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.

[furrowtickler]

When I simply drive from the farm to the huge city of N.B. 6 miles, the temp is generally 4-5 deg warmer. The heat island effect of big cities is what throws things out of wack.
Does climate change ? It has done so for thousands of years before the industrial revolution.
The real problem is pollution, and Al Gore was promoted by big money to put the blame and responsibility onto the average Joe under the mask of Global Warming , oh wait now Climate change.
Does anyone remember a press conference last May with John Kerry and some French diplomat about ISIS? They sluffed off the threat and told the media that ISIS was not really a threat and our biggest challange is now called CLIMATE CRISIS ??? And that we had only 500 days to avert a major climate crisis - smoke and mirrors b/s. Well we got till the end of Sept 2015 then the climate crisis will kick our ass not ISIS ... Talk about propaganda !!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Freewheat, I am inclined to agree with your anecdotal observations. Have you been able to find any weather records to prove the changes are real? I tried in my area, but really couldn't find any statistically significant changes in the 100 years of records I could find. But there are a lot of holes in those records, and some numbers really make me doubt their accuracy. Like you, Living in a place that is on the very edge of being too cold and wet to farm, I take this issue seriously.

[freewheat]

I have records, yes, because we ran until a few years back, a government climate station. Summer temps are definitely cooler and wetter. Winter temps are maybe a tiny bit warmer over all, and snow patterns are pretty constant. We always get a lot of snow, with few exceptions. I have a dirt road past our place that I use to help inform me on snowfall and timing. In my whole life, it has been passable at Christmas time, twice. Once in the Winter of 98/99, and this past Christmas. But since then, we have had LOTS of snow.

The only real back-up I have though, is looking more at field operations, and the timing of such. As in, 20 years ago, in the infancy of my career, seeding first week of May was generally what to expect. Now it is surprising if we can seed by mid May. Same for fall. Our long term fall frost is Early Sept. But other than 2004, and last year, we seldom have Early Sept freezes like when I was a kid.

Basic temperature records tell little about shifting seasonal patterns, you know?

I do know, that if we ever get back to shorter fall seasons, with more usual early Sept. frosts, in the absence of more hot July days, we are screwed in this area, because getting crops to ripen has been a challenge...

[samhill]

Well, gee, you don't see every second field black all summer winter like we use to, all over the Great Plains of N. America, they did a lot of warming, unless of course you don't remember riding the tractor with you shirt off.

[ianben]

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.

That is my view exactly just wish I could have said so well.

Over here there are some mad schemes for so call green energy which are economic madness just to tick a box and meet our emission reduction promises.

Climate changes and there is NOTHING we can knowingly do about it.