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Global warming would be better if it made everything warmer... problem is it shifts weather patterns. Right now, New York has California's weather and kali has New York's weather.

Last week I saw pictures of short-sleeve joggers in washington DC.... and the cherry blossoms blooming in the "spring weather"..... last night dave Letterman bragged about their spring weather.

We are having daytime highs in the 40's and low 50's..... and overnight lows in the low 30's and upper 20's. Last night at 5PM when I walked out it was 46 degrees with 30 - 40 mph winds freezing me to the bone. This morning at 9AM the thermometer was at 36 degrees.

This sucks. Typical winter weather here used to be overnight lows in the 40's and afternoon highs in the 60's with warm sunshine. We had at least 100 days a year like that.

Now we have been freezing since November and it never lets up. At least three more months of this crap. :angry:

TELL NEW YORK: CALIFORNIA WANTS IT'S WEATHER BACK

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Not to rub it in :P but the temperature here is 64 degrees as I type this, about 20 degrees above normal. Not to get all political on you, but I like this global warming stuff. :)

I do hate to see a fellow shooter suffer however. When the polar ocean frees up and the Iceland glaciers melt will you still be above sea level?

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Yep, i am working in shorts today with the back overhead door up getting some fresh air. Sort of reminds of the old days growing up in LA. :)

All the global warning people are out in droves about it, of course when we had really mild summers you dont hear a word. Last year it wasnt till July or August before we hit 90 and then it was only a few days. I have faith that this earth can handle about anything we can throw at it. Al has to have something to do though.

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My hot brass sinks into the snow bank in by back yard..

Probibly wont see it again until spring.

To add injury to insult.. I have a club match tomorrow and its going to snow again tonight.

I am just not seeing this warming thing!!

Jim

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Not to rub it in :P but the temperature here is 64 degrees as I type this, about 20 degrees above normal. Not to get all political on you, but I like this global warming stuff. :)

I do hate to see a fellow shooter suffer however. When the polar ocean frees up and the Iceland glaciers melt will you still be above sea level?

NO. As I recall the maps, the beachfront property will be in Colorado by then...... :blink:

Hmmm January 5th in Massachusetts and I just came in from a round of golf. :)

That's just plain cruel.

When I lived in mass back in the 60's, we had to dig our front door out from under a ten foot snow pile the wind drifted against it.

broil a polar bear....

I'll actually vote for that. It would be a lot more humane end than starving to death which is what is killing most of them now that the pack ice is gone and they can't hunt to get food.

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59 degrees today at the local public range. Wind was crazy. Maybe up to 25 mph. Sand and little pebbles were being blown up and the wind was strong enough to feel a strong push.

"Enjoy" the cold now! :lol:

California steamin'

Forecasters predict hellacious summer, world's hottest year on record

BY DANA BARTHOLOMEW, Staff Writer

LA Daily News

Article Last Updated:01/04/2007 10:11:18 PM PST

The hottest prediction for '07: the hottest world temperature on record. The hellish forecast for Los Angeles: a summer hotter than last year's record smoker.

Stubborn greenhouse gases and the return of El Niño will likely turn 2007 into the world's hottest year on record, climate researchers predicted Thursday.

That's bad news for California, singed last year during its hottest-ever summer.

"We are going to suffer," predicted Bill Patzert, a climatologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. "Last summer was a preview of coming attractions.

"There's definitely a disturbance in the force on global temperatures. Between hot days and heat waves on the rise, we're looking at hotter temperatures this summer in Los Angeles."

The nation's leading climatologists endorsed a prediction made Thursday by British scientists that a resurgent El Niño, coupled with persistently high levels of greenhouse gases, will likely make this year the hottest on record.

Britain's Meteorological Office forecast a 60 percent chance that 2007 would surpass the global record set in 1998 of 1.20 degrees over the long-term average.

"In general, temperatures will continue to rise as greenhouse gases increase, and El Niños add an extra boost," said Tom Karl, director of the National Climatic Data Center, who concurred with the British prediction.

"With each succeeding El Niño event, we are more likely than not to set new record global temperatures,"

Experts say California, the world's 12th-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, could suffer dire consequences as temperatures rise locally and around the globe.

Higher temperatures strain power plants and increase the risk of statewide blackouts and catastrophic wildfires.

They also can also decrease mountain snowpack and jeopardize water supplies.

Heat wave killed

Last year, 160 Californians died during a soaring heat wave that taxed farms and livestock and strained air conditioners.

In July, mercury at the Woodland Hills station soared past 100 degrees for a record three consecutive weeks. In all, temperatures shot above the 100-mark for 24 days, another record.

On July 22, temperatures at Pierce College topped out at a Sahara-like 119 degrees - a Los Angeles County record.

Climatologists say that, when it comes to global warming, nine out of the 10 hottest years on record occurred in the past decade.

"We're in a global-warming world," said David Neelin, professor of climate dynamics and a specialist in the effects of El Niño at the University of California, Los Angeles. "If you have a threshold - say 100 degrees - that many find uncomfortable, you're going to exceed that threshold more and more often."

But California is leading the nation in the battle against global warming.

In addition to renewable energy policies, the Golden State has enacted landmark legislation to reduce greenhouse emissions generated by vehicles and industry.

Reducing emissions

An initiative aimed at reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by power plants and other industries took effect Jan. 1.

"The governor has said that the science of climate change is real and he will continue to shine the spotlight on the important issue of reducing greenhouse emissions in his second term," said Darrel Ng, a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The governor stands in stark contrast to President George W. Bush, who has refused to sign the international Kyoto protocol to limit greenhouse emissions.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., the new chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, has vowed to make greenhouse gases a priority, with hearings expected to begin this month.

"Nowhere is there a greater threat to future generations than the disastrous effects of global warming," Boxer said in a recent statement.

While Boxer has yet to unveil greenhouse legislation, she has called on Congress to follow the "California approach" in regulating emissions.

While the moderate equatorial current known as El Niño could warm the ocean and atmospheric temperatures, climatologists warned that a major event such as a volcano could severely cool its impact.

Climate out of kilter

The current El Niño has warmed Washington, D.C., enough to cause the cherry trees to bloom this winter, while inflicting severe drought on Africa and Australia.

While forecasters say it's difficult to predict how El Niño might affect specific regions such as Southern California, all agreed temperatures are on the rise.

In the past century, average temperatures in Los Angeles have shot up 5 degrees, with a 3-degree increase in offshore ocean temperatures.

In the past half-century, late-summer heat waves have also increased, said Patzert, who is studying heat-wave trends in Woodland Hills, the hottest spot in Los Angeles.

"I tell my students, `Forget about science - major in air conditioning,"' the rocket lab researcher said.

Richard Somerville, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego, praised California's greenhouse programs, but said the world must follow suit.

"This is a political problem," Somerville said. "The best thing that people can do is not recycle cans, put in low-impact fluorescent light bulbs, bike to work and drive a high-mileage car.

"You've got to tell the politicians that this is important. You've got to wean the world away from fossil fuel."

Staff Writer Lisa Friedman contributed to this report.

dana.bartholomew@dailynews.com

(818) 713-3730

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Just for the record---High Temperature that is, we made it to 68 degrees today. :)

I would like to point out as an aside I believe it is the pollution of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide produced by human beings which is responsible. For 250,000 years our Neanderthal ancestors burned camp fires and created enough greenhouse gases to bring on this current glacial recession....the seas rose some 400 feet, countless habitats were changed and species extincted. I hate it that I never got to eat woolly mammoth or watch sabre tooth tigers on Mutual of Omaha with Marlin Perkins.

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Does anyone notice how if it is warm in NYC during the winter the global warming stories go up dramatically. I just watched the Denver forecast and it looked like winter to me.

To the morning shows and news programs, though, NYC is the center of the US.

I've seen these kinds of warm stretches in January before and will see them again - along with a lot of 0 degree days also.

When I was younger the talk was of another ice age.

Enjoy the weather while you can - every day its over 40 is another it isn't under 40.

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Its 69 deg F, in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, and supposed to be 72 and sunny for tomorrow's match. I would like to extend a personal invite to all snowbound shooters to join us tomorrow! Just go to Area 6, link to NC Section and all the info you need to get to the Sir Walter Match right at your finger tips! Havent shot a match this year below 70! :D

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The truely sad thing about it is that none of the clubs planned on it being so warm, thus there are no outdoor matches when we should be having them.

Who knew? <_<

I don't understand. What does a club care about the weather? I KNOW you guys shoot in the rain. You mean to tell me Kyle lets clubs cancel matches in the Winter because it might be cold? Say it ain't so!

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Most of the Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere comes from the oceans. As the water is heated by the increased solar activity so it release the CO2 into the atmosphere. This is why the concentrations go up after heating has occurred. High rates of CO2 are a consequence of higher temperatures and not the cause.

Trees and crops love the increase in CO2 which along with the warmer weather increases tree coverage and crop growth.

Polar bears survived the previous warming periods that were so warm, the vikings were able to grow crops in Greenland. They will survive this one too, as it's generally milder than those that have arrived in the past.

The increase in ocean levels will not occur as it did in the past either. During the last ice age, must of North America and Northern Europe was under several miles of ice and snow. When all that melted it increased the oceans levels to where they are now. If all the remaining ice at the poles melted you would expect to see an increase of perhaps a couple of inches worldwide.

Human induce global warming is a complete and utter myth.

This ends my rant for the day, I do hope you enjoyed it :D

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Most of the Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere comes from the oceans. As the water is heated by the increased solar activity so it release the CO2 into the atmosphere. This is why the concentrations go up after heating has occurred. High rates of CO2 are a consequence of higher temperatures and not the cause.

Trees and crops love the increase in CO2 which along with the warmer weather increases tree coverage and crop growth.

Polar bears survived the previous warming periods that were so warm, the vikings were able to grow crops in Greenland. They will survive this one too, as it's generally milder than those that have arrived in the past.

The increase in ocean levels will not occur as it did in the past either. During the last ice age, must of North America and Northern Europe was under several miles of ice and snow. When all that melted it increased the oceans levels to where they are now. If all the remaining ice at the poles melted you would expect to see an increase of perhaps a couple of inches worldwide.

Human induce global warming is a complete and utter myth.

This ends my rant for the day, I do hope you enjoyed it :D

Team Amercia want YOU! :D

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Well, don't worry folks... There's a deep-dip cold front about to hit the north Pacific Coast in about six days. You WILL feel it out there in the Midwest and East before too long. Then you won't be playing golf in shirtsleeves like you are now.

It's been persistently cold and wet here for a week or so. Just plain uncomfortable. I was hoping it'd let up and warm up a bit. But, no, it could get worse in this 6-day window aforementioned. And it WILL reliably move Eastward, I guarantee. :ph34r:

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Global Warming: The epochal event where scientists without the talent to develop useful things discovered they got more grant money to save the world from destruction than by doing boring, old, good science.

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