Looks like hell is about to freeze over.

nooshinjohn

Record cold and snowfall coming to... Los Angeles?

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/unusual-california-snow_2011-02-24?page=1

To paraphrase Sam Kinison... how do I know SoCal is hell??? I LIVED there for TWENTY F^%&*(G YEARS!!!! AAAAAAHHHH!!!!

mhardy6647

That's why many are revising the climatological phraseology to global weirding.

Rivrrat

They're calling for snow here in Tucson Sat night.

gdb

Rivrrat wrote: »

They're calling for snow here in Tucson Sat night.

I was in Tucson 4 years ago and it dropped about 4-5 inches, really weird to see snow covered palm trees!:eek:

TECHNOKID

Thank God we can share a little snow with our cousins in the US. The past couple years it has not been as hard on us here QC. I guess there has to be a good side of global warming. We are expecting 15cms by the end of today, it is presently -7 right now and hopefully it could get a little milder with the snow. Kind of odd to ear about snow in California but if that were to ease the load on Canadians, I don't mind sharing with the US and would hope this becomes normality, time to trade bating suits for tukes and skates, snow shoes etc.

gdb

Kind of odd to ear about snow in California

To whomever in Canada it may concern.......California has some of the snowiest places on God's Earth, does the Donner Party ring a bell ? (Dinner bell :eek:)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=donner+party&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=donner+p

TECHNOKID

gdb wrote: »

To whomever in Canada it may concern.......California has some of the snowiest places on God's Earth, does the Donner Party ring a bell ? (Dinner bell :eek:)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=donner+party&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=donner+p

High Sierra and Shasta Cascade experience some snow during the winter but IMO the remainder of California experiences fairly clement weather even in the winter, am I correct? I spent about 6 months in Vallejo and was in San Francisco just about every weekends and never seen anything that ressemble snow flake.

Napa Valley Weather
No matter what time of year you choose to visit Napa Valley, you will find that the Mediterranean climate is without parallel. The, Spring and Summer months feature cloudless days and balmy nights, the Winter rainy season is relatively short and the Fall is so vibrant with color that you will be dazzled daily by the changes! Throughout Napa Valley, and especially in Calistoga, you will find al fresco dining, wineries, hiking, excellent shopping, spa treatments and lodging all within walking distance. There is no better climate in California to enjoy these countless activities. For current weather conditions and the forecast,

http://www.goldenhaven.com/regions/napa/napa_valley_weather.html

http://www.thestormking.com/Donner_Party/Donner_Winter_-_How_Big_/donner_winter_-_how_big_.html

gdb

Did you read what was quoted? (by you)

Kind of odd to ear about snow in California

Danny Tse

TECHNOKID wrote: »

I spent about 6 months in Vallejo and was in San Francisco just about every weekends and never seen anything that ressemble snow flake.

We may see some snow here in the Bay Area....at sea level. It's 3 AM now and nothing yet....and I am in the East Bay hills.

thebluemonkey

Allen county schools have missed so meny days there are thinking about going on saturdays to make them up.Another 5-6 inches last night and our house looks like it was sand blasted with snow!

steveinaz

BRING IT! I've been itching to get my quad out in the snow...

inspiredsports

Snowblower recoil start just broke and my 25X90' driveway has nearly a foot of snow on top of ice, so I'm headed out there with a shovel right now.

nooshinjohn

inspiredsports wrote: »

Snowblower recoil start just broke and my 25X90' driveway has nearly a foot of snow on top of ice, so I'm headed out there with a shovel right now.

We got about 6 inches here in Indiana, and it's half melted already....

squeeb

nooshinjohn wrote: »

We got about 6 inches here in Indiana, and it's half melted already....

That's what she said.

inspiredsports

inspiredsports wrote: »

Snowblower recoil start just broke and my 25X90' driveway has nearly a foot of snow on top of ice, so I'm headed out there with a shovel right now.

Well, my wife and son joined in so the 3 cars parked out and the driveway are now clean . . . but it took 3 hours!

I wish I had a 6-car garage and heating coils under the driveway (and electricity at 1 cent per kwh) :biggrin:

inspiredsports

nooshinjohn wrote: »

We got about 6 inches here in Indiana, and it's half melted already....

squeeb wrote: »

That's what she said.

Now that's good stuff !!! :biggrin:

Ron-P

I remember back in the 80's we had snow on the beach here in Huntington Beach. It was pretty damn cool.

madmax

mhardy6647 wrote: »

That's why many are revising the climatological phraseology to global weirding.

I call it global defrauding.

outlander

We have about three feet on the ground now in the great woods of New Hampshire with another 6" falling as I type.

inspiredsports

madmax wrote: »

I call it global defrauding.

That's right on the mark!

We've visited Hawaii several times and I love to hike up to the active Pu'u 'O'o gas vent of the main Kiluea Volcano and watch as it spews molten lava and TONS of gases into the air.

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions nearly doubled after the 1983 eruption began The large amount of sulfur dioxide released by Kilauea each day causes numerous problems including adverse health effects (headaches, fatigue, respiratory difficulties), vog (volcanic smog), and acid rain.

The Kilauea Volcano emits about 150 to 200 tons of sulfur dioxide PER DAY from the summit caldera and an additional 700 to 1,250 tons per day from the Pu'u 'O'o vent when in eruption.

This is a TINY volcano, but it has been spewing continuously, EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY, since January 3rd, 1983.

That's 1,400+ TONS (2,800,000+ POUNDS PER DAY) from one tiny volcano.

Then add in Yellowstone, other volcanoes around the world that spew every day, plus episodic events like Mount Saint Helens and Iceland's Eyjafjallaj?kull to name just a few.

Yeah, mankind is just such a vicious polluter :rolleyes:

I wonder what caused the last Ice Age to end when there were just a few thousand humans, (and a few even knew how to build campfires) on the planet.

We wish we were that powerful, but it's a friggin' joke.

gdb

Yeah but........what about bovine flatulence ? :biggrin:

quadzilla

It wouldn't hurt a few people to learn the difference between climate and weather too. As in climate happens over hundreds, thousands and millions of years. Weather is what's happening outside your window.

madmax

One day the sun is going to burn out anyway. Hey, lets tax people for that as well! Save the Sun Fund!!! Anyone utilizing the sun must pay hefty taxes, especially those using solar cells. Makes about as much sense as global cooling, oops we meant global warming, no wait, neither of those worked out, lets just say global change...

What a crock of BS.

Edit: Oh, and what about those dinasour farts, caused the ice age you know.

cnh

I've always been for informed discussion. Are there any 'real' climate scientists in the house?
Has to be at least one? No!

I'm going with bovine flatulence--probably a lot more cows around that ever before? lol

cnh

inspiredsports

gdb wrote: »

Yeah but........what about bovine flatulence ? :biggrin:

cnh wrote: »

I'm going with bovine flatulence--probably a lot more cows around that ever before? lol

Yeah, I've always wondered how they compared with the millions of twice-the-size Buffalo they replaced :biggrin:

inspiredsports

We should simply ban volcanoes, and ban the sun from burning out. They could have probably crammed a bill through by Sunday if we each emailed a few Democrat Congressman tonight . . . Oops, wait, last November fixed some of that.

inspiredsports

cnh wrote: »

I've always been for informed discussion. Are there any 'real' climate scientists in the house?
Has to be at least one? No!

I'm going with bovine flatulence--probably a lot more cows around that ever before? lol

cnh

You can stow away and go live on the moon, so stop worrying your little head about it :biggrin:.

cnh

Can't one even be 'neutral' here? Is there an actual 'opinion' stated in my post?

If so, I fail to see it.

cnh

Polkersince85

February 25, 2011 5:52pm
Augusta, GA - Sunny 73? F H74?/L39?
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Ya'll come back sometime.

obieone

madmax wrote: »

One day the sun is going to burn out anyway. Hey, lets tax people for that as well! Save the Sun Fund!!! Anyone utilizing the sun must pay hefty taxes, especially those using solar cells. Makes about as much sense as global cooling, oops we meant global warming, no wait, neither of those worked out, lets just say global change...

What a crock of BS.

Edit: Oh, and what about those dinasour farts, caused the ice age you know.

Watch it! Non-believers get burned at the stake!

TECHNOKID

gdb wrote: »

Did you read what was quoted? (by you)

Sorry I didn't quote my self I was quoted (by you) I go by my (small) personal experience in California. 6 months and not a flake of snow, that was cool but I guess it not always that cool.

inspiredsports wrote: »

Snowblower recoil start just broke and my 25X90' driveway has nearly a foot of snow on top of ice, so I'm headed out there with a shovel right now.

Got to get a snowblower with electric starter. Hopefully you are much younger than I to clear up that big driveway and lots of snow with a shovel. I hope the plaw didn't make a mess pushing a huge hard bank into your driveway :eek:

nooshinjohn wrote: »

We got about 6 inches here in Indiana, and it's half melted already....

That is what I loved about British Colombia (there on the Queen Charlotte Island for 3 years). Rarely snowed, very minimal amount and gone within the same day.

inspiredsports wrote: »

Well, my wife and son joined in so the 3 cars parked out and the driveway are now clean . . . but it took 3 hours!

I wish I had a 6-car garage and heating coils under the driveway (and electricity at 1 cent per kwh) :biggrin:

Good on you, family teaming gets it done much quicker. I too wish I had heated driveway but I can just imagine the tab :eek: and that even at Hydro Quebec cheap rates.

quadzilla wrote: »

It wouldn't hurt a few people to learn the difference between climate and weather too. As in climate happens over hundreds, thousands and millions of years. Weather is what's happening outside your window.

However, climatic changes has big effects on the outdoor weather. Many US area got it by snow in the past year or so, they weren't expecting it, didn't even had the proper equipment to plow the snow that they had to use garbage trucks to do so. Snow was definitely not a trend in those areas. Here in some areas of Canada, it has been quite the opposite for the past couple years, not as cold, not as much snow, heck last winter was almost over at the start of February. Climate changes, wether changes, could they be somewhat related, right?