Flashermac Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 The mercury has dropped to -42C in Canada while in Australia it has hit +54C as extreme weather is experienced in different parts of the world. The north-eastern US has been hit by a major winter storm, with 53cm (21 inches) of snowfall recorded in one town in Massachusetts. Meanwhile bushfires have been burning in North Stradbroke Island, Australia and temperatures of +54C have been recorded in the town of Oodnadatta. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25590234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Al Gore was right ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 On The Coldest Day In America In 20 Years, Here Are Al Gore’s Stupidest Global Warming Quotes http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/on-the-coldest-day-in-america-in-20-years-here-are-al-gores-stupidest-global-warming-quotes America could actually use some global warming right about now. It is being projected that low temperatures across the Midwest could be 30 to 50 degrees below average on Monday morning. #1 In 2008, Al Gore boldly declared to a German audience that “the entire North ‘polarized’ cap will disappear in 5 years.†(Needless to say, that did not happen. In fact, the ice cap in the Arctic actually got larger this year.) #2 “CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally. … Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past.†(Actually, without carbon dioxide life on earth would not exist.) #3 “The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, ‘Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it’s not a problem.’ If the crib’s on fire, you don’t speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action.†(It sounds like what Al Gore really needs is .)#4 During a speech at NYU Law School in 2006, Al Gore made the following statement: “Many scientists are now warning that we are moving closer to several “tipping points†that could — within as little as 10 years — make it impossible for us to avoid irretrievable damage to the planet’s habitability for human civilization.â€... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 It's midwinter in Canada and midsummer in Australia so what else would be expected?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 So Canada is normally -42 in the winter and Australia +54 in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 No, but extremes of weather are not uncommon and the quoted temps are not nationwide. Now if it was +54 in Canada and -42 in Oz then I'd be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 It has been -70 F in Chicago some years back! -20 F is common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Huntsville AL airport is reporting -12 C (wind chill -20 C) as of about an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 My sister is keeping me well informed on Huntsville's weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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