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Been a chilly year so far...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:02 AM
PENGUIN
Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:29 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:Phil Plait, astronomer, lecturer, and science-writer, reviewed Powell's data and similarly stated, "Now I know some people will just say that this is due to mainstream scientists suppressing controversy and all that, but let me be succinct: That’s bull. Science thrives on dissenting ideas, it grows and learns from them. If there is actual evidence to support an idea, it gets published. I can point out copious examples in my own field of astronomy where papers get published about all manners of against-the-mainstream thinking, some of which come to conclusions that, in my opinion, are clearly wrong. So let this be clear: There is no scientific controversy over this. Climate change denial is purely, 100 percent made-up political and corporate-sponsored crap."
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:23 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:11 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: bump
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:08 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote:Oklahoma Tornado: 'Worst In The History Of The World' An estimated two-mile-wide tornado touched down south of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon, and more storms are expected across the state. http://austinist.com/2013/05/20/tornado.php#photo-1]
Quote: It turns out that of all the weather phenomena, from droughts to hurricanes, tornadoes are the most complex to answer from a broader atmospheric trends point of view. The reason is that a warming world affects the factors that lead to tornadoes in different ways. Climate change is supposed, among other things, to bring warmer and moister air to earth. That, of course, would lead to more severe thunderstorms and probably more tornadoes. The issue is that global warming is also forecast to bring about less wind shear. This would allow hurricanes to form more easily, but it also would make it much harder for tornadoes to get the full about lift and instability that allow for your usual thunderstorm to grow in height and become a fully-fledged tornado. Statistics over the past 50 years bear this out, as we've seen warmer and more moist air as well as less wind shear. Meteorological studies differ on whether or not the warmer and moister air can overcome a lack of wind shear in creating more tornadoes in the far future. In the immediate past, the jet stream, possibly because of climate change, has been quite volatile. Some years it has dug south to allow maximum tornado activity in the middle of the country, while other years it has stayed to the north. Although tornado reporting has in prior decades been not as reliable as today because of a lack of equipment and manpower, it's still not by accident that the six least active and four most active tornado seasons have been felt over the past decade. Another statistic that points to the irregular patterns is that the three earliest and four latest starts to the tornado season have all occurred in the past 15 years. Basically, we've had this push and pull in recent history. Some years the number of tornadoes is quite high, and some years it is quite low. We're not seeing "average" seasons as much any more. Expect this variation to continue into the future as less wind shear and warmer moister air fight it out. The overall result could very well be fewer days of tornadoes per Harold Brooks of the National Storm Center, but more and stronger tornadoes when they do occur. Nothing about the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, or tornadoes over the past few decades break with this theory. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/21/moore-oklahoma-tornado-climate-change
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:36 PM
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: The seven people killed from May 2012 to April 2013 is the fewest in a 12-month period since five people died in September 1899-August 1900, according to Harold Brooks, research meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: And there have been no terror attacks on the World Trade Center towers since September 12, 2001.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:01 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: And there have been no terror attacks on the World Trade Center towers since September 12, 2001. When you want to add something to ANY thread, at least try to make it germane to the topic at hand. K ? Thanks bunches.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:03 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Gee. " Worst tornado in the history of the world! " Hyperbolic much ? Only, it wasn't. Highest winds ? Nope. Longest path of destruction / duration ? Nope Widest damage width ? Nope Highest forward speed ? Naw. Not even. Oooh! But what about greatest pressure drop ?? Nope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_records#Highest_winds_observed_in_a_tornado Seriously, it's like the whole world has been reduced to the mental capacity of over caffeinated teenagers. " Strongest on record ", or " in recorded history ", at least that's TRYING to be reasonable. But the history of the WORLD ? All 4.6 billion years ? Please!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Hilarious, coming from someone who claims that everyone on "the Left" thinks Obama is god, and who tries to claim that Benghazi is worse than 9/11 and Watergate. Hyperbole is your only reason for being here.
Quote: tries to claim that Benghazi is worse than 9/11 and Watergate.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:02 AM
MAGONSDAUGHTER
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Never let evidence get in the way of your beliefs.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:43 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Hilarious, coming from someone who claims that everyone on "the Left" thinks Obama is god, and who tries to claim that Benghazi is worse than 9/11 and Watergate. Hyperbole is your only reason for being here. Can't help but notice you NOT acknowledging that the Moore, OK tornado wasn't " THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE PLANET "
Quote: Quote: tries to claim that Benghazi is worse than 9/11 and Watergate. Cites ?
Quote: I've offered ample proof of the Left's deification of Obama, so that point is now moot.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:39 AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:10 AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:01 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: The silliest thing is that you two are arguing about "Worst tornado in history"--WHICH was a quote from a newspaper headline; WHICH I noted "or one of" in my own post, and WHICH has nothing to do with the fact that I posted facts and cites refuting Rap's post about the tornado season (WHICH also just began). Silly back-and-forth over one headline, and totally ignored the fact that it WAS unquestionably ONE OF THE WORST tornadoes in history. Just sayin'...
Friday, May 24, 2013 5:09 AM
Quote:What is tornado season? Tornado season usually means the peak period for historical tornado reports in an area, when averaged over the history of reports. There is a general northward shift in "tornado season" in the U. S. from late winter through mid summer. The peak period for tornadoes in the southern plains, for example, is during May into early June. On the Gulf coast, it is earlier during the spring; in the northern plains and upper Midwest, it is June or July. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/]
Quote:Tornado season off to a late but deadly start. Tornado season usually starts in mid-April, but this year's first big tornado will go down in the record books not only for its tardiness but for its deadly scale... http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0520/Tornado-season-off-to-a-late-but-deadly-start]
Quote:Although the period in which most tornadoes strike ("tornado season") is March through August... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornadoes_in_the_United_States]
Friday, May 24, 2013 6:49 AM
GEEZER
Keep the Shiny side up
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Domo, Geezer, little rappy, Jongsie ... any actual facts too discuss?
Friday, May 24, 2013 11:58 AM
Friday, May 24, 2013 7:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Never let evidence get in the way of your beliefs. Care to be less vague ?
Friday, May 24, 2013 7:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Never let evidence get in the way of your beliefs. Care to be less vague ? I was trying the flippant one liners you yourself so enjoy posting.
Friday, May 24, 2013 10:06 PM
Saturday, May 25, 2013 8:31 AM
Quote: There is no official TORNADO SEASON.... You're a frelling moron.... And as I'm often putting the facts out in front
Quote: Quiet TORNADO SEASON forecast to last into next week, at least. http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/05/09/quiet-tornado-season/2148075/]
Quote: In TORNADO SEASON, be ready. http://www.examiner.net/news/x83400267/In-tornado-season-be-ready]
Quote: When is TORNADO SEASON? The season reaches its peak at different times in the United States.... In April of 1998, right in middle of TORNADO SEASON.... likely face future storm warnings each year when TORNADO SEASON reaches its peak in the spring months.... In the U.S., TORNADO SEASON tends to....In Southern states, TORNADO SEASON is typically....Of course, TORNADO SEASON returns each spring in Georgia... http://www.mnn.com/family/protection-safety/stories/when-is-tornado-season#]
Quote: For the current TORNADO SEASON, see Tornadoes of 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado]
Quote: Unusual Start to TORNADO SEASON. TORNADO SEASON has been off to a.... http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/abnormal-start-to-tornado-seas/11153366]
Quote:A huge and deadly twister that pummeled Moore, Oklahoma, Monday reminds us that TORNADO SEASON is upon us once again. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/tech/mobile/tornado-apps]
Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:58 PM
Saturday, May 25, 2013 2:27 PM
Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:06 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: The silliest thing is that you two are arguing about "Worst tornado in history"--WHICH was a quote from a newspaper headline; WHICH I noted "or one of" in my own post, and WHICH has nothing to do with the fact that I posted facts and cites refuting Rap's post about the tornado season (WHICH also just began). Silly back-and-forth over one headline, and totally ignored the fact that it WAS unquestionably ONE OF THE WORST tornadoes in history. Just sayin'...
Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:33 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Also nonsensical, is the insistence that there IS a stated start and end to tornado season... You guys are picking nits for the sole purpose of being the contrarian to anything I say.
Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:14 AM
Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:53 AM
Quote:What is tornado season? Tornado season means the peak period for historical tornado reports in an area, when averaged over the history of reports. There is a general northward shift in tornado season in the U. S. from late winter through mid summer. The peak period for tornadoes in the southern plains, for example, is during May into early June. On the Gulf coast, it is earlier during the spring; in the northern plains and upper Midwest, it is June or July. Remember: tornadoes can happen any time of year if the conditions are right!
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