Yesh.com :: Brian Russell
What is going on? Last weekend here in Chapel Hill it was 70 degrees. Now we have a light, but sticky, covering of snow on the ground. Is this extreme weather related to Global Warming? Is this the effect of a El Niño on Global Warming?
One respected climate scientist who has gone out on a limb about the global warming-El Niño connection is Kevin Trenberth, a climatologist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. He thinks that El Niño may function as a kind of pressure release valve on the tropics. In an era of global warming, Trenberth says, ocean currents and weather systems might not be able to bleed off all the heat pumped into the tropical seas. Periodically, it has to get rid of the excess that builds up, he suggests, and that safety valve is El Niño.
via pbs.org
3 Responses to Snow in NC days after 70 degrees
Twitter – BrianR- BrianR: Damn Madonna still got it! February 6, 2012
- BrianR: RT @snoopdave: one of the great joys of parenting is relearning basic math and algebra… NOT February 5, 2012
- BrianR: RT @terribuck Carrboro recognized a political problem while CH treated it as a police action. Carrboro = real community policing February 5, 2012
- BrianR: RT @techaaron: Its not your imagination: data shows everyone in Raleigh wants to move to Durham. http://t.co/eklcn8Vg February 5, 2012
- BrianR: @ChrisKubica we're going 2 our local bookstore & gocery. Just talking about need for family Sunday brunches February 5, 2012
- BrianR: @Anitabadrock what it says: advertising dollars are a powerful thing. I am not immune. Job = food February 5, 2012
- BrianR: RT @CarrboroTownGov: Town of Carrboro's statement regarding 201 N. Greensboro Incident http://t.co/P9U70b72 February 5, 2012
- BrianR: RT @mmarcoplos: A study in contrasts to help us understand the Yates incident. February 5, 2012
- BrianR: RT @Liberalmomma: @geoff_green Carrboro also has the benefit of a pacifist mayor. February 5, 2012
- BrianR: RT @Liberalmomma: I'd say the difference between Chapel Hill & Carrboro is a town who likes the "thought" of being liberal & a town that ... February 5, 2012
What we did tonight…….
We (Anton, Brian and I) packed hundreds of beautiful bags full of goodies for the conference-goers. Then, when we were done, we celebrated with a brand new bottle of Croatian slivovitz, tasting just like home, courtesy of Anton’s Cleveland friend…….
Dinner Tonight…
The dinner tonight is starting to look like a huge blogger meetup! Who will be there? Suzanne Franks aka Zuska Janet D. Stemwedel aka Dr.Free-ride Anton Zuiker aka Mistersugar Dave and Greta Munger Brian Russell Larry Moran and his daughter……
we had some crazy 70 degree weather followed by one day of brief flurries and then half a day of snow. crazy.