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Category Archives: Climate Change
Tale of Two Hemispheres
Interesting split in SST temperatures for the Northern Hemisphere vs. the Southern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere SST anomaly is predominately warmer than normal while the Southern Hemisphere appears to be mostly cooler than normal. NOAA Global SST Anomaly https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2019/anomnight.8.8.2019.gif … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate, Climate Change, Ocean Weather
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What is the greenhouse effect?
What is meant by the greenhouse effect? What is the greenhouse effect and how does it affect our climate? The sun is the primary source of energy here on the earth. Heat generated from the earth’s interior (geothermal heat) is … Continue reading
Slowing Sea Level Rise Projections
In recent years there have been several projections regarding sea level rise, including claims that the oceans could rise up to 10 feet by 2100. It is time to consider just how much weight we should give these projections as … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Sea Level, sea level rise
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Do Ocean Currents account for much of the current Global Warming?
One Hypothesis out there comes from William M. Gray Professor Emeritus Department of Atmospheric Science Colorado State University: “A slowing down of the global ocean’s Meridional Overturning Circulation (global conveyor belt) is the likely cause of most of the global … Continue reading
What is the role of the oceans in Global Warming/Climate Change?
There has been much press and controversy in recent years about global warming or climate change. Opinions range from doomsday scenarios to absolute disbelief. As a meteorologist (not climatologist), I say that the truth is somewhere in between these … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Weather
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