On Oct 27, 3:06 pm, Eric Swanson <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, Alastair, I take it you agree that there is no basis for the claim
> that the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused a reduction in
> the Gulf Stream and the THC. Of course, there is more to it. Notice
> this quote from the Wiki article to which you linked:
>
> "In January 2010, the Gulf Stream briefly connected with the West
> Greenland Current after fluctuating for a few weeks due to an extreme
> negative phase of the Arctic oscillation, temporarily diverting it
> west of Greenland."
As I recall there was a cold anomaly in SSTs south of Greenland last
winter. We in the UK had a cold winter with more snow than in recent
times. I put that down to the cold SST anomally, and the unusual solar
minimum. I blamed global warming for the heavier snow, since it would
have resulted a more moist atmosphere.
> I suppose you folks in Britain has an enjoyable winter last year. I
> saw a nice photographic composite showing the home isles covered with
> snow. The folks in southern Greenland had record high temperatures
> while you guys were freezing your butts. How many more such winters
> would be required to convince folks that the Earth's climate is
> changing? Just yesterday, the US experienced a storm with the lowest
> reported surface pressure over an inland area. No worries, bro, it's
> just another cycle in the weather...
We are all convinced that the climate is changing. Last winter's snow
was not unusual on a longer timescale, and we are suffering from more
flooding. The problem here is that not everyone is convinced that the
global warming is man made, and that is due to the propaganda pouring
out of the US, although the worst culprit is the owner of the London
Times and Sky TV (the main/only competitor to the BBC), the Aussie
Rupert Murdoch.
But with the Tea Party dominating the politics of the most powerful
nation in the world, I can only repeat what I have been saying all
along. We're all doomed!
Cheers, Alastair.
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