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07-01-2010, 11:39 AM
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Northern Hemisphere coldest on record for 100 years
I was watching the news last night and it mentioned that Northern hemisphere is the coldest in 100 years  , Is it coincidence that about 100 years ago sun spot activity was going through a long minimum.
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07-01-2010, 11:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mswhin63
I was watching the news last night and it mentioned that Northern hemisphere is the coldest in 100 years , Is it coincidence that about 100 years ago sun spot activity was going through a long minimum. |
I think it is something to do with changes in ocean currents due to fresh water changing ocean temps and therefor affecting the oceans currents like what was shown in the Day after tommorow.
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07-01-2010, 11:55 AM
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Plays well with others!
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I don't know why, I just know that it is cold!
Last edited by wavelandscott; 07-01-2010 at 02:16 PM.
Reason: learning how to spell
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07-01-2010, 01:12 PM
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The Red Baron Rides Again
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Every time I post anything to do with global warming its gets deleted but if you got a chance to reed them
I TOLD YOU SO
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07-01-2010, 01:34 PM
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Let there be night...
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"Northern Hemisphere coldest on record for 100 years"
Coldest for 100 years... or on record? Gotta love "news" that needs interpretation. LOL!
Sheesh!
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07-01-2010, 01:49 PM
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Love the moonless nights!
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As they say, don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Record or 100 years, as Scotty says, it is just COOOLLLLLLLLDDDDD, who cares, it hasnt been that cold for a long long long time.
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07-01-2010, 05:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaroo
"Northern Hemisphere coldest on record for 100 years"
Coldest for 100 years... or on record? Gotta love "news" that needs interpretation. LOL!
Sheesh!
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Late night my bad.
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07-01-2010, 08:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaroo
"Northern Hemisphere coldest on record for 100 years"
Coldest for 100 years... or on record? Gotta love "news" that needs interpretation. LOL!
Sheesh!
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Or folks not paraphrasing the news accurately  
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07-01-2010, 08:53 PM
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I called some of my family in Scotland who said the sand was rock hard on the local beach because it was so cold -20. Don't miss at all. Enjoy the Aussie climate too much. 
Done astronomy in -18 not much fun. The seeing was great thou
Ian
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07-01-2010, 09:21 PM
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U know where the expression "cold enough too freeze the balls on a brass monkey" comes from , thats right NH not us
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07-01-2010, 09:22 PM
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So if it's the coldest on record for 100 years then they are assuming that +100 years ago they had even COLDER temperatures??
Wait till the Thames freezes over!
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07-01-2010, 11:42 PM
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The Thames used to freeze over so solidly there were circuses complete with elephants on the ice.
It's still a lot warmer than it was in recorded history.
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08-01-2010, 12:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Outbackmanyep
So if it's the coldest on record for 100 years then they are assuming that +100 years ago they had even COLDER temperatures??
Wait till the Thames freezes over!
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+100 years ago they didn't have good thermometers so we only have descriptions, not numbers.
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08-01-2010, 08:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mithrandir
+100 years ago they didn't have good thermometers so we only have descriptions, not numbers.
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I believe that they employed the ubiquitous UFS (Universal Fairly Scale).
1) Fairly Friggin' Hot
2) Fairly Hot
3) Fairly Warm
4) Fairly Comfortable
5) Fairly Cool
6) Faily Cold
7) Fairly Friggin' Cold
Last edited by Omaroo; 08-01-2010 at 08:19 AM.
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08-01-2010, 02:49 PM
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PI rules
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mithrandir
+100 years ago they didn't have good thermometers so we only have descriptions, not numbers.
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The Fahrenheit scale was invented in 1724 and the Centigrade (aka Celsius) in 1742 and the thermometers worked pretty well. The first thermometers date from the 11th Century, but were not that good. Once they got the idea of sealed thermometers around the mid 1600's, accuracy became quite good. (Do a google with key words like "thermometer", "invention", "accuracy" etc)
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08-01-2010, 03:35 PM
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And I thought this Globe was heating up, just goes to show no one knows what their talking about.
This place we call earth has been doing this hot and cold stuff forever, it just happens we are in the middle of it, and everyone freaks.
I realize we are not helping it, but we do not cause Global Change
Yep we may get hotter or colder, that is nature.
Leon
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