Minnesota Spring, Day 37: Global warming you can still shovel
posted at 9:57 am on April 26, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Earlier this week, it almost felt like summer had arrived. The temperatures soared into the mid-70s, birds were singing, and the grass turned green. Unfortunately, the summer departed, and it looks like winter has either arrived really early or it has decided to take an encore. After two days of rain and temperatures in the mid-40s, this morning brought even cooler temperatures and changed rain to snow:
It’s a perfect day to interview Iain Murray about his new book, The Really Inconvenient Truths: Seven Environmental Catastrophes Liberals Don’t Want You to Know About–Because They Helped Cause Them
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Ed we got a little more snow here north of the cities..
Chakra Hammer on April 26, 2008 at 10:04 AM
I feel your pain.
I moved to Chicago a couple of years ago, and I made the mistake of putting in my air conditioning unit back in mid April after a few days of 80s temperature. I should have known better.
The very next week we got hit with couple of inches of snow.
ColtsFan on April 26, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Its been snowing in Wyoming this week, had snow on the ground yesterday. Its definitely been a colder and wetter winter in the northwestern US.
But, lets not fall into the trap the GW proponents get into. While we know they trumpet GW anytime its hotter than normal which is not valid, a colder than normal winter doesnt mean anything either really, other than different weather patterns going on
firepilot on April 26, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Heh. Good one.
Weight of Glory on April 26, 2008 at 10:09 AM
President McCain will fix it for you as a proponent of man-induced climate change.
Valiant on April 26, 2008 at 10:11 AM
The fact is they’re getting wise to that. They are starting to realize how stupid they sound talking about “global warming” when it snows in Spring or their GW conferences get snowed out. Now the buzz phrase is “Climate Change,” which basically means that any weather outside accepted norms can now be blamed on evil capitalist pigs like us.
CurtZHP on April 26, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Save the stranded polar bears! Ship them south to Minnesota.
saved on April 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I assume the link I sent to the tips line a few days ago was not of interest.
.
Scientist: Forget Global Warming, Prepare for New Ice Age
News2Use on April 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM
No snow here in SW Wisconsin, but got plenty of rain. The rivers are still flooding.
Nethicus on April 26, 2008 at 10:14 AM
We(MI) are supposed to get that storm Ed! I got my tan going earlier in the week, got all my closets changed from winter to spring and now I need to dig out those t-necks again! My poor flowers!
Pam on April 26, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Irrational McCain-haters will insert McCain-hate into every thread.
At least McCain would stick to incentives rather than draconian big-government laws like Hill & BO would.
jgapinoy on April 26, 2008 at 10:18 AM
http://i28.tinypic.com/qx6zhf.jpg
Here you go I just took this.
4-26-08
8:10am
Isanti County MN
(I’m about i hour drive north of Minneapolis, thats driving slow)
Chakra Hammer on April 26, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Buenos Aires and Saudi Arabia got hit with some snow this year too. Maybe the bears would like the weather there. China may have been a good choice this year too.
It’s just been good and cold most places for at least a year and a half.
But never mind that, the internationalist-socialist plans to save the world from warmth carry on, and people will starve and economies will go in the toilet.
forest on April 26, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Road Construction Season is late this year.
RBMN on April 26, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Yeah, and 36 degree temperatures in the AM has the Weather Guessers reading the entrails think we’ll have snow tonight.
SeniorD on April 26, 2008 at 10:27 AM
I was mocking global warming this week because it snowed 6 more inches. A lady I work with said that in Florida they had a frosty morning. I asked her how it being COLD in Florida had anything to do with the claims that the earth was warming up.
No answer so far.
mjk on April 26, 2008 at 10:28 AM
I prefer the snow of cherry blossoms, and Bradford pear and magnolia petals we’re getting in my neighborhood.
I feel a haiku coming on, I’d better stop.
profitsbeard on April 26, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Although temperatures have been dropping since 1998, governmental enviro-whacks are going to wring money out of you like a sponge. IMO, Algore should be charged with fraud and locked up in Leavenworth.
MCPO Airdale on April 26, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Thanks for the warning, Ed. Last time you said 6 inches and we got nearly three times that due to ‘lake effect’.
You’ve heard the old joke,
“The coldest winter I’ve ever experienced was the summer I spent in Buffalo”.
rockhauler on April 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Sakura?
Better watch out for those people that have all that pent up antipathy for people that aren’t like them.. they may fear a hostile takeover.. >:D
Chakra Hammer on April 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura
Chakra Hammer on April 26, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Gonna be 85 here today, sorry.
Bob's Kid on April 26, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Here in New Hampshire, our “orricial” snowfall record at the state capitol is 2 inches shy of the alltime record set in the 1870s, about 120 inches. I am 30 miles north and 700 feet higher in elevation, and I measured 179 inches. The last pile of snow should melt today. We had the official ice-out on Lake Winnipesaukee Wednesday, which is about normal.
One would think with all that melted snow that we would have moist soil, but we have had red flag fire alerts all week, because the ground is so day!
Del Dolemonte on April 26, 2008 at 10:41 AM
We should have a contest to pick the next “buzz phrase” they will use to milk more money for useless scientific research trying to explain things they don’t have a clue about.
abinitioadinfinitum on April 26, 2008 at 10:51 AM
What will they blame these odd earthquakes on? Earth crust change? Where do I send my money to fix it?
abinitioadinfinitum on April 26, 2008 at 10:55 AM
I cling to Li Po and Basho.
profitsbeard on April 26, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Yeah, like the previous poster stated, they changed their buzz phrase a while back to “Cliiiimaaate Chaaaaaaange”. Not everyone has caught up yet.
Its all a lot of HORSE MANURE propaganda designed SOLELY to SQUEEZE MORE TAXES OUT OF US.
dogsoldier on April 26, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Oh yea.. I cling to Masashi Kishimoto and Tite Kubo >:D
(Naruto and Bleach) hehehe…
Chakra Hammer on April 26, 2008 at 11:18 AM
It’s “climate change” during the winter(unless it’s an off year, and warmer than “normal”) and global warming during the summer..
;}
Chakra Hammer on April 26, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Yeah, this latest episode of GW caused my oldest kid’s pre-season softball tourny to be cancelled. Wonder how the Goracle explains this one?
Oh yeah, I forgot. It’s Bush’s Fault.
Again.
Blue-eyed Infidel on April 26, 2008 at 11:28 AM
They are going even further than that and saying that short term trends of 20 to 50 years does not disprove the long term 100 plus year warming trend. They are trying to save the future generations from global warming not the current one from weather variations and everything they propose to solve the problem will not have any noticeable effect during our life times. It will be interesting because you have to remember that they have just about every egg in the UN IPCC basket but the UN is starting to edge off the bandwagon because they are finding out that the solution may be killing current populations.
jmarcure on April 26, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Oh but this spout of cold weather is due to climactic epicycles. You know, the same epicycles, wheels within wheels, that the scientific and educated believed was the model of the solar system (and the universe) for much of recorded history. That is, until Kepler came around and mathematically proved that the sun had to be at the center of the solar system.
Colder weather, especially continuing colder weather is absolute proof that man made global warming is TRUE! And you’re a heretic if you don’t agree!
Weebork on April 26, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Article in this morning’s paper says jumbo (7-foot) squids are now surging up the west coast, threatening salmon fisheries. The cause: GW, of course.
Also heard the Inconvenient Truth people admitted their prize shot of melting arctic ice was computer-manufactured. Any confirmation?
whitetop on April 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM
3 inches of snow on the ground in Cheyenne this morning. Global Warming canceled my softball tournament.
John from OPFOR on April 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM
MJK @ 10:28AM
What’s she talking about? Frosty morning in FL? Not in the last couple of weeks anyway and I’m in North FL. Unless there’s another Florida besides the one I’m in.
Right now my thermometer is reading 92 in the shade of my back patio.
;-)
Pachyderm on April 26, 2008 at 12:40 PM
As Steyn says, this is why they’ve gone form calling it “global warming” to calling it “climate change”.
its vintage duh on April 26, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I cling to my snow-blower, I cling to my shovel, I cling to my broom. Just got in from cleaning up my driveway and steps from the 6 – 8 inches of blowing snow up here in the Park Rapids area of MN. Gonna get a couple more inches of this stuff. I thought I would be able to plant some palm trees his spring. I think someone lied to me about this global warming.
cjs1943 on April 26, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Save the stranded polar bears! Ship them south to Minnesota.
saved on April 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM
As long as you salt and pepper the liberals.
PrettyD_Vicious on April 26, 2008 at 12:49 PM
As long as you salt and pepper the liberals.
MUST PREVIEW
PrettyD_Vicious on April 26, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Especially the vegans
PrettyD_Vicious on April 26, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Gore LIED, people DIED!
mountainmanbob on April 26, 2008 at 1:12 PM
It snowed in Seattle about a week ago. Now that’s weird!
capitalist piglet on April 26, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Oh, and Ed? They’re calling it “climate change” now, just to cover all the possibilities. ; )
capitalist piglet on April 26, 2008 at 1:17 PM
That rings more true than the bumper sticker of Bush….
abinitioadinfinitum on April 26, 2008 at 1:32 PM
I enjoyed it when Dick Cheney said
“I believed in Global Warming, I call it spring”
abinitioadinfinitum on April 26, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Ok, that’s it! I’m sending a message to His Holiness Algore. He’s gonna send out the GCC Inquisition, and you’ll all be forced to watch his movie. Over, and over, and over, until you are a believer.
thekingtut on April 26, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Tell Algore (the IDIOT) to check out the sun…no sunspots STILL…a quiet sun means no global warning (at least for now)…me, I’d like a little warming…hangin’ out at the beach sippin’ margueritas with the senoritas…http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23583376-5013480,00.html
rtsidedragon on April 26, 2008 at 1:47 PM
107 in Basrah, Iraq today. Visibility 5 miles with smoke and haze. No shorts or t-shirts allowed here and the armored vest doesn’t let much air flow through.
Not looking forward to the 140 degree summer.
JetBlast on April 26, 2008 at 2:12 PM
“I don’t care if it’s 100 degrees in April where you live, it’s cold in my backyard so that proves global warming is a hoax.”
God bless.
Len on April 26, 2008 at 3:07 PM
No sunspots. That could be a big deal.
dingbat on April 26, 2008 at 4:08 PM
You WY guys will get a kick out of this:
From an alarmist AGW article published in a very highly respected science journal. Hahahahahahahah … cold fusion, anybody?
funky chicken on April 26, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Incentives for what? Something that does not exist.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2008 at 5:37 PM
I just left the comment below for Newt Gingrich at his blog.
If you think my comment was a poke in the eye, you should read what some of the others people left. If you scroll to the bottom of the page I linked above you will find another link so you can leave your own comment.
Maxx on April 26, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Oh, it didn’t hit 85 today…it was 93 when we left the Scottish Games around 3.
Ouch.
Bob's Kid on April 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Cheer up Ed…. at least you don’t live in Anchorage.
We’ve had several small earthquakes here in Missouri over the past week and Drudge is currently running a story about several slightly bigger ones out in Nevada.
I expect Al Gore will be telling us global warming causes earthquakes any day now.
Maxx on April 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Spent two winters in Minot N.D. (80-81)and May 31 of each of those winters we received 2-3 inches of snow. Mother Natures way of saying I am in charge and I will let you know when it it safe to go swimming.
MSGTAS on April 27, 2008 at 10:03 AM
I wrote a whole blog post on global warming
http://dodyjane.blogspot.com
djl130 on April 27, 2008 at 2:08 PM
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