Eastern US Cooling Despite Global Warming

[Tex] writes "While the rest of the world swelters, i'll be nice and cool...this article from NASA describes a general cooling trend over the Eastern US due to global warming. Warmer waters in the Pacific have created increased cloud cover on this side of the states, resulting in lower temperatures. Jeff Goldblum could probably explain this better... :)"

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Re:Another Explanation

[Black Parrot]

> Global warming causing local cooling?

Actually, there's some concern that global warming may trigger another ice age.

Global warming --> Greenland ice starts melting --> cold water runs into North Atlantic --> Gulf Stream shuts down --> Europe freezes --> more sunlight reflected into space rather than absorbed --> new ice age.

Or something like that.

> Al Gore blamed increased blizzards on global warming. Now global warming is being blamed for cooler temperatures? No.

Global *, where * = climatic change of any type, will show up first as disruptions of traditional local patterns. Some places will get *++, others will get *--. Deal with it. And buy an all-weather wardrobe before the prices go up.

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