{"id":1235,"date":"2010-03-31T08:56:23","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T08:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astraea.net\/blog\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2010-03-31T08:56:50","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T08:56:50","slug":"climate-volatility-is-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astraea.net\/blog\/climate-volatility-is-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate volatility is a problem."},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s probably global warming going on as a result of fossil fuel burning over the past couple of centuries.\u00a0 Even if you choose to dispute that<\/a>, you probably notice something strange about the weather, call it climate change or climate volatility (or risk).\u00a0 If you’re an armchair weather watcher, like most of us in Ireland, you’ve probably realised its difficult to predict the weather nowadays.\u00a0 If you’re a farmer or gardener, you’re probably pretty frustrated because time is wasted and crops are lost.<\/p>\n

Below are some images from NASA illustrating the recent volatility – the divergence from normal climate is up to 12 oC – that’s huge.<\/p>\n

Temperature Anomalies, Winter 2009-2010<\/a><\/p>\n

December 2009<\/div>\n

\"Temperature<\/a><\/p>\n

download large December 2009 image<\/a> (2 MB, JPEG) \t\tacquired December 1 – 31, 2009<\/div>\n
January 2010<\/div>\n

\"Temperature<\/a><\/p>\n

download large January 2010 image<\/a> (2 MB, JPEG) \t\tacquired January 1 – 31, 2010<\/div>\n
February 2010<\/div>\n

\"Temperature<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Color<\/div>\n

download large February 2010 image<\/a> (2 MB, JPEG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s probably global warming going on as a result of fossil fuel burning over the past couple of centuries.\u00a0 Even if you choose to dispute that, you probably notice something strange about the weather, call it climate change or climate volatility (or risk).\u00a0 If you’re an armchair weather watcher, like most of us in Ireland, …
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