Strange Spring, What's going on with the weather?

Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:58 pm » by **Freeyourmindnow**

We've seen snow in the Midwest, wildfires in Texas and a surge of tornadoes across the country. What's going on with the weather?

Even though May is right around the corner, recent weather reports have been far from spring-like.

Snow fell this week on Minneapolis and Green Bay. Record-setting cold has settled on Seattle. And historic wildfires are burning in Oklahoma and Texas, where temperatures in the 90s are threatening to topple heat records. Meanwhile, 272 tornadoes swept the nation in the first half of this month – already breaking the all-time twister-count for April.

So, what's up with the weather?

According to experts, this season's higher-than-normal highs, lower-than-normal lows and extreme storms are, to some degree, symptoms of what tends to be a volatile time of year. But there are also some more insidious factors behind the latest round of weather grief, including an unusually strong La Niña, a strange pocket of warm air in Arctic, and overall climate warming.

http://news.discovery.com/earth/spring- ... 10421.html

Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:29 pm » by **Freeyourmindnow**

Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:46 pm » by **Germanpils**

whats going on is that our weather has been modified for over 30 years.

and what we see today is the result of it.

they fucked it up.

Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:57 pm » by **Boondox681**

they're fucking with the jet streams

Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:11 pm » by **Germanpils**

boondox681 wrote:they're fucking with the jet streams

nvm

Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:12 pm » by **Domdabears**

oh the weather outside is weather

Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:16 pm » by **Mgmuzik**

When having discussions like this with others, I like to use one of my favorite movie quotes from "I am Legend..." When Anna is with Dr. Neville in the basement observing the comatose female zombie being used for experiment in order to find a cure and says "My God..." Dr. Neville responds with "No Anna... God didn't do this, we did!"

Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:35 pm » by **E6722maj**

was a lovely afternoon/evening here tonight, and though i was doubtless being irradiated by the minute, i enjoyed sitting in the sun boozing :flop:

Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:18 am » by **Docdrdeath**

We are on track to have the coldest April on record for B.C. - of course the records don't go very far back..

Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:24 am » by **Waynew**

Its been kinda crazy huh