--- WXMAN the Mystery Weatherman wrote:
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Well, will we finally get a little winter here? After
the warmest January since 1880, it'll be a welcome
sight to see some white on the ground and some cold
temperatures! Actually, I was wondering if Observer
readers are making connections between our warm
weather and global warming, as after Hurricane
Katrina. It's beginning to be a bit of a political
and polarizing issue, even among researchers. There's
a group of pro-warming hurricane researchers who will
literally not attend a conference or meeting if a
certain other group of non-believers is planning to
attend. How did we get ourselves into this mess?
I will confidently assert that we cannot ascribe our
current lack of winter to global warming. On the
other hand, if it were to happen 15 out of the next 20
years, well ... The place to look for evidence of
human-induced climate change is in the Arctic. The
apparent changes there make for interesting reading if
you get a chance.
In the meantime we finally have an interesting
meteorological event coming up here for Wednesday
night into Thursday. Here's the word from the
National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN
HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS
EXPECTED ALONG
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MONROE IN GREEN COUNTY...TO
WEST BEND IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
IN
SAUK...COLUMBIA...MARQUETTE AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES.
IN
ADDITION...THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LONE ROCK TO JUNEAU TO SHEBOYGAN.
All the weather weenies will be thrilled if it comes
to pass!
Wxman
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