Yeah, it’s that time of the year, and the USA Today decides to jump into the cult, rather than, say, running some heartwarming stories
Are we seeing fewer white Christmases due to climate change?
Will we have a white Christmas? The annual question reaches peak curiosity this week, but as the planet warms due to human-caused climate change, the probability of seeing snow at Christmas is becoming increasingly unlikely, recent studies and reports have shown.
“With a warmer climate, it is likely that more winter precipitation will fall as rain rather than snow in many parts of the country,” said a 2021 report from Climate Central, a nonprofit science and communication organization. “Climate change threatens symbols of the holiday season from Christmas tree growth, winter recreation, and cozy drinks to Arctic wildlife.”
But impacts go beyond holiday traditions: Reduced snowfall and less snow cover on the ground could also affect water supplies, transportation, travel, and recreation for millions of people, the Environmental Protection Agency said.
Reports show that as the globe warms, snow, overall, is decreasing. In fact, between 1972 and 2020, the average portion of North America covered by snow decreased at a rate of about 1,870 square miles per year, an area roughly the size of Delaware, according to the Rutgers University Global Snow Lab.
Um, duh. That’s what happens in a Holocene warm period. No need to involve witchcraft, er, anthropogenic climate change. Anyhow, the cult propaganda continues on and on, but, fails to highlight if this is different from previous Holocene warm periods, which, is rather required to be Science.
On Delta you can track your flight. On final to Minneapolis, it was 17 degrees below zero at 5000 feet. I ain’t buying this global warming BS.
The Earth’s surface is warming (fact 1) from CO2 we’re adding to the atmosphere (fact 2)from burning fossil fuels (fact 3). The debate is about the effects.
Not a fact, an unverified hypothesis
Reports are wrong, skewed, and downright falsified. The data IN those reports is, and that false, skewed data is used to mislead the public and create this idiotic climate cult. Winters are COLDER, not WARMER than they were when I was a kid. Earth is COOLING. As it gets cooler the patterns change and less snow is seen in areas where more USED to be seen at this time of year, but climate cultists depend on the VERY short memory of the average person as well as the willingness to swallow their lies and fake data.
The future is COLD, and it’s not caused by humans. Humans can affect pollution levels, NOT the climate. Start wringing your hands about the right things, because the leftist climate cult is going to come to an abrupt END. Soon.
That’s okay, the radical left still has White privilege and Christian Nationalism to cry about.
Elwood, the atmospheric CO2 levels were several thousand parts per million higher (~7000) and the average global temperature was approximately 15 degrees Celsius higher (~25 degrees C) during the Cambrian period (prior to human existence) than today (<1000ppm and 10 degrees C). Neither CO2 nor CH4 is the problem but H2O, in the greenhouse gaseous form of water vapor, is a major heat sink and much more likely the culprit in rising global temperature (see Hunga-Tonga). A lot of climate policy is driven by computer generated climate modeling in recent decades. It's interesting to note those models have become worse at predicting future global temperatures than earlier generated models from the 1970's and 80's.
Not exactly. In general, water vapor levels vary with temperature and IS a potent greenhouse gas. Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air.
Yes! It is certainly our fault! Just like it’s our fault that 800,000 years ago the half mile thick glacier that dug out the Great Lakes and all of the Minnesota and Dakota lakes melted.
Elwood, the atmospheric CO2 levels were several thousand parts per million higher (~7000) and the average global temperature was approximately 15 degrees Celsius higher (~25 degrees C) during the Cambrian period (prior to human existence) than today (<1000ppm and 10 degrees C). Neither CO2 nor CH4 is the problem but H2O, in the greenhouse gaseous form of water vapor, is a major heat sink and much more likely the culprit in rising global temperature (see Hunga-Tonga). A lot of climate policy is driven by computer generated climate modeling in recent decades. It's interesting to note those models have become worse at predicting future global temperatures than earlier generated models from the 1970's and 80's.
Warming is good. Longer growing seasons, lower heating bills, fewer road accidents, etc. I always wonder why people are so happy about mild winter weather but also feel global warming is a bad thing.
Not exactly. In general, water vapor levels vary with temperature and IS a potent greenhouse gas. Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air.
Elwood, you need to get your “facts” straight in order to debate the effects. None of your opinions are facts.