What the Hell is Going on with the Weather?, page 2

Originally posted by OzWeatherman

Originally posted by Muundoggie
The breach in the magnetoshere is just causing the jet stream to change its usual pattern.
My Opinion only.

Ummm no its not

The ENSO, or El Nino Southern Oscillation, has shifted to a more neutral year meaning more temperature variations and greater snowfall and precipitation over the USA

During the El Niño portion of ENSO, increased precipitation falls along the Gulf coast and Southeast due to a stronger than normal, and more southerly, polar jet stream.[39] Snowfall is greater than average across the southern Rockies and Sierra Nevada mountain range, and is well-below normal across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes states

The pacific regions are also affected as the jetstream moves north, as we have seen with Washingtons latest weather

There is a lot going on here guys, it isn't just one thing that causes these shifts in weather. Going from some of the hottest temperatures on record (05-06) to below normal (07 into 08) can be a little confusing. But with some proper research, like my friend Muundoggie, you can see that El Nino is affecting our weather.

Also, many people fail to look at the sun as a major source of weather changes on earth, who knew it affected our weather!?!

Take a look at this site (www.spaceweather.com...) Take a look at the left sidebar and you will see the sunspot count. I'm sure many of you know that our sun cycles in 12 year increments. Many do not know that we go through a 50 year cycle as well. We are seeing the resurgence, or low of the 50 year cycle where there are very few sunspots on our sun.

This translates into decreased magnetic activity and solar energy output. Hey, know wonder its a little cooler this year. Sunspots have huge impacts on our weather and up through the majority of this decade we were in nearing the end of a turbulent sunspot cycle which saw a signicant rise in temperatures all over the earth.

Things can be easily explained or insight can be gained in huge amounts if you know the right places to look when it comes to large sources of energy or other phenomena that affect our weather patterns here on earth. Everybody should get to know not just the science about our planet, but the science of our sun, solar system, galaxy and universe. It helps to put things in better perspective sitting on this small piece of rock in the vast void of space.

I also just wanted to add that i do not discredit theories on global warming. I believe global warming caused by green house gas emissions is not the sole cause, but an accelerator to natural earth cycles. There are many factors involved in trying to understand why our planet goes through warm and cold periods in its 4.5 billion year history.
Edited for grammar and spelling

[edit on 12/26/2008 by ApathyIsAnEpidemic]

[edit on 12/26/2008 by ApathyIsAnEpidemic]