tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post7022181934667340580..comments2024-03-28T22:32:17.248+05:30Comments on Vagaries of the Weather ©: Rajeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511057956916968156noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-51042518846847885822010-11-30T20:38:39.694+05:302010-11-30T20:38:39.694+05:30nt,
Good points raised. Your first point.nasty and...nt,<br />Good points raised. Your first point.nasty and extreme weather is nothing new on this planet. We have heard of much severe weather earliar too, when the GW hype was not created.As in this year, severest weather in U.K. in 17 years,yes nasty and extreme. But why link to GW ? Hasn't it happened 17 years ago, and this year it has happened again ?<br />Unusual, means that which is not usual. That means does not occur usually. But , has happened before, sometime ago. Please go thru Vagaries archives of dec 2009, and the heat wave of Chicago of 1924 is mentioned . Was there GW then in 1924 ??<br />ok, not polluting the air, and not felling trees must be adhered to, but not by alarmist methods like GW ! When it turns out to be false, what will be the outcome?<br />November rains in Mumbai are not the highest ever ! Like I said Mumbai had 164 mm in nov 1946, and the heaviest fallin a day in nov was 123 mms in 1927 ! GW then too ??Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511057956916968156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-90684283674651851312010-11-30T15:25:06.487+05:302010-11-30T15:25:06.487+05:30Rajesh, my two cents on this Global Warming debate...Rajesh, my two cents on this Global Warming debate.<br /><br />I think the issue around Global Warming is not to do with the fact that weather is necessarily going to be consistently warmer. The effects would be (as I believe and understand) felt in the way of erratic behaviour of weather (behavior as compared to the normal expected). Which means if the winter in a particular place is much nastier than usual it would still mean the weather is going erratic or let's say a place which experiences very hot summers suddenly experiences a cooler one it is still not 'usual'. Hence a cooler then normal winter is not an argument against Global Warming, on the contrary one can argue it is for it.<br /><br />Secondly, the summer this time has been pretty severe in Russia and I was reading about the unusual warmth in Chicago for this time of the year. I am not hinting that these are obvious pointers towards Global Warming but these are again 'unusual' situations.<br /><br />Having said the above, I personally am not a big fan of the alarmists on Global Warming, but if you look at it, this is one area that can yield good results even if it is totally hyped up. Imagine this hype driving cleaner fuels, less polluted rivers etc. the resultant is all good.<br /><br />Finally, the debate not withstanding, the effects as felt by the common man on the ground matter. E.g. if we all were to agree that there is no such thing as Global Warming (or agree that there is and this is the biggest threat to man-kind) how does it matter if I stranded in the office for 2 days during 26/07 in Mumbai or worry about why it rained nearly 50% of the days in November!! Ask the Salt pan worker in Kutch ;-)NTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-31364044250158477042010-11-30T08:55:19.180+05:302010-11-30T08:55:19.180+05:30very true emkay. and thanks .very true emkay. and thanks .Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511057956916968156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-71540312194528972302010-11-29T11:50:23.373+05:302010-11-29T11:50:23.373+05:30well said !! this makes me recall how a lobby hype...well said !! this makes me recall how a lobby hyped that coconut oil was bad for heart so that the product was available at cheaper rates in soap making industry. Pamolein industry also benefited. Now the wheel has come one full circle.<br />So wait for that to happen on weather front also in a few years.emkayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678383518576804084noreply@blogger.com