Posted on 03/04/2008 10:55:54 PM PST by neverdem
Al Gore has disappeared from the face of the earth. Nothing in the last months. Nobody even wants to find him.
Personal bias — everyone knows you’re born of the sun-kissed flame... ;’)
Your link to NOAA’s prediction LAST YEAR for this winter shows they are a “little bit” off:
“For the 2007-2008 U.S. winter, from December through February, NOAA seasonal forecasters predict:
In the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic,temperatures are expected to be above average in response to the long-term warming trend. Snowfall for the region will depend on other climate factors, which are difficult to anticipate more than one-to-two weeks in advance.
The drought-plagued Southeast is likely to remain drier-than-average due to La Niña, while temperatures are expected to be above average.
In the Great Lakes and Tennessee Valley, temperatures and precipitation should be above average.
The south-central Plains should see drier-than-average conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures. Above-average temperatures are also expected in the central Plains. The northern Plains has equal chances of above-, near-, or below-average temperature and precipitation.
In the Northwest, there are equal chances for above-, near-, or below-average temperatures. Precipitation should be above average in much of the region due to La Niña.
Drought conditions are expected to persist in the Southwest due to La Niña, and temperatures are likely to be above average.
Northern Alaska is expect to be milder–than-average, while the rest of Alaska has equal chances of above-, near-, or below-average temperatures and precipitation. In Hawaii, temperatures and precipitation are expected to be above average.
This winter is predicted to be warmer than the 30-year norm. For the country as a whole, NOAA’s heating degree day forecast for December through February projects a 2.8 percent warmer winter than the 30-year normal, but a 1.3 percent cooler winter than last year.
The U.S. winter outlook is produced by a team of scientists at the Climate Prediction Center in association with NOAA-funded partners. Scientists base this forecast on long-term climate trends and a variety of forecast tools from statistical techniques to extremely complex dynamical ocean-atmosphere coupled models and composites.
Adapted from materials provided by National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration.”
Well, much of the Southeast recovered from the drought, and much of the northeast is in record-breaking long cold weather with extremely high snowfalls.
NY Climate Conference: Journey to the Center of Warming Sanity
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