Yes, that's right. From today's Providence Business News:
Cold, rain cut N.E. electricity demand
Since AGW causes cooler temperatures, rain, and pretty much anything that used to naturally occur (hence the need for the repackaging of the terminology to Climate Change as a CYA; when something doesn't sell, repackaging sometimes helps), we can logically conclude that global, er, Climate Change has cut electricity consumption in N.E.
However, it may cause my electric consumption to increase. Given that it was 74/54 yesterday (avg. is 83/62), I may have to start turning on the heat at night.
Where Has Summer Been?
Since June 1, Boston has only seen four days above 80F. Wow. Locally, we're a little better; three so far in July and eleven in June; June 16 is the first day where the average high should be 80 and we've only seen 80 or better eleven days since.
Meanwhile the average global temperature keeps going up and up:
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.A2.lrg.gif
On that graph it looks like a cooling trend of late; albeit minor but I suppose, then, that .5C is certainly enough to declare a war on carbon. If we modify the range to 5C and -5C then the graph will look flatter and then it would be less likely to stun and shock people into believing there is a problem and that the resolution is to declare war on American consumerism and industry.
Meanwhile, yesterday it was 77/50 here (norm 84/63). Locally, they keep predicting highs of 80-82 yet we don't even come close to 80 and night is seeing borderline record lows. Why can't we get some of that warming? I hate this frigid July weather. I should have moved South or SW when I was younger and had the chance. This era of climate change is not enjoyable. I like the heat part and not the cold part and maybe someday I'll get my wish. I've been trying, though. I've been driving my truck more lately and it still hasn't raised the local average temperature. Maybe I'll try to buy some fruit that wasn't grown locally or toss out those expensive Chinese-made compact light bulbs and use the good-ol' American-made incandescents again.
On that graph it looks like a cooling trend of late; albeit minor but I suppose, then, that .5C is certainly enough to declare a war on carbon. If we modify the range to 5C and -5C then the graph will look flatter and then it would be less likely to stun and shock people into believing there is a problem and that the resolution is to declare war on American consumerism and industry.
A few degrees is actually a lot.
2C would be pretty bad actually.
Meanwhile, yesterday it was 77/50 here (norm 84/63). Locally, they keep predicting highs of 80-82 yet we don't even come close to 80 and night is seeing borderline record lows. Why can't we get some of that warming?
This is a straw man.
78/50 for July 14. 4/14 days hit 80 so far this month. I'll settle for normal temps at this point. I wonder how many locals are still running A/C 24/7 and yet I wonder how many of them would say that AGW is a problem. I would laugh but I can't; although, it might explain in part why so many things are so f***ed up. *sigh*
78/50 for July 14. 4/14 days hit 80 so far this month. I'll settle for normal temps at this point.
I've explained why local temperatures aren't relevant to global climate change.
To use an analogy, plucking a meatball out of a spaghetti plate does not mean it is all made of beef.
To use an analogy, plucking a meatball out of a spaghetti plate does not mean it is all made of beef.
and a vegan won't eat that particular plate of spaghetti either.
local temperatures aren't relevant to global climate change
They have to be somewhere as everyone's temperature is local to them.
They have to be somewhere as everyone's temperature is local to them.
Yes.
Incidentally, there are places other than eastern PA.
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