The heavy snowfalls this month have been used as fodder for ridicule by those who argue that global warming is a myth, yet scientists have long pointed out that warmer global temperatures have been increasing the rate of evaporation from the oceans, putting significantly more moisture into the atmosphere — thus causing heavier downfalls of both rain and snow in particular regions, including the Northeastern United States. Just as it’s important not to miss the forest for the trees, neither should we miss the climate for the snowstorm.
Op-Ed Contributor - We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change - NYTimes.com (via huslage) (via steph)
Preface: I’m an optimist
Point: Perhaps this is part of the temperature regulating process. The more snow on the ground means the more rays are absorbed and not bounced into the atmosphere. I would suspect the more rain means damper ground, more greenery, moisture in the air that absorbs more rays as well.
Fact: I know nothing more about meteorology then I learned watching discovery channel that one time, oh and article in vanity fair I read a couple years ago ;)
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