Rain, snow gone, but cold weather remains today

Jane wrote:

Let me tell you about cold and snow: It’s minus 19 degrees (with wind chill) at the moment and we have at least 2 ft. of snow (some snow drifts up to 5 ft.) and supposed to get another foot plus by the end of the day. So much for Gore’s global warming.

More than meets the Eye wrote:

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A good friend of mine, who happens to be a PhD meteorologist working at the severe weather center in Norman, OK, says that global warming is not just limited to the temperature getting higher. It also refers to unusual weather patterns which include unusually cold winters as well as larger than normal amounts of snowfall. Entire weather patterns are disturbed and effected. The fact that people make comments such as yours says that they don't understand the issue that is global warming. The issue is very complex and is not as simple as you wish it to be. I consider myself as having slightly higher than average intelligence (I attended an Ivy League university,have my Master's in Science, and am currently working on my PhD) and even I have trouble with it at times. My friend says that global warming is real. I think I'll take the word of a PhD meteorologist over that of a scientist on the payroll of the oil industry, a pundit, a political hack, Limbaugh, Hannity, or the other usual suspects.

David Newport News wrote:

Cycles, the more things change, the more things stay the same. Expect a hot cycle, then expect a cold cycle. Phd or not it is the way the Earth turns!

to jane wrote:

Jane, "global warming" is an inaccurate term and part of why people can't understand it. What the term means is that we are experiencing extreme and unusual weather conditions, whether it's extreme heat or extreme colds or extreme hurricanes, etc. the climate is acting up in extreme ways more often. Global Warming doesn't mean it's hot all the time. I can understand why you're confused when you see the term "global warming" be tossed around in the lexicon of life. Hope this helps educate you on the terminology and the meaning of it.

ChucoPride wrote:

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Then call it unusual climate or deviation from the norm. Taken at face value, global warming means Earth is getting warmer. Obviously scientists coined this misnomer and not an English major. Either way, read up the Politically Incorrect Guide to Science and Global Warming. According to it, the Earth was actually warmer in certain eras than today. I will take that over one man's or panel's opinion.