:: More Evidence of Global Warming
I really am not convinced of many "Global Warming" theories out there...but I thought in light of the current hot weather conditions and the debate that is out there I would title my post as such. I also did it for a shameless plug of the site (web search engines will point to us more often with a popular topic in the title), and a friend of mine keeps talking about it.
SInce I have precious little time to do analysis, and actually write something original, I am going to paste in the write-up done by NWS-MPX in the day shift forecast discussion...it has some good background on the current weather trend. Stay cool everyone!!
THE DOMINANCE OF FAIR...BUT HOT WEATHER OVER THE UNITED STATES
CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF RECENT METEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION.
WHILE STRONG WESTERLIES MEANDER AROUND A PRONOUNCED OMEGA BLOCK OVER
CANADA...THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES REMAINS
HIGHLY BAROTROPIC. AS SUCH...HOT WEATHER HAS BEEN OBSERVED AROUND
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY...FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE CAROLINAS. STEMMING
FROM PROLONGED PERIODS OF LOWER THAN NORMAL PRESSURE AT THE NORTH
POLE AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL PRESSURE IN THE TROPICS...ALSO KNOWN AS
THE POSITIVE PHASE OF THE ARCTIC OSCILLATION...THIS CURRENT WEATHER
REGIME IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO MID AUGUST OVER MUCH OF THE UNITED
STATES. FORTUNATE FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY...SLIGHT
MERIDIONAL DEVIATIONS IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW ARE FORECAST TO
CONTINUE TO FLOW SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.