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| Beware of the 'Blob'.. recent U.S. weather extremes linked to warm ocean West Coast (Page 1/6) |
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rinselberg
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APR 11, 02:14 PM
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What's behind the weirdly warm and dry weather in the West, and the weirdly wet and cold weather in the East? Two studies point to a huge "warm blob" of water that's been lurking off the U.S. West Coast. The long-lived patch, which measures about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) wide, is about 2 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit (1 to 4 degrees Celsius) above normal . . . .
For more:
http://www.nbcnews.com/scie...m-blob-water-n338766
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maryjane
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APR 11, 11:21 PM
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It's time for the girls to sing the Mothra song........
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spark1
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APR 11, 11:49 PM
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Beware! The Blob.
[This message has been edited by spark1 (edited 04-12-2015).]
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FriendGregory
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APR 14, 02:43 AM
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I blame the Japanese and the radiation they are dumping.
Hey, my random blame is as good as anybody else's.
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williegoat
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APR 14, 03:44 AM
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2.5
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APR 14, 10:47 AM
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Under water volcano action, or would there me smoke?
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rinselberg
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APR 14, 02:44 PM
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That much of a temperature anomaly over that many square miles of ocean surface has to represent a very large quantity of heat. A lot of "therms". Or BTUs. I cannot imagine that it is due to any kind of underwater volcanic activity. If it actually were, I think that the site(s) of this volcanic activity would already have been pinpointed and would be currently under exploration. And there would be a lot of news coverage.
I can only explain it as seawater, warmed from the sun's energy, and moved into that "blob" area by ocean currents and wind patterns.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 04-14-2015).]
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rinselberg
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APR 14, 02:54 PM
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The weather pattern, known as the North Pacific Mode, is what's causing the Pacific's warm blob as well.
Is global climate change playing a role in the rise of the North Pacific Mode? Neither Bond nor Hartmann is willing to say. "I don't think we know the answer," Hartmann said. "Maybe it will go away quickly and we won't talk about it anymore, but if it persists for a third year, then we'll know something really unusual is going on."
That, from the brief NBC News report (OP)
http://www.nbcnews.com/scie...m-blob-water-n338766[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 04-14-2015).]
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2.5
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APR 14, 03:21 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
"Is global climate change playing a role in the rise of the North Pacific Mode?" |
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By definition, yes how could it not? The climate does change and that has effects.
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FriendGregory
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APR 14, 08:43 PM
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