SavedByGrace1981 Posted December 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,923 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/02/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/22/1953 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Climate change driving record snows in Alaskan mountains - study Reuters•December 19, 2017 BOSTON (Reuters) - Snowfalls atop an Alaskan mountain range have doubled since the start of the industrial age, evidence that climate change can trigger major increases in regional precipitation, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports on Tuesday. The study by researchers from Dartmouth College, the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire, shows modern snowfall levels in the Alaska Range at the highest in at least 1,200 years, averaging some 18 feet per year from around 8 feet per year from 1600-1840. Related SearchesMammoth Mountain Snow ConditionsClimate Change FactsWhat Is Climate ChangeGlobal Climate ChangeClimate Change Definition "We were shocked when we first saw how much snowfall has increased," said Erich Osterberg, an assistant professor of earth sciences at Dartmouth College and principal investigator for the research. "We had to check and double-check our results to make sure of the findings." The research was based on an analysis of two ice core samples collected at 13,000 feet from Mount Hunter in Alaska's Denali National Park. The study suggests that warming tropical oceans have driven the increased snowfall by strengthening the northward flow of warm, moist air. The research builds on a previous study using the same ice cores that showed an intensification of winter storm activity in Alaska and Northwestern Canada, driven by the same strengthening "Aleutian Low" system. "Everywhere we look in the North Pacific, we’re seeing this same fingerprint from warming tropical oceans," said Dominic Winski, a research assistant at Dartmouth and lead author of the report. "Wintertime climate in the North Pacific is very different than it was 200 years ago." Scientists have long concluded that carbon dioxide and other emissions from industry are driving planetary warming, leading to floods, droughts, and more frequent powerful storms. But researchers have only more recently begun detailing how climate change can boost regional precipitation patterns, in some cases with devastating consequences. A group of scientists led by non-profit scientific research group Climate Central published a report earlier this month saying climate change contributed significantly to rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, which flooded Houston in August and September and caused billions of dollars in damage. Every nation in the world except the United States has joined a global pact to fight climate change. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement in June, saying it was too costly for the U.S. economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedByGrace1981 Posted December 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,923 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/02/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/22/1953 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Ok, I think I finally get it: Climate getting warmer = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Climate getting cooler = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Less precipitation = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More precipitation = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More hurricanes = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Less hurricanes = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More wildfires in California = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More ice at poles = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Less ice at poles = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Steven Colbert being not funny = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE (Okay, that last one may be a stretch . . . ) But here's the real deal: More money and funding; more government; less freedom; more gloabalism = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE That's all you have to know. Blessings, -Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted December 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 19, 2017 From where I am it looks like our climate is changing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 3 hours ago, SavedByGrace1981 said: Climate change driving record snows in Alaskan mountains - study Yes, it is in the Alaskan Mountains, where we expect to see lots of snow. If this were a report about Blizzards in Cancun in the middle of July, then we would have a climate change issue, I suppose. But the Left always plays up what we have always observed as if this is the first time we have ever seen it. They were talking about Harvey and Irma being the result of climate change, too. Seeing hurricanes in the middle of hurricane season isn't all that big of a deal. Seeing hurricanes in February, now that would be a big deal. The climate is always changing. The climate has always changed all over the world. I wish the Left would realize that we are wise to their tyranny and it just isn't going to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walla299 Posted December 20, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 9 Topic Count: 92 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,164 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1,727 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/19/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/10/1961 Share Posted December 20, 2017 10 hours ago, SavedByGrace1981 said: Ok, I think I finally get it: Climate getting warmer = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Climate getting cooler = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Less precipitation = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More precipitation = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More hurricanes = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Less hurricanes = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More wildfires in California = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE More ice at poles = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Less ice at poles = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE Steven Colbert being not funny = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE (Okay, that last one may be a stretch . . . ) But here's the real deal: More money and funding; more government; less freedom; more gloabalism = global warming CLIMATE CHANGE That's all you have to know. Blessings, -Ed Yep. The leftists just keep banging on that drum. That's why they changed the name. I've always thought Climate Change was more of a global(ist) money/power scam instead of a real problem. Earth is a big place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovelyJoni Posted December 22, 2017 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 109 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 92 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/26/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/30/1978 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Well we've had biblical flooding all over the US in the past couple of years. Earthquakes, floods and wildfires are increasing worldwide. Seems like the birth pains are about to turn into full force labor. I'm amazed by how many christians there are that don't recognize what time it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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