The planet tilt is in trouble because the Global Warming is a fairy tale! We just need to convince the Brazillians that it is a myth, designed to scare them.
Our calendar is tied to the tropical year, which does not change with precession but follows along with it. So precession does not affect the date that spring arrives.
Heidi has trouble forecasting the weather a week down the road. But she remains undeterred. She has seen the data (or has she “seen the light”) and is absolutely convinced the northern U.S. will be catastrophically warm in a 85 years. Such prescience!
Rather than hectoring her fellow man about a coming global meltdown, I believe her time would be better spent reading Tarot Cards, holding seances and gazing into crystal balls. Given her incredible insight, perhaps she could alert us to this week’s winning Power Ball numbers.
I don’t think Heidi realizes how absolutely laughable her predictions seem to most rational adults.
I’m so excited. I just have to tweet. In roughly 90 years there’s a very very very remote possibility that spring might come a month early. Of course,, none of us will be alive to experience when this does or more likely does not happen.
I recently analyzed the timing of the peak blooming of the cherry blossoms in Washington DC, as reported by the National Park Service. The linear trend line shows that the timing is coming earlier at the rate of 5 days per century. But the DC area has undergone massive urbanization during the last century, so it is unclear how much of that effect is due to urbanization. But even if 100% of the trend is due to anthropogenic non-local warming, the idea that the rate of warming would suddenly increase 8 times or so is very hard to swallow.
The University of Maryland published a paper last year stating that UHI was indeed responsible for earlier urban springs. I guess city people need to have things like this explained to them in detail before they get it.
Heidi Cullen confirms – it is the age of stupid.
Will Punxsawtawney Phil have to make his prognostication about the weather at New Years in future?
Skeeter could lower taxes. Yellowstone caldera could blow. Heidi Cullen could pull her head out of her ass.
Equal chance of any of those happening, however Yellowstone is the odds on favorite to come in first in that race.
…global warming now controls the tilt of the planet
the Brazilians are going to be pissed
The planet tilt is in trouble because the Global Warming is a fairy tale! We just need to convince the Brazillians that it is a myth, designed to scare them.
We’ll just tell them we’re going to lean it this way…five weeks sooner
..and tell them to forget the beaches and start promoting their ski season LOL
…Notice it’s always spring arriving sooner….not summer staying longer
In reality with precession of the equinox spring will be arriving sooner!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_precession
It may take a few thousand years, but who’s counting. 😉
leave it to you….LOL
Our calendar is tied to the tropical year, which does not change with precession but follows along with it. So precession does not affect the date that spring arrives.
Harry:
That was a joke! 🙂
Heidi has trouble forecasting the weather a week down the road. But she remains undeterred. She has seen the data (or has she “seen the light”) and is absolutely convinced the northern U.S. will be catastrophically warm in a 85 years. Such prescience!
Rather than hectoring her fellow man about a coming global meltdown, I believe her time would be better spent reading Tarot Cards, holding seances and gazing into crystal balls. Given her incredible insight, perhaps she could alert us to this week’s winning Power Ball numbers.
I don’t think Heidi realizes how absolutely laughable her predictions seem to most rational adults.
More like:
http://www.hark.com/clips/lkxsrkrnlr-look-in-a-hundred-years-whos-going-to-care
I’m so excited. I just have to tweet. In roughly 90 years there’s a very very very remote possibility that spring might come a month early. Of course,, none of us will be alive to experience when this does or more likely does not happen.
Arctic ice melt hype has started already:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/study-predicts-arctic-shipping-quickly-becoming-a-reality/article9264672/
I recently analyzed the timing of the peak blooming of the cherry blossoms in Washington DC, as reported by the National Park Service. The linear trend line shows that the timing is coming earlier at the rate of 5 days per century. But the DC area has undergone massive urbanization during the last century, so it is unclear how much of that effect is due to urbanization. But even if 100% of the trend is due to anthropogenic non-local warming, the idea that the rate of warming would suddenly increase 8 times or so is very hard to swallow.
The University of Maryland published a paper last year stating that UHI was indeed responsible for earlier urban springs. I guess city people need to have things like this explained to them in detail before they get it.
Hi Gator: Do you have a link or citation for that paper? Thanks!
Hey Curt! My old link is not working, but I found a related link that may be of use…
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/03/09/city-uhi-makes-spring-bloom-earlier/