Posted on 08/03/2018 7:41:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Much of the heat thats gripped California and hastened the spread of deadly wildfires recently is due to a strange but familiar shift in the jet stream one thats haunted the West with threatening fire conditions in the past and could cause more hot, dry spells in the future, especially with a changing climate.
The jet stream, the river of wind high above the Northern Hemisphere, has been weaker and wavier in the past few weeks, scientists say. Instead of pushing weather systems along as it usually does, its allowing the patterns to stagnate.
Were seeing this mix of conditions across North America and Europe, but theyre all connected, said Jennifer Francis, a professor at Rutgers University who studies atmospheric circulation. The weather patterns are just stuck. Theyre trapped.
The shift in the jet stream thats driving the stagnation, say Francis and other climate scientists, is almost certainly tied to global warming.
Its just one of the ways that climate change is probably contributing to the spree of fires in California that has killed eight people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
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..and all those alleged scientists are idiots, as well.....
Lightning strikes...
Fires are what keep the bark beetle in check. Also no fires and duff keeps building up. In the early 80’s the duff was way to thick but there was not the infestation there is now. I do not remember the forest as being half dead back then.
And you are correct - USFS to blame.
The "scientists" should consult with weathermen. The jet stream has been boringly typical. The reasons for the fires are complex but one of the main one was a wet rainy season 16-17 followed by a bit dry in 17-18. The easist fix is to allow clearing and burning before the crisis.
The idea that the jet stream is slowing and becoming wavier is complete garbage. First there is little support for it in winter when there could be an effect. Second, there is no physical possibility for it to happen in summer when there is no change (or even cooling) in the Arctic.
I agree. But it will never be told.
It all adds up. Look at Obama, for instance. He couldn’t destroy America in one fell swoop so he went with the next best thing: He did all he could to bleed America to death by a thousand cuts. A cut here, a cut there, and by the time he left America was running out of blood.
That dip wad had more credibility, than today’s climate Nazis.
>> The weather patterns are just stuck. Theyre trapped.
Science.
Who knew that wood is flammable?
George Carlin nailed it again.
Never been hot and dry before! If those Egyptians had not driven SUV’s all over the place the Nile valley would not have turned to desert.
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