I Worry About Global Warming

I am sorry but I have no idea what BS means. And Al Gore sounds like a name. Please, I have no idea. If you took the time to explain I could enter into the debate. @TexChik

@Hepsie Al Gore was a politician that made climate change his pet issue, and said some alarmist things. What people tend to forget is that he’s a politician, not a scientist, and was never an authority on the matter.

Ok. Thank you. @QuixoticSoul

@daisymay We are here because you think I am trying to tell you and others what to do. Instead, I am trying to challenge you to think for yourself and beyond your own BS.

@MarkPaul Ah, right my opinions are BS and yours are truth. Okay, bye now!

@daisymay Oki. Thanks for stopping in.

@Hepsie That's the best most of us can do.

What is going on Mark Paul. We are surrounded by comments I don’t understand. Can’t we just do what we can? @MarkPaul

@Hepsie Yes! That is all that I am saying and care about. My point is simply worrying doesn't accomplish anything. But, if we each do what we can, that can go along way. Right?

@Hepsie I am positive.

@daisymay it would take too long to explain

@HoraceGreenley[quote]it would take too long to explain[/quote]
AKA "I got nuthin'".

@Hepsie The North Atlantic is cooling significantly because of the influx of cold melt water from Greenland. Fresh water from melting ice is less dense than the seawater, and floats on top of the ocean. If you look at just about any global map that shows monthly temperature deviations from normal, you'll see most of the globe is shades of red (hotter than normal) along with a few scattered blue (cooler than normal) areas. The water off the southern tip of Greenland is almost always cooler than normal. This disrupts the water than normally sinks there due to density and causes global ocean currents, including the Gulf Stream which keeps the UK and Northern Europe warmer than it would otherwise be.

So why is there a cold area by my my area? @windinhishair

@Hepsie It is likely related to the changes I mentioned above for the North Atlantic. One other factor has to do with the pattern of warmth. The arctic is warming much faster than equatorial regions, and the resulting temperature gradients have been causing weather patterns to get locked into place for extended periods in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Eastern US, we've had a couple of extraordinarily cold winter periods (and I believe you have had some too), while the Western US has essentially baked during winter, because the weather remains the same for weeks. Perhaps you are seeing a combination of events, but it isn't unexpected even though the globe is warming up several degrees Celsius.

Thank you. I know it was even colder in the past. @black4white

Thank you. I really want to talk to you abour bits I don’t uderstand.@QuixoticSoul

@Hepsie I’m not an expert or authority either - I’m an engineer not a scientist. But always happy to discuss sciency things - it’s a hobby.

So a perspective on what’s occurring. @QuixoticSoul