The River Thames has frozen over near London; a first in 60 years! Must be all that "Global Warming."

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[–]specialsauces 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

i am no expert in global warming, but i seem to remember reading somewhere that global warming will turn some places warmer and will turn other areas colder.

maybe someone can confirm this one way or the other.

[–]Nemacolin 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Weather is of course wicked complex.

"Global warming" is a shorthand sort of term that may help or hinder understanding.

The thing is that there is more energy in the system. Some of that energy is expressed in higher temperatures. Some is expressed in more and more-dangerous storms. The climate is generally hotter, but is always more extreme.

[–]ukrdude10 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Yes that is correct. There are speculations that climate change can shut down ocean circulation, which means western Europe won't get warm equatorial currents anymore, and will experience frigid, snowy winters like Canada.

Meanwhile, currently moderate, rainy climates will become hot and dry, which threatens food supplies for billions of people.

[–]specialsauces 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

i can hardly wait to go snow skiing in miami.

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

All areas are expected to be warmer on average. The real answer is that weather and climate are two separate things. The weather being well below average doesn't invalidate the overall trend.