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News & ArtsFriday, August 26, 2011
Panic / The Weather God Is Angry
Posted by Goldy on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- NOAA
- Hurricane Irene
First earthquakes, now hurricanes. What Bethany said, but with a picture. And since I'm the panic monger, expect updates on hurricane Irene over our perfect, late summer Seattle weekend.
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So water and heat spell hurricane. Does that mean global warming will give us more monster storms?
Because if I'm not mistaken even a couple degrees warmer means more massive hurricanes because that's more heat that has to dissipate.
Because if I'm not mistaken even a couple degrees warmer means more massive hurricanes because that's more heat that has to dissipate.
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Vince, in theory, it should, yes. But it doesn't seem to be working out that way. Maybe the theory's flawed.
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@3, Yes, climate change models make clear that more energy in the system means more extreme weather events.
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@3: I'm sending your question to Dear Science for full exploration (not that I don't trust Goldy as a scientician...).
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Oh, I've got "blind" spots, Gus, but that's not one of them; I know exactly what I'm doing. Just stirring the old pot.
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Stirring the old pot, huh? I would never. BTW I sure wish Mayor Mike McGinn had lived up to his potential.
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not panic monger, you mean fear monger. If you were in an east coast city I'd let the panic thing slide.
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If bad weather means God is angry, does pleasant weather mean God is pleased? It's sunny and 75 here in Maine today; a perfect summer day.
On Sunday God will be angry with us, however. I'm so confused.
On Sunday God will be angry with us, however. I'm so confused.
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Lots of shucking and jiving going on here, and that's cool, but to really understand what a big deal this hurricane is, you have to appreciate that virtually all of the infrastructure for New York City and its 8 million people is underground. Subways, telephone, tunnels, electricity, you name it. And with even a couple of feet of storm surge, all that shit's gonna be underwater. It's gonna get hairy.
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@17 - It's like an abusive relationship. We don't know how to not piss God off, but we've learned how to protect ourselves when he gets drunk.
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I'm wondering if maybe it's time for God to get His portly, arrogant ass into a little anger management counseling.
Of course, in heaven that might involve sitting down with strange old Popes & other weird religious wildlife. If I were God, I would run for the Hills!
Of course, in heaven that might involve sitting down with strange old Popes & other weird religious wildlife. If I were God, I would run for the Hills!
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