Global warming causes lessmore snow

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I could go on and on. Now, I know I’m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believers…those who read all of Reverend Al’s sermons, and say things like, “You know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, …”. Can I get an ‘amen’?? But I hope I can still save a few of those out there who are still capable of independent reasoning and thought. - Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.

Global Warming Means Less Snow.

"The probability of any precipitation falling as snow rather than rain is going to decrease, and any snow lying on the ground is going to melt more quickly," she said.


A Rare and Exciting Event

"Looking at the United States of America, the IPCC clearly warned that unchecked global warming will lead toreduced snow pack in the western mountains, critically reducing access to water, which is our lifeblood." -Senator Barbara Boxer (D)

According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event". "Children just aren't going to know what snow is," he said.

Gore's claim of snow being "consistent" with global warming is also at odds with is Oscar Winning 2006 film “An Inconvenient Truth.” Gore never once warned of record cold and increasing snowfalls as a consequence of man-made global warming in that film. But Gore has hyped the lack of snow as "evidence" for man-made global warming.

"He also remarked that the most optimistic climate models for the second half of this century suggest that 30 to 70% of the snow pack will disappear. Now, no wonder we have people visiting our offices who are just already hurting from the recreation industry in this nation. They see what's happening." -Barbara Boxer, October 29th, 2007, on the Senate floor

1 foot less snow in winter? Minnesota Climate Change Forum highlights dramatic changes

Environmentalist, Warming, Government, Science, Oops

Average winter snowfall may drop by as much as 1 foot by 2100 as more winter precip falls as rain in a warmer winter environment.

CTB: less snow, smaller glaciers, thinner ice
Environmentalist, Warming, Liberal

Greenpeace: less snow, smaller glaciers, thinner ice.
(Sure I'm mocking them, but they don't know where I live. -RB)


Barbara Boxer 2009: Reduced Snow Pack

Democrat, Environmentalist, Warming, Liberal, Science

Barbara Boxer 2009: "Looking at the United States of America, the IPCC clearly warned that unchecked global warming will lead to reduced snow pack in the western mountains, critically reducing access to water, which is our lifeblood."

Decadal to century scale trends in North American snow extent in coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models
Environmentalist, Warming, Science

Our conclusion that these models predict a significant decrease in snow extent over North America during the 21st century is robust, in the sense that all available models agree for two different yet realistic SRES future emissions scenarios, while no model predicts such a decrease for the unrealistic COMMIT scenario.


IPCC: As temperatures rise, likelihood of precipitation falling as rain rather than snow increases
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“As temperatures rise, the likelihood of precipitation falling as rain rather than snow increases, especially in autumn and spring at the beginning and end of the snow season, and in areas where temperatures are near freezing. Such changes are observed in many places, especially over land in middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, leading to increased rains but reduced snowpacks.” (IPCC)

Global Warming Reducing Snowfall at Ski Resorts
Environmentalist, Warming, Science

BOULDER, Colo. -- The hard-pressed American ski resort industry could be facing a serious problem in coming years if European researchers are correct: less snow because of global climate change.


IPCC IV: Decreased Snow season length and snow depth
Environmentalist, Warming, Science, Un

Snow season length and snow depth are very likely to decrease in most of North America, except in the northernmost part of Canada where maximum snow depth is likely to increase.

...Children just aren't going to know what snow is.

Warmer world means less snow
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Among the warming's effects: Arid regions will dry out further. And some of the water that they do receive will come in the wrong form (rain instead of snow) or at the wrong time.

Global warming to shorten ski season
Environmentalist, Warming, Liberal, Science, Press

CSIRO climate change expert Dr Penny Whetton says Australia's mountain snow cover could be reduced by up to 54 per cent by 2020. "The probability of any precipitation falling as snow rather than rain is going to decrease, and any snow lying on the ground is going to melt more quickly," she said.

Warming: Ski Resorts Threatened by Lack of Snow
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Like those who rely on the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian ski industry sees itself as a frontline victim of global warming. A 2003 CSIRO report, part-funded by the ski industry, found that the resorts could lose a quarter of their snow in 15 years, and half by 2050. The worst case was a 96 per cent loss of snow by mid-century.

Global Warming Means Less Snow
Environmentalist, Warming, Science

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 4, 2006 (ENS) - Global warming will cause major changes to the climate of the U.S. Northeast if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, scientists said today. Warmer annual temperatures, less snow, more frequent droughts and more extreme rainstorms are expected if current warming trends continue, the scientists said in a new study, and time is running out for action to avoid such changes to the climate.

Global Warming: Less Snow
Environmentalist, Warming, Science 

The idea that global warming will bring more rain and less snow goes back to at least 1999, when a University of California, Santa Barbara researcher said "There will be too much water at the wrong time and too little when we need it."

Democrats: Less Snow = Global Warming
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Less snow is what the models predict due to warming.

Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past - Environment - The Independent

Environmentalist, Warming, Oops, Crazy, Fear

Sledges, snowmen, snowballs and the excitement of waking to find that the stuff has settled outside are all a rapidly diminishing part of Britain's culture, as warmer winters - which scientists are attributing to global climate change - produce not only fewer white Christmases, but fewer white Januaries and Februaries.

Senate Science Caucus: Warming = Less Snow
Environmentalist, Warming, Science

According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event". "Children just aren't going to know what snow is," he said.


Global Warming Means More Snow.


"If the climate continues to warm, we should expect an increase in heavy snow events for a few decades."



That snow outside is what global warming looks like

"As it turns out, the scientific community has been addressing this particular question for some time now and they say that increased heavy snowfalls are completely consistent with what they have been predicting as a consequence of man-made global warming." -Al Gore

Global warming means more snowstorms: scientists - "Heavy snowstorms are not inconsistent with a warming planet," said scientist Jeff Masters, as part of a conference call with reporters and colleagues convened by the Union of Concern Scientists.

John Christy, the Alabama state climatologist who authored the study, said the amount of snow in the mountains has not decreased in the past 50 years, a period when greenhouse gases were supposed to have increased the effects of global warming.

Snowstorms: One More Sign of Climate Change - TIME
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One theory is that a warmer Arctic may actually lead to colder and snowier winters in the northern mid-latitudes.

East Coast Blizzard Tied to Climate Change - TIME
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Brace yourselves now — this may be a case of politicians twisting the facts. There is some evidence that climate change could in fact make such massive snowstorms more common, even as the world continues to warm.

Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow : NPR
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Climate scientists say they can't prove any single weather event is due to climate change. Thus, they say, Hurricane Katrina or the heat wave in Vancouver that's dogging the Winter Olympics isn't proof that climate change is happening. Nor can southern and eastern snowstorms prove that it's not.

Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming - New York Times

Blizzard: Sign of Global Warming

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But while piles of snow blocking your driveway hardly conjure images of a dangerously warming world, it doesn't mean that climate change is a myth.

Snow is consistent with global warming, say scientists
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Snow is consistent with global warming, say scientists. Britain may be in the grip of the coldest winter for 30 years and grappling with up to a foot of snow in some places but the extreme weather is entirely consistent with global warming, claim scientists.

Global warming means more snowstorms: scientists

Environmentalist, Warming, Science

"If the climate continues to warm, we should expect an increase in heavy snow events for a few decades, until the climate grows so warm that we pass the point where it's too warm for it to snow heavily."

Al's Journal: Increased heavy snowfalls

Environmentalist, Warming, Science

As it turns out, the scientific community has been addressing this particular question for some time now and they say that increased heavy snowfalls are completely consistent with what they have been predicting as a consequence of man-made global warming

Snow is consistent with global warming, say scientists.

Dr. Kaku: Global Warming = More Snow

Environmentalist, Warming, Science

Dr. Kaku agreed with the suggestion: "Yes. It seems to violate common sense, but as the Earth begins to heat up, that means more moist air in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on average. Which creates more precipitation, and eventually more snow."

Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming - NYTimes.com 

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Over the past few weeks, subzero temperatures in Poland claimed 66 lives; snow arrived in Seattle well before the winter solstice, and fell heavily enough in Minneapolis to make the roof of the Metrodome collapse; and last week blizzards closed Europe’s busiest airports in London and Frankfurt for days, stranding holiday travelers. The snow and record cold have invaded the Eastern United States, with more bad weather predicted.

Gore global warming = heavy snow fall

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“As it turns out, the scientific community has been addressing this particular question for some time now and they say that increased heavy snowfalls are completely consistent with what they have been predicting as a consequence of man-made global warming,” Gore wrote. Unfortunately for Gore and others who have claimed that the snow this winter is a global warming byproduct, their own authorities have said climate change will result in less snow.

Yes, global warming could mean more snow

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In fact, scientists have been warning for at least two decades that global warming could make snowstorms more severe. Snow has two simple ingredients: cold and moisture. Warmer air collects moisture like a sponge until it hits a patch of cold air. When temperatures dip below freezing, a lot of moisture creates a lot of snow.

That snow is what global warming looks like

Environmentalist, Warming, Fear, Demagoguery

That snow outside is what global warming looks like: Unusually cold winters may make you think scientists have got it all wrong. But the data reveal a chilling truth...

...no evidence that anything has changed as a result of climate change...

Sierra snowfall consistent over 130 years

Environmentalist, Warming, Oops

Snowfall in the Sierra Nevada has remained consistent for 130 years, with no evidence that anything has changed as a result of climate change, according to a study released Tuesday.