SOLAR BLAST JUST MISSES EARTH

To: justa-hairyape

Our local weather up in the PNW is already claiming we will leave the El Nino (mild/warm) year and go into El Nina (cold/snowy) early year.

I prefer the EL Dude. Had a great year getting out to events.

Hope they are very wrong and El Nino sticks around for another year.

41 posted on 08/08/2010 7:09:33 PM PDT by Global2010 (Congratulations to Dware for the FR Mussel Eating Fundraiser.)

The sun controls ALL of our weather. Last Wednesday in Fredericksburg Va. the sun was going in and out from behind clouds and every time it did there was a 30 - 40 degree change in temperature within five minutes. Show me a man who believes anything other than the sun governs our climate and I’ll show you a man who never goes outdoors.

42 posted on 08/08/2010 7:33:57 PM PDT by wendy1946

43 posted on 08/08/2010 8:11:47 PM PDT by Clinging Bitterly (We need to limit political office holders to two terms. One in office, and one in prison.)

We are already in a strong La Nina. But in reality, El Nino does not mean the Earth (Oceans+Atmosphere) is experiencing net warming. El Nino means the Atmosphere is experiencing strong heat transfer from the Equatorial Pacific Ocean. And La Nina does not mean the Earth (Oceans+Atmosphere) is experiencing net cooling. La Nina means the Atmosphere is experiencing weak heat transfer from the Equatorial Pacific Ocean. El Nino/La Nina are just phenomenon when heat transfer from the Equatorial Pacific is at one of its two extremes.

The real problem you have in the PNW is the PDO. That is a longer term ocean temperature trend. You can see both the La Nina and the PDO in the image below.

As can be seen below we are in the classic cool phase of the PDO. Warm phase is on the left. Cool phase is on the right. We have the exact cool phase conditions. Actually a very strong cool phase condition. In fact the PDO could be significantly adding to the cool shallow water conditions of the La Nina. Gonna get cold this winter in the atmosphere of North America.

Below are the typical shallow sea temps for El Nino (top) and La Nina (bottom).

We have been in a cold PDO phase for most of the past 6-8 years. That was probably why we got so much snow last winter when the El Nino popped up. El Nino moisture combined with PDO cold. This winter we see what happens when La Nina combines with PDO cold. Should see bitter bitter cold. That is what they have down in South America right now.

44 posted on 08/08/2010 9:03:22 PM PDT by justa-hairyape

To: Cementjungle

Revelations chapter 16 verse 8

8. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

45 posted on 08/08/2010 10:58:44 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (There the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USAis no civility in)

To: Cementjungle

46 posted on 08/10/2010 5:21:03 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist (There the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USAis no civility in)

To: skinkinthegrass

coronal mass ejection

Does this phenomena by chance have anything to do with drinking too much Corona beer? Morning after by chance?

47 posted on 08/10/2010 5:25:00 AM PDT by IamConservative (Two wrongs don't make a right, but you might get even.)

To: IamConservative

Morning after by chance?

Ewww! ....ain't gettin' close to that.

48 posted on 08/10/2010 9:39:36 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Zer0 to the voters: "Here's my DeathCARE Plan"...now....just die (quicky), please. :^)

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