Climate Change: What is happening where you live?
I have kept records here in Chihuahua México since 2005, every winter has been progressively colder with this winter being the most extreme and unusual. The summers have also cooled, and significantly so this year, with only three days over 100F here in the high desert. In the summer of 2005 to 2006 100F to 116F were the norm.
Tell us in either English or Spanish or both languages what you see happening in your part of the world.
Be sure to tell us where you are in the world.
This is not intended to be a controversy on the subject, Only your observations. add a photo if you like, a little humor would´t hurt either.
16 Answers
I feel sorry for the animals more than for the humans because its not their fault! Look what we did!
I live in Lebanon, it's a beautiful country and has a beautiful climate, but in the last few years the temperature is becoming warmer and the climate change has shortened Lebanon's winter that decreased the rainfall and snowfall. And Lebanon is well known for its Cedar trees that needs low temperatures, below zero, to germinate.
During the last 50 years the temperature average in Spain has raised 0,50 Celsius degrees
El clima y el tiempo no son la misma cosa.
En Irlanda llueve más ahora, y teníamos inundaciones grande el año pasada. Afortunadamente nadie murió, pero en Inglaterra si.
Esto es mi ciudad cuando había la inundación.
**No sé si es el cambio climático, creo que sí.
Climate and weather are not the same thing. In Ireland it rains more now, and we had a big flood last year. Fortunately no one was killed, but in England someone was. Above is a picture of my city when it was flooded.**
I don't know if it's climate change, I think it is.
Here in New hampshire we recieved a bit less snow than usual and this had been a trend over the last few years. At the same time though it has been the coldest winter on record.
Recibemos aqui en Neuva Hampshire la nieva un poco menos que normal y que había sido una tendencía por los años pasados. Aunque ha sido el invierno más frio estar documentada.
Here in Wisconsin we've had four hard winters in a row. We just had 18 inches of snow in 24 hrs last week. It was the worst storm I can remember in my 52 years. I have to agree with those who say that the storms (both rain and snow) have been more intense. Last summer we had three instances of thunderstorm deluges. (I'm talking manhole covers being balanced on fountains of sewer water two feet in the air!)
A few months ago the National Geographic had an interesting article on how Greenland's climate had changed. It also touched on how the Norse found birch forests there circa 1000ad when they settled there. Another good source on northern climate change is Farley Mowatt's Westviking where he quotes the 1960 Los Angeles,CA symposium on the climate of a millennia ago.
Quizás, todo es un error? jejeje
Aquí en Madrid los inviernos siguen siendo fríos y los veranos calurosos.
De toda la vida existe un dicho:
Tenemos en Madrid cuatro meses de invierno, ¡y ocho de infierno!
Esto sigue tal cual, jeje.
We only have two seasons here in the Philippines, the dry season & the rainy season, but last year we were hit by El Niño, and it was dry A N D hot all year round. Now we are approaching (if it hasn't come yet) the dry season once again, meaning we've had a full year and some change of "summer."
I have kept records here in Chihuahua México since 2005, every winter has been progressively colder with this winter being the most extreme and unusual.
Six whole years? Wow! Suggest you re-post in a century or two when you can perhaps talk about climate changes, rather than weather changes..
I've lived in Kansas for 8 years. From what I've observed since I've been here and what I hear from those who have been here longer, it is definitely getting drier.
Philadelphia received record snowfalls for the past two years. Also record heat episodes in the summer.
Oh, sorry, that was Pesta's answer. But since we live in the same city, I can't add much to that. We basically had a snow storm per week over the past two winters and unbelievably hot summers. I have also noticed that the summer heat which used to end around the beginning of September, now seems to continue on until October.
This is an example (circa February 2011) of what we have had to look at, walk around, drive around and park around for the past few months. It kind of ruins the image of glistening snow that is portrayed on Christmas cards doesn't it? 
Up here near the NW border between the US and Canada, the weather is as usual: four very distinct seasons. We did have two years in a row of record snowfall for the whole winter--2007 and 2008. Then last November (2010), we had all-time record snowfall for that month, followed by a winter that was mild to normal. My mom is in her 80s and says she doesn't see any observable patterns except for a tendency to unpredictable extremes here and there, usually involving rain or snow.
Philadelphia received record snowfalls for the past two years. Also record heat episodes in the summer. Spring bird migrations have advanced about a week in the last decade. Many trees in the region are suffering insect infestations due to higher temperatures helpful to these harmful insects.
I could go on, but the list of observable effects is as extensive as the ecosystems are complex.
I've only lived here a year, so I can't tell if anything is happening here or not.
I have lived in Florida for over 20 years and I don't see much difference, some years it is hotter and some years it is colder. Some years it rains a lot and some years it doesn't. I have only seen it snow once in Florida and that was 20 years ago and it melted as soon as it hit the ground. It is raining now, which is a good thing because I just spread fertilizer on my lawn yesterday.
