JDawg512 wrote:We are seeing global shifts in weather patterns as well as climate patterns. This trend is going to continue and likely speed up. The planet is hot, a second possible Niño indicates that it's natural cooling mechanism did not do enough to alleviate the problem. We are in uncharted territory and I wouldn't dare make a bet on what long range forecasts are showing at this point. That's just my two cents for what it's worth, take it or leave it if you wish.
Our next chance of rain currently doesn't look too significant but at least there is another chance afterwards next Tues into Wed.
With every year that passes by, I think I am tending to agree with you. Although there are some people like John Casey, who used to work for NASA, that say we are headed into another Grande Solar Minimum/mini Ice Age, based on natural earth cycles and sun spot cycles. I'm not seeing any evidence of an Ice Age at this point, at least on our end of the globe.
Maybe this elongated warm spell LOCALLY/North America could be due to a climate shifting balance towards an earth-wide overall Ice Age climate(?), but that is pure and total guess, not backed up by anything. I have no idea what the climate in Texas was like during the last Ice Age/Grande Solar Minimum. That would be interesting to research. I would love to find out.
I don't think the earth's atmosphere has never had such a vast, man-made conglomerate of chemicals, gases, and aerosols thrown into its system in such a relatively short period of time in it's long history.
Then like you said, another strong Nino signal, immediately on the heals of an almost non-existent Nina? Earth is probably readjusting itself to a another new balance. It really is uncharted territory with respect to the human record IMO.
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