Friday, January 5, 2018

Now I Do Not Want to Walk Into this BUT:

I received the following from Nature as a News Alert:

How a warming climate leads to cold snaps:The reduction in the amount of Arctic sea ice is weakening the whirling jet of air known to weather-lovers as the polar vortex, allowing cold blasts to dip into North America and Eurasia.

The article referred to states:
 
The loss of sea ice may be weakening the polar vortex, allowing cold blasts to dip south from the Arctic, across North America, Europe and Russia, a new study says....Here's what scientists involved in the research think is happening: The evidence is clear that the Arctic has been warming faster than the rest of the planet. That warming is reducing the amount of Arctic sea ice, allowing more heat to escape from the ocean. The scientists think that the ocean energy that is being released is causing a weakening of the polar vortex winds over the Arctic, which normally keep cold air centered over the polar region. That weakening is then allowing cold polar air to slip southward more often.

Thus, the cold weather is due to global warming. Guys, you really are trying to stretch this a bit. This is a new discovery, hot equals cold. OK, so it is warming, but for pity's sake, try and get your story straight. This is why people do not believe what you are saying. Better just to keep quiet!