Global Warming Bullsh*t

[fjlip]

The prolonged frigid temperatures this winter have left a giant frozen cover over much of the Great Lakes. And if the cold temperatures continue unabated, it could set a record. And that means commercial shipping will likely be impacted this spring – with a later opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway system and slow ramp-up of vessels that can actually get through. As of this week, 85.6 per cent of the Great Lakes are covered with ice including almost all of Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior. Even Lake Ontario, one of the deepest lakes compared to its surface area, sees ice coverage numbers fluctuating widely, with 82 per cent coverage last Wednesday, to almost 60 per cent coverage this week. Due to the extreme cold and ice on the inner harbour, ferry service to the Toronto islands is suspended until further notice, with island residents using the airport ferry instead. “It’s been pretty cold the last few weeks, so the lakes have more ice now than at this time last year,” said George Leshkevich, a physical scientist with the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich. He said it was unusual to have two years in a row of extensive ice cover compared to previous years. “We haven’t seen that in a long while,” he said. “Two cold years, no. Two warm years, yes.” Last year, 92.5 per cent of the Great Lakes were frozen on March 6, beaten only by the record set in 1979, when ice coverage hit 94.7 per cent.

[bucket]

Why do you think they changed the term to climate change?

[fjlip]

Right, to baffle people. But EVIL planet killing HEAT from man caused C02 emissions is still the change they foretell. Certainly NOT happening in Canada.

[grrrr]

And after the year is over, Regina or Winnipeg or Saskatoon or Toronto or (insert city name here) will have the warmest or second warmest year ever. Hard to figure.

[freewheat]

Exactly. Next year this time, it will have been a new worldwide record warm year. They will mention in passing that except for a few small regions, it was overall warmer, leaving their option to lie open yet again.

I am just thankful that finally southern Ontario is having cold winters again. Lots of impressionable people live there, and they had been duped into the hoax from a few mild winters.

Now with the ice cover, it is harder to have warm summers, because of the cooler water when the ice does melt.

It is in a cool CYCLE. Imagine that, cycles in climate and weather...

[cottonpicken]

If the 3 minute news guy is right,and he has been kicking ass and taken names with his model of what is happening,we should be concerned about our ability to grow crops as far north as we are.

As farmers we all spent are lives watching the weather,who doesn't think nothing has changed over the past few years?

[fjlip]

And that is "change", always has, always will.
NOT our fault and certainly NOTHING we can do about it. Shame some a$$holes make billions off BS. It's all to distract from REAL issues.

[freewheat]

Cotton, good question.

What I have seen change since I was a kid:

MUCH cooler summers. It is seldom above 30 C anymore up here. Wetter. Higher humidity than before; humidity that makes it uncomfortable at 23 C. Later springs by 10 days to 2 weeks. Offset by later fall frosts, thankfully, other than 2004.

Winters, generally the same as always. Lots of snow, colder than heck, with the odd nice day thrown in for a teaser.

[Hopalong]

Second late start in a row for seaway shipping, has it been factored into port prices for grain?
Wheat board used to have winter rail shipping programs to lower St Lawrence, never knew economics of it, board used to say just trust us.

[dalek]

Freewheat it's going to take a lot more than two cold winters. Keep in mind Kathleen Wynne got a majority while facing an OPP investigation, and let a pedophile oversee the creation of their our new sex ed curriculum. There's no overestimating the stupidity of the Ontario Liberal voter.