To: bruwin who wrote (3380 ) 11/21/2013 1:54:56 PM From: Jorj X Mckie 1 RecommendationRecommended By FJB
Respond to of 4326 Needless to say, this rise in overall sea temperatures will eventually have a negative affect on what goes on within the oceans. We are seeing that in coral reefs etc.., etc..Those oceans, in turn, are where much of our weather is born, e.g. normal rain production, hurricanes, typhoons, etc..There’s no doubt that we’ve seen some extremely severe storms and weather patterns in recent times.At the current time, I’d say that we’ve been “protected”, to a certain extent, from any unnatural warming in our climate by the “buffer” of our oceans, due to their ability to absorb heat.However, if that heat absorption creates problems of its own within the oceans, then unbalances are very likely to take place over time. And when unbalances occur in nature then what were previously regarded as normal conditions can turn into abnormal. Hurricanes are definitely a by-product of warming ocean waters. In fact, hurricanes are one of nature's most effective ways of equalizing heat distribution. The fact is though, we have seen a dramatic drop off in the number of hurricanes and the severity of those hurricanes. There are certainly examples of large and strong storms, but they aren't record setters and there are fewer of them. Any increase in activity and severity that you perceive has to do with the availability of information and the emphasis which that information receives. An example of this is happening in Los Angeles right now. If you turn on the local news, the weather segment dramatically shows "Extreme Winter Weather Warning!" or "Stormwatch 2013!". We had some light rain in the past 24 hours. Whenever there is any type of precipitation it is considered a "storm"...we live in a chicken little culture where, when something legitimately dramatic and dangerous is going to occur, nobody will take it seriously. oh, and there is no such thing as "normal" conditions. The only constant in climate is change.