert]

Every time you say "we heard" I think of Al Gore and how you seem to equate him with science.

 

[redrumloa]

Every time you say "we heard" I think of Al Gore and how you seem to equate him with science.

Well his "documentary" was shown throughout the USA to school children as "science fact". He could do no wrong in the American left's eyes and even won a Nobel Prize. It is funny how Al Gore in minimized in 2013. I guess he isn't needed anymore. A whole generation of children have been indoctrinated already.

 

[Robert]

Well his "documentary" was shown throughout the USA to school children as "science fact".

Well, if that's true it's a shame.
His documentary makes a lot of good general points and I actually rate it pretty highly as a tool for raising awareness but that's all it is. It's certainly not something that should be part of any science curriculum.

 

[Glaucus]

It's easier to predict the global temperature trends than the actual manifestations of it in particular locales. The point is some areas will get more rain, others less and others may remain about the same. But a shift in weather can also mean a shift in other things which will affect economies as farm lands may suddenly become unsuitable, etc. Unreliability is itself a problem.

As I was writing this I decided to check if we're experiencing either an El Nino or El Nina effect. We're not. But I found this interesting:

WMO El Niño/La Niña Update

It is important to note that El Niño and La Niña are not the only factors that drive global climate patterns. One noteworthy example is the recently developed dipole pattern of warmer than average sea surface temperature in the eastern Indian Ocean and colder than average temperatures in the west. This pattern requires careful monitoring, as these oceanic anomalies have already had impacts on the surrounding continental climate patterns. This highlights that at the regional level, seasonal outlooks need to assess the relative impacts of both the El Niño/La Niña state and other locally relevant climate drivers. Locally applicable information is available via regional/national seasonal climate outlooks, such as those produced by WMO Regional Climate Centres (RCCs), Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs).

My point here is that global weather is just that, global weather. You can't look out in your back yard and make any assumptions about what's going on in the rest of the planet. And for some reason the anti-climate change group tends to do that a lot.

 

[robert l. bentham]

cattle farmers in kansas are already selling off their herds, what feed is available is crap and more expense than its worth... beef prices will continue to rise... last years sell off will prolly be nothing compared to this years..