How has the weather where you are changed due to global warming?

[Danny Dowling]

I live in Juneau Alaska.
Since I've been here the first summer was longer, by about 2 months.
I've noticed that the winter has kicked in earlier this year. We're experiencing
a severe weather alert today and it's 40 degrees farenheit with winds.
Not very pleasant at all. It got me wondering about all of the people on Viropop and
weather or not you have noticed global warming.

How is the weather where you are. How has it changed seasonally since you've taken notice?

[Cheryl Casteen]

I Have lived in St. Peter, MN for the past 6 years. I had always heard that winters here are extreme. In fact, since my stay here, winters have not been any worse than the ones I experienced on the East Coast in Maryland, and in Pennsylvania. Winters here are longer, perhaps, but not that much colder, and with not that much more snow. Natives here tell me that the winters have not been typical for several years now. They are much milder than in previous decades. People here love their winters sports--especially snow mobiling and cross country skiing. Since I have been here, they complain that there just isn't enough snow anymore, not like there used to be, to enjoy their winter past-times.

[chr1s]

Where I live, in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Check it out!!!) it's usually very rainny in the summer, but for the past 2-3 years all summers have been hot, 28 C, (celcious)Sorry don't know what this in farenheit) around about that mark maybe even higher! Unusual for a country so north up in the globe. Also the summers are starting quicker, sometime around april-may. It can be quite nice. Although the symbol of heat is always on my mind. A constant reminder of Global Warming. Most people love the heat, and even doubt if Global Warming is bad. Which is troubling, then you hear of floods in the area, the ice caps melting, the overall tempeture of the world increasing, droughts etc. Then programmes on the future of Britain, and you see most of it submerged by water. Global Warming is critical in Britain.

[Danny Dowling]

28 celcius is around 95 farenheit. I'm guessing that there is a high level of humidity in scotland which makes for sweltering heat though right?, What type of land is in glascow, is it rolling hill country or are you in a valley or what?

Right now it's definately christmas season in Alaska. We're seeing 27 degrees farenheit or hovering at highs around 0 celcius. The wind is what kills it though. I live in valley down a water channel and the wind blows all day. The ice that is blown actually does cut my face, so i'm ugly but I'm tough. Everything freezes. I found today that my fingernails hurt the most in the cold weather. I'm that sucker that has to run mail to and from the post office after he unloads planes outside all day.

The wind has increased around these parts with global warming. It can be warm enough to be comfortable, though cold in sheltered parts. When that wind hits it can take the heat out of anything. In case you haven't heard. In winter here, if you pee in the woods, The pee will be solid when it reaches the ground, and you'll hurt a lot, much like electric fences can hurt.

People are sometimes forced to leave their cars running all night. When it's too cold the batteries just don't have the oomph to crank. I bought four bus passes today and have set them around the office for people to nab. They're only twenty or thirty bucks a pop and I have enough to do without covering for someone without a garage. So for me it's a great investment and I hope they'll like the public transport experience.

In terms of your post.
I read about the area around the river thames being a major concern for Britain, as far as water levels rising is concerned. I know that when the river swells from storms that batter the coast, they use sleuce gates to control the levels. With global warming rising the levels constantly Britain is going to have a really tough time building to fight the flooding.
What are the programs suggesting they are going to do?

[chr1s]

Well first of all Scotland is not very humid but the lac of humidity makes it very warm when the air has no wind in it. It's like a warm blanket being smothered around you and it can be very uncomfortable. Glasgow is situated in a valley. In Glasgow just now it's very cold, it's hoovering just below freezing at times, and in addition there can be blinding fog and black ice under frost. I live near a park where there is a pond, and it has a very thick layer of ice on it, about 4 or so inches thick. In Scotland we want it to snow at Christmas, but it never does, the past 2 years the snow has falled in March, very late. Glasgow can be very windy, but thats usually in spring, we can get extremely strong winds at times.

If the ice is cutting your face (ouch!!!) then try wearing a scarf that goes over your mouth, wear a hat that goes over your ears, and then wear gloves then hopefully your fingernails won't be a swore as before.

We usually, in Scotland make jokes about peeing and then it freezes, either before it falls to the ground, or when it hits to the ground, but if it actually happens in Alaska then ouch!!

In a situation that your car does not start after about 2-3 mins, then I would agree with you that public transport is the best alternitive to the car in that situation.

Well the river Thames is in London, but it's banks are vulnerable. London is definately a problem for Britain, in terms of floods, especially because of it's importance concerning commerce, finance, population (with over 13 million inhabitants), world heritage sites, education, international sport venues and arenas, such as Wimbeldon, and the centre of government. Newly though the 2012 Olympics. Then also smaller factors such as it's stance in the fashion section, entertainment (Royal Albert Hall) and tourism. Yes, London does use flood gates. Britain will have a tough time fighting the rising sea levels. The programmes are just giving the information, which is annoying, but if you dig depper then you can find that the solution is contained within energy saving devices etc, solar power, wind power, tidal power, not nuclear etc. But most people discard global warming and then when floods are happening get all upset, when infact they are causing the floods.

[Charles A. Smith]

28 degree Celsius is NOT about 95 Farhenheit. 28 degrees Celsius is about 83 Farhenheit.

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[Mike Pickford]

Here on Central Vancouver Island, we have had more wind. the summer was hot and the winters are actually seeming colder.