It’s that bastard, Rossby. Blame Rossby. The Arctic is again overheating a lot like last year. Winter is setting in except it’s not, not really. Something is totally off. The Arctic is super-hot, even as a vast area of cold polar air has been displaced over Siberia…“It’s about 20C [36
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The Disaffected Lib: Words Best Left Unspoken
Ever notice how a word or phrase can abruptly disappear from our language almost without anyone noticing much less wondering why?I wonder whatever happened to “tipping points”? Where did that term go? Why did it fall off the radar?Just a few years ago,…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Severe Weather Events Linked to Some Guy Named Rossby
We owe a lot to Carl-Gustav Rossby, the Swedish-born American scientist who pioneered research into atmospheric thermodynamics at MIT and was instrumental in the university establishing America’s first department of meteorology. Today, Rossby’s name is most commonly associated with this: This image depicts what are sometimes called “Rossby Waves”, the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: "Unequivocal"
Leaving no doubt; clear; unambiguous. The latest IPCC report concludes that mankind’s influence in driving climate change is beyond doubt, clear and unambiguous. Anthropogenic global warming is here, it’s here to stay and, unless we want a better future enough to change our ways, it’s going to get a hell
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