Ironic that I was just responding to this and we had one of the worst lightning strikes I've ever seen or heard. It was a loud "boom". Our power went out for about 30 minutes. That was at 9pm. It is now 10pm and the lighting/thunder is still jarring. We have thunderstorms, but I've never experienced this in my 20 years in Dallas.
As seniors, meaning we've lived a long time, have you noticed weather changes?
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hollydolly
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Looks at this Doug... I read this on the weather app a couple of hours ago...
A persistent clash of air masses will trigger near-daily severe storms from Texas to the Midwest, with hail, damaging winds and a tornado threat that could build into an outbreak next week.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/seve...rnado-threats-outbreak-risk-next-week/1869515
A big time YES. I was born and have lived in the Phoenix area most of my life. When I was a kid the area had a lot of orange groves, farms and such, especially on the outskirts of the Phoenix area. The population of the metro area was only 500,000.
We had a pool and during the summertime I knew to get out of the pool at 5 pm every night because most nights a summer thunderstorm usually moved through around that time. They would roll in from the higher elevations up in northern Arizona . Sometimes it was only a dust storm but either way most summer evenings had some sort of activity during our "monsoon" season (July-September). Highs above 110 were rare at that time and usually by the end of September things cooled down.
Now there are over 5 million people in the metro area and the citrus groves, farms , and desert are covered with asphalt, office buildings and homes. It is rare to have a summer thunderstorm roll into the valley now. The "monsoon" season is pretty much non existent now. Highs over 110 in the summertime are common and it is much hotter during the night time now. And the temperatures usually don't cool down until around Halloween time now. Call it what you want, urban jungle effect or heat island effect, but the growth has had a huge effect on the weather here, especially in the summertime.
We had a pool and during the summertime I knew to get out of the pool at 5 pm every night because most nights a summer thunderstorm usually moved through around that time. They would roll in from the higher elevations up in northern Arizona . Sometimes it was only a dust storm but either way most summer evenings had some sort of activity during our "monsoon" season (July-September). Highs above 110 were rare at that time and usually by the end of September things cooled down.
Now there are over 5 million people in the metro area and the citrus groves, farms , and desert are covered with asphalt, office buildings and homes. It is rare to have a summer thunderstorm roll into the valley now. The "monsoon" season is pretty much non existent now. Highs over 110 in the summertime are common and it is much hotter during the night time now. And the temperatures usually don't cool down until around Halloween time now. Call it what you want, urban jungle effect or heat island effect, but the growth has had a huge effect on the weather here, especially in the summertime.
I'm 77 and noticed changes in lots of things the weather included. I don't subscribe to the extreme forecast of doom and gloom via climate change. It seems good and bad data has created more controversy than I care to listen too. For the most part I accept that our world has gone through cyclical periods and frankly I think that will continue to be the case.
a few things I have noticed about the climate change discussion, is that private jets and huge SUV's continue to sell quite well. Another thing is that, I haven't heard of any massive flooding of oceanside homes due to rising sea levels. Sometimes I tend to think that those predictions are initiated by those who want a better price on a Malibu mansion with a view.
I don't take issue with those who don't agree with my views and I'm quite sure that I won't be definitively proven wrong in my life time.
a few things I have noticed about the climate change discussion, is that private jets and huge SUV's continue to sell quite well. Another thing is that, I haven't heard of any massive flooding of oceanside homes due to rising sea levels. Sometimes I tend to think that those predictions are initiated by those who want a better price on a Malibu mansion with a view.
I don't take issue with those who don't agree with my views and I'm quite sure that I won't be definitively proven wrong in my life time.
Meteorology throughout history is one profession that is quite tolerant of inaccuracy. Personally if I want to know if it is going to rain, I look outside.
I won't cover the climate change argument, but re: rising sea levels I will simply say that a good friend is a City Council member in Miami Beach. They have literally raised the sidewalks along Ocean Drive due to increased flooding and submitted a bill to help people who own waterfront homes to reinforce their seawalls.
I lived in South Florida for 18 years. I've been gone for almost 20 years but visit frequently. The amount of coastal erosion that has taken place during that time is alarming. Fort Lauderdale has used ground up glass to help replace some of the sand in their beaches.
Highway 1 in California was moved back 400 feet in Sonoma Country. These events absolutely are the result of rising sea levels.
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oscash
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Same as here in Katoomba, Australia. You can buy souvenir tins of fresh mountain air. It's amazing how many people buy them.
Could be changing weather or more man made objects on the ground that could facilitate more lighting strikes or ones closer to homes?
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Just got a message on my computer that rain is heading our way in about one hour. It will be most welcome and let's hope
it cools things down a bit. The humidity has been terrible.
it cools things down a bit. The humidity has been terrible.
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As a child and young woman, I remember February (my birth month) being the hottest and most humid time of Summer in Sydney. Now, that seems to be March. Longer Summers?
Packerjohn
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Yes! I'm from the middle of Canada. When I was a kid in the 1950s, we used to have snow storms that lasted 3 days and 3 nights.
Now, we're lucky to have a snow storm that lasts 1/2 day.
Now, we're lucky to have a snow storm that lasts 1/2 day.
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Yes- but I don't mean throughout life, only in recent years.
The year before last was absolutely outrageous- virtually no end to it.
I asked the property manager (younger, but lived here much longer), and she confirmed my impressions.
Last year wasn't too bad, but this year it's started up already.
I have great difficulty trying to cope.
I'm referring to 'severe weather threats/watches/warnings,' mainly tornadoes.
The year before last was absolutely outrageous- virtually no end to it.
I asked the property manager (younger, but lived here much longer), and she confirmed my impressions.
Last year wasn't too bad, but this year it's started up already.
I have great difficulty trying to cope.
I'm referring to 'severe weather threats/watches/warnings,' mainly tornadoes.
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I haven't lived in one place long enough I suppose, but I have been at my present location for 23 years. I do think it likely weather has changed in our short life spans. There is a great deal of variability in the processes which cause weather. I don’t doubt it has changed, and will continue to do so.