Snowy Daffodils (Narcissus) in our LipsYard neighbor's garden on April 11, 2007.The record for the heaviest April snowfall in Milwaukee is 14 inches, set on April 16, 1921. Other big April white-outs include 8 inches April 23, 1910; 11.6 inches April 9, 1973; 10.2 inches April 2, 1975; 8.6 inches April 5, 1982, and 6.6 inches April 7, 2000. The spring snow everyone remembers is May 10, 1990, when over 3 inches of snow fell.
No doubt the conservative voices around us, especially the on-air neo-con water-carriers (and aren't they really tired yet?) will say "Snow in April, there's no global warming!" Then make a joke about 'liberal wing-nut scientists.' Unfortunately, these claims play upon the public's ignorance of the difference between weather and climate.
weath·er [weth-er]
the current state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
cli·mate [klahy-mit]
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
Even Newt Gingrich has abandoned the Bush administration's long-standing policy of claiming that global warming was just "bad science." In a debate with John Kerry, presidential wanna-be Gingrich called for a "Green Conservatism" that relies on free-market incentives to business as an alternative to government regulation.
Enjoy the April snow, no need to shovel, it'll melt in a day.
No doubt the conservative voices around us, especially the on-air neo-con water-carriers (and aren't they really tired yet?) will say "Snow in April, there's no global warming!" Then make a joke about 'liberal wing-nut scientists.' Unfortunately, these claims play upon the public's ignorance of the difference between weather and climate.
weath·er [weth-er]
the current state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
cli·mate [klahy-mit]
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
Even Newt Gingrich has abandoned the Bush administration's long-standing policy of claiming that global warming was just "bad science." In a debate with John Kerry, presidential wanna-be Gingrich called for a "Green Conservatism" that relies on free-market incentives to business as an alternative to government regulation.
Enjoy the April snow, no need to shovel, it'll melt in a day.
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