Some of us lucky folks up here in Ontario haven't had any snow yet! And it's not even cold enough for the ski slopes to make fake snow, which is ruining my chances to go snowboarding and playing pond hockey...grrrr.
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This snow is starting to suck!
- Thread starter Skel
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I must fess up that this is the best winter of my life.
Living in the Northeast, we're usually dealing with long, cold, snowy, dirty, dark winters. I'm unfortunately one of those people who can be kicked into a real funk during the winter. I need lots of Sun and Mr. Blue Sky, otherwise it really does affect me.
This year, there has been a lack of snow, and my perception of more days of blue sky. I'm loving it, especially knowing that no matter what happens, in a couple of months, the temp curve changes to the other direction.
Come to Texas. We've got so much Mr. Blue Sky, you'll get tired of 'im.
I must go outside and do a rain dance, now, before we dry up and blow away.
Cherie
Northeast Pennsylvania here, and it's just a tick under 60 degrees right now.
Best. Winter. Ever.
Best. Winter. Ever.
we almost never get snow here (victoria, bc, canada)
maybe once a year & it usually doesn't last until the end of the day...
maybe once a year & it usually doesn't last until the end of the day...
I must fess up that this is the best winter of my life.
Living in the Northeast, we're usually dealing with long, cold, snowy, dirty, dark winters. I'm unfortunately one of those people who can be kicked into a real funk during the winter. I need lots of Sun and Mr. Blue Sky, otherwise it really does affect me.
This year, there has been a lack of snow, and my perception of more days of blue sky. I'm loving it, especially knowing that no matter what happens, in a couple of months, the temp curve changes to the other direction.
im in RI, i wouldn't even call this a harsh fall lol.
Besides the freak snow storm in October where we lost power for a week, it hasn't snowed this season in Buffalo... which is really effing weird.
We have buckets of rain, some driving wind, and a little bit of hail now and then around my hood this fine day. You could always go visit Kelly Lee in Arizona. I bet it's around 75 down there in Arizona today.
My wife and I tried to book a trip to Denver last week to come play in the snow, but we could not get a flight to match our schedule. Some of them were cancelled.
-Mike
My wife and I tried to book a trip to Denver last week to come play in the snow, but we could not get a flight to match our schedule. Some of them were cancelled.
-Mike
South of you just west of Washington DC and it's to be 71 tomorrow! Not sure if this is a good thing or not?Northeast Pennsylvania here, and it's just a tick under 60 degrees right now.
Best. Winter. Ever.
I'm on vacation in Hilton Head SC, it's the same temperature here as it is back in Fairfax VA.
***!
It's supposed to be below 27 and snowy.
***!
It's supposed to be below 27 and snowy
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It's definitely strange. In the here and now, I love it.South of you just west of Washington DC and it's to be 71 tomorrow! Not sure if this is a good thing or not?
It is scary, however. Hell, I have flowers comin' up all around my house. All the tulips in my front yard are poking through. Other various plants are starting to peak through the ground in the back. VERY strange.
It's definitely strange. In the here and now, I love it.
It is scary, however. Hell, I have flowers comin' up all around my house. All the tulips in my front yard are poking through. Other various plants are starting to peak through the ground in the back. VERY strange.
No kidding, I don't know if I should leave the snow plow on my little tractor or put the mower deck back on! Man this will fuel the Global Warming proponents.
Northeast Pennsylvania here, and it's just a tick under 60 degrees right now.
Best. Winter. Ever.
honestly I don't think that's a good reason to be happy
I would rather be worried... LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Britain's Meteorological Office said on Thursday.
The Met Office said the combination of factors would likely push average temperatures this year above the record set in 1998. 2006 is set to be the sixth warmest on record globally.
"This new information represents another warning that climate change is happening around the world," said Met Office scientist Katie Hopkins.
The world's 10 warmest years have all occurred since 1994 in a temperature record dating back a century and a half, according to the United Nations' weather agency.
Britain's Met Office makes a global forecast every January with the University of East Anglia, and said it expected the world's average temperature to be 0.54 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 long-term average of 14.0 degrees.
There is a 60 percent probability that 2007 will be as warm or warmer than the current warmest year, 1998, which itself was 0.52 degrees above the long-term average it said in a statement.
Most scientists agree that temperatures will rise by between two and six degrees Celsius this century due mainly to carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels for power and transport.
They say this will cause melting at the polar ice caps, sea levels to rise and weather patterns to change bringing floods, famines and violent storms, putting millions of lives at risk.
Former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern said in October that urgent action on global warming was vital and that delay would multiply the cost by up to 20 times.
The Kyoto Protocol is the only global action plan to curb carbon emissions, but it expires in 2012, is rejected by the world's biggest polluter -- the United States -- and does not bind booming economies like China and India.
The Met Office said the established moderate El Nino, a phenomenon in the tropical Pacific blamed for disrupting weather patterns, would continue for the first few months of 2007.
It noted that as there was a time lag between El Nino and its full effect on surface temperatures, its influence would therefore be felt well into the year.
It will coincide with what environmentalists say will be a very busy year for climate diplomacy.
Germany, which has an active climate change agenda, has taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union and the year-long presidency of the Group of Eight industrialized nations.
Backed by Britain, which has pushed climate change high up the world agenda, pressure is building for the G8 summit in Germany in early June to set out a framework for discussions to take global action beyond Kyoto.
http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...ARMEST.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-scienceNews-2
Don't misunderstand me. It is scary. I'm a firm believer in global warming, and the long-term repercussions are scary as hell.honestly I don't think that's a good reason to be happy
LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Britain's Meteorological Office said on Thursday.
The Met Office said the combination of factors would likely push average temperatures this year above the record set in 1998. 2006 is set to be the sixth warmest on record globally.
"This new information represents another warning that climate change is happening around the world," said Met Office scientist Katie Hopkins.
The world's 10 warmest years have all occurred since 1994 in a temperature record dating back a century and a half, according to the United Nations' weather agency.
Britain's Met Office makes a global forecast every January with the University of East Anglia, and said it expected the world's average temperature to be 0.54 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 long-term average of 14.0 degrees.
There is a 60 percent probability that 2007 will be as warm or warmer than the current warmest year, 1998, which itself was 0.52 degrees above the long-term average it said in a statement.
Most scientists agree that temperatures will rise by between two and six degrees Celsius this century due mainly to carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels for power and transport.
They say this will cause melting at the polar ice caps, sea levels to rise and weather patterns to change bringing floods, famines and violent storms, putting millions of lives at risk.
Former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern said in October that urgent action on global warming was vital and that delay would multiply the cost by up to 20 times.
The Kyoto Protocol is the only global action plan to curb carbon emissions, but it expires in 2012, is rejected by the world's biggest polluter -- the United States -- and does not bind booming economies like China and India.
The Met Office said the established moderate El Nino, a phenomenon in the tropical Pacific blamed for disrupting weather patterns, would continue for the first few months of 2007.
It noted that as there was a time lag between El Nino and its full effect on surface temperatures, its influence would therefore be felt well into the year.
It will coincide with what environmentalists say will be a very busy year for climate diplomacy.
Germany, which has an active climate change agenda, has taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union and the year-long presidency of the Group of Eight industrialized nations.
Backed by Britain, which has pushed climate change high up the world agenda, pressure is building for the G8 summit in Germany in early June to set out a framework for discussions to take global action beyond Kyoto.
http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...ARMEST.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-scienceNews-2
I was merely saying, in the here and now, I'm enjoying a snow-free, frigid-free winter.
that's ok
personally , I do miss the 'real' winters we used to have. I'm 20 and even I notice a big difference. Global warming sucks 
i really want to go skiing, but by the looks of things, thats not happening any time soon around here. 
What really is sad that here in Sweden we havent had any real snowing yet. Only a few occasionaly days THIS IS SWEDEN DAMNIT! SNOW!
THIS IS SWEDEN DAMNIT! SNOW!Are you serious? In Dayton, OH, its like snow is not ever coming back. I think i've finally reached the day where I can say "...back when I was a kid we had this white frosty stuff called snow".
Seriously its been like 60s all winter here, some cold a few days but mostly rain lately. I even broke out the razor scooter (manual kind) to get to work since its been so nice out lately.
Seriously its been like 60s all winter here, some cold a few days but mostly rain lately. I even broke out the razor scooter (manual kind) to get to work since its been so nice out lately.
