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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1325610 Australia 04/03/2011 10:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is really windy right now in north Qld,Oz. we have a big high pressure system over the great australian bight which is moving east and pushing alot of wind up the coast. As it gets further north it hits a trough, which causes instablility and storms.None of the cruise boats are leaving port today and we have no tv signal either. it is a very strange day. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1185535 United States 04/03/2011 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I like the way they span it out over 2 decades. I'd like to see the past 2-3 years in data. That would probably show this has been a faster process than they want to admit and that the use of old numbers is to dilute the data. A 20% over 20 years sounds a lot better than 60% over 2 years, kwim? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1317116 United States 04/03/2011 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I like the way they span it out over 2 decades. I'd like to see the past 2-3 years in data. That would probably show this has been a faster process than they want to admit and that the use of old numbers is to dilute the data. A 20% over 20 years sounds a lot better than 60% over 2 years, kwim? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1185535^That^ Super windy here all weekend in N. Tx. Not that uncommon for this area for the month of March. I guess we'll have to see if it continues thru April. |
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Anonymous Coward 04/04/2011 12:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wind is caused by pressure systems... High and low pressure systems evolve due to interactions of temperature differentials in the atmosphere, temperature differences between the atmosphere and water within oceans and lakes, the influence of upper level troughs and shortwaves, as well as the amount of solar heating or radiational cooling an area receives. Quoting: [link to en.wikipedia.org] The likely suspects are the sun, and the oceans. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1325085 United States 04/04/2011 12:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Our geographic pole is ALREADY shifting and has been for at least two months. At the very least we are wobbling on our geographic axis now. When that happens the Earth starts spinning on a new axis...but the atmosphere takes time to catch up, so for a period of time there are high winds in places that have deviated most from the traditional axis. This also causes unexpectedly and abnormally high and low tides in some areas and probably contributes to the increase in landslides. |
Jade User ID: 1288859 United States 04/04/2011 12:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Strong gusty winds here in Oklahoma. Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity. When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. George Carlin "Roll me up and smoke me when I die" ....Willie Nelson |
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DERAIL User ID: 1268831 United States 04/04/2011 01:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | we had to stop trains (in the midwest) today because of trees/polls being knocked down account of wind. Last Edited by DERAIL on 04/04/2011 01:07 AM / |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1275873 United States 04/04/2011 01:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wind is caused by pressure systems... Quoting: Mister ObviousHigh and low pressure systems evolve due to interactions of temperature differentials in the atmosphere, temperature differences between the atmosphere and water within oceans and lakes, the influence of upper level troughs and shortwaves, as well as the amount of solar heating or radiational cooling an area receives. Quoting: [link to en.wikipedia.org] The likely suspects are the sun, and the oceans. Ya, wind is the Earth trying to regulate it's temperature. More wind equal more varied fluctuations. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1275873 United States 04/04/2011 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's a fascinating thing I discovered. Take a string about 2 feet long and tie something with some weight to it. I used a hunting knife in its sheath. Then hang it from something in a room with no wind, and watch it. From time to time you will see something pulling it. It will sway a bit, to and fro. This is either the acceleration you feel as the pole shifts beneath you, or it is the gravitational force of the approaching brown dwarf, or both. Try it out for yourself. Don't expect necessarily immediate gratification though - might have to observe it here and there for a time until you see it moving. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1325085Okay but wouldn't I notice hanging lights doing this or does long and thin have something to do with being able to observe it better? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1325085 United States 04/04/2011 01:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Okay but wouldn't I notice hanging lights doing this or does long and thin have something to do with being able to observe it better? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1275873Yes, you might see movement with hanging lights too. I guess that would depend on how rigid the cord is. What drew my attention to this was actually a long towel hanging in my bathroom. I saw it moving by itself, subtly but noticeably. So I used the same principle with string and my knife in a room with no air movement, to verify. That showed the movement better than the towel did. By all means, experiment. Doesn't cost a dime. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1325085 United States 04/04/2011 02:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | On second thought, I doubt lights will show it. That's an electrical cord, I assume, with a copper wire in it. I don't know that the force is strong enough to bend a copper wire back and forth. I would hope it's NOT that strong. Haven't tested that myself though - the towel and the string worked fine for me. I also recall reading about people mentioning that objects they'd placed atop their fridge, or a rolling walker, etc - they'd find the next day that sometimes objects had moved on their own, and they were wondering about ghosts. I think this also explains that, without the need for paranormal. Just physics. |