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#1 May 23 2011 at 9:27 AM Rating: Decent
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...careful it enrages.

Hope no one around here was impacted by the most recent deadly tornadoes in MO.

Anyone willing to go out on a limb yet and surmise, or perhaps even hypothesize that the cause of these numerous and deadly storms might be attributed to anthropogenic global climate change?

NOAA is, at least, stating that the recent violent weather episodes are worth a look-see.
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The body of knowledge regarding the possible role played by large-scale climate forcings in tornado outbreaks is rapidly evolving, and constitutes a field of study that must integrate existing expertise in meso-scale meteorology with expertise in global-scale climate dynamics.


There's little doubt that reported tornado touchdowns have increased over the decades. It may simply be only a matter of identifying them and reporting them and not actually MOAR tornadoes. This season is certainly breaking records however.

Are the tornadoes part of the rapturing process?
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#2 May 23 2011 at 9:40 AM Rating: Excellent
F'uck Missouri. I had a funnel cloud threaten to touch down in the parking lot across the street from my house and my sister's house is 2 blocks from the damage path of the one that went through 3.5 miles of North Minneapolis. Proof that living in the city is a better idea than living in BFE: 1 person died in Minneapolis (and that was some moron who decided that driving in a tornado was a brilliant idea and got a tree dropped on his van).
#3 May 23 2011 at 10:18 AM Rating: Good
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Proof that living in the city is a better idea than living in BFE:
It stay a bit warmer in the winter too:D

Still, I like living in bfe. My house is rather susceptible to large falling limbs. Fortunately tornado's are unheard of in Maine...or they were, until Moe made teh Global Warming.
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#4 May 23 2011 at 10:21 AM Rating: Excellent
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#5 May 23 2011 at 10:29 AM Rating: Good
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Well, living in San Diego makes my home susceptible to earthqukes and tsunamis and since San Onofre is about 30 miles away, nuclear fall out.

I'd rather take all that over tornadoes and hurricanes any day.
#6 May 23 2011 at 10:33 AM Rating: Good
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Well, living in San Diego makes my home susceptible to earthqukes and tsunamis and since San Onofre is about 30 miles away, nuclear fall out.

I'd rather take all that over tornadoes and hurricanes any day.
Don't forget the wild fires.
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#7 May 23 2011 at 10:47 AM Rating: Decent
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Elinda wrote:
Are the tornadoes part of the rapturing process?
I was always under the impression that tornadoes were a filter to a god's gene pool. I mean, just look where they usually hit.
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#8 May 23 2011 at 12:41 PM Rating: Excellent
Elinda wrote:
Anyone willing to go out on a limb yet and surmise, or perhaps even hypothesize that the cause of these numerous and deadly storms might be attributed to anthropogenic global climate change?

NOAA is, at least, stating that the recent violent weather episodes are worth a look-see.
NOAA wrote:
The body of knowledge regarding the possible role played by large-scale climate forcings in tornado outbreaks is rapidly evolving, and constitutes a field of study that must integrate existing expertise in meso-scale meteorology with expertise in global-scale climate dynamics.


There's little doubt that reported tornado touchdowns have increased over the decades. It may simply be only a matter of identifying them and reporting them and not actually MOAR tornadoes. This season is certainly breaking records however.

According to at least one NOAA dude, the death toll has nothing to do with climate change.
#9 May 23 2011 at 12:59 PM Rating: Decent
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MoebiusLord wrote:
Elinda wrote:
Anyone willing to go out on a limb yet and surmise, or perhaps even hypothesize that the cause of these numerous and deadly storms might be attributed to anthropogenic global climate change?

NOAA is, at least, stating that the recent violent weather episodes are worth a look-see.
NOAA wrote:
The body of knowledge regarding the possible role played by large-scale climate forcings in tornado outbreaks is rapidly evolving, and constitutes a field of study that must integrate existing expertise in meso-scale meteorology with expertise in global-scale climate dynamics.


There's little doubt that reported tornado touchdowns have increased over the decades. It may simply be only a matter of identifying them and reporting them and not actually MOAR tornadoes. This season is certainly breaking records however.

According to at least one NOAA dude, the death toll has nothing to do with climate change.
Quote:
The biggest single demographic change that probably affects things is that the fraction of mobile homes in the United States has increased over the years," he said.
Seems odd doesn't it that even with todays materials and knowledge of manufacturing storm-resistant buildings, technologically advanced storm detection and warning systems, yet there are more people living and dying in cheaper less safe homes.





Edited, May 23rd 2011 9:00pm by Elinda
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