re: FEMA chief calls deadly tornadoes ‘new normal’ due to climate change

Surprised they didn’t blame it on white supremacy.

Although I’m sure in the Democrats minds white supremacy and climate change are linked.

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Why do they keep repeating it?

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Because they’re one of two things

Corrupt and looking to profit from the narrative

They’re morons. I think this actually covers a sizable majority of them

If you look at the geological history of the planet, “climate change” concerns are absolutely laughable

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Oh sure, let’s look the other way regarding years of deforestation and pollution and how that has negatively impacted climate.

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You dont see a problem with fear mongering? Its one huge grift.

Weve had several hurricanes before katrina that were the worst hurricanes. Now because we get hit by one in 2021 its the worst ever when in reality its not even close to ones from 100 years ago.

Or how about the earth cooled 2 degrees when krakatoa erupted and we are just not getting back to the temp the earth was at in the late 1800s.

Why not just push common sense pollution control and not the bullshite that wed all be cannibals rt now? Which is exactly what Ted Turner and CNN pushed when i was younger.

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This heat is what led to a massive outbreak of tornadoes in December. At some point you people on here will have to give up some ground because these events happen over and over and you have the same response every time.

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You’re a fricking moron, that’s not what causes tornadoes. Surprised you didn’t blame sharks for those sharknadoes off the gulf coast. I’ve lived the majority of my existence in or around tornado alley and have had to run to a basement more than a few times, you twit. You need a very specific set of circumstances for a severe thunderstorm or line of thunderstorms to produce tornadoes. Very few thunderstorms produce tornadoes, a storm needs this thing called lift to produce enough of an updraft to create winds that can change speed at multiple directions within the thunderstorm itself. So if it was only heat involved there would be no such thing as a tornado. It’s when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass that the conditions are viable for an outbreak of tornadoes and even then it’s a rarity.
10,000 years ago a cold air mass out of Canada met a warm air mass out of the Gulf of Mexico and boom a zone of tornadic destruction was born and 10,000 years from now the exact same scenario will take place. Your hubris,to think we have any effect upon that, is staggering.

Heat does play a role in creating atmospheric conditions. You can literally see it on lakes in the spring when the sun rises and there is a subtle breeze. Water/fog is evaporating in the air and there are miniature versions of upward draft. Same thing on a much grander scale. You need heat, you need water, cold, and a little bit of wind. When all those things collide you get Naders. Wt November's and a warm front in December usually create conditions ripe for a storm. Happens every year. Nothing new.

Temperatures are up. Storms feed on the energy of heat.

More consistent heat = more consistent strong storms

Not sure why this is even controversial. Take the "man made" out of the equation if you'd like. Call it a "warming period" in history. Whatever. No one cares. Storms will continue to become consistently stronger as the Earth warms.

That doesn't mean strong storms didn't happen in the past. It means they have not occurred with such consistency as they have in the last 10-20 years.

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Take the "man made" out of the equation if you'd like. Call it a "warming period" in history. Whatever. No one cares

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No one besides the morons you vote for, which gets us back lighting money on fire in stupid accords and what not.

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Storms will continue to become consistently stronger as the Earth warms.

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Hmmmm

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It means they have not occurred with such consistency as they have in the last 10-20 years.

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Hmmmm, again.

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The jet stream has moved over the last few years. I think that will cause more warmer December's that bring on more tornadoes (in December) not necessarily effecting the overall amount of tornadoes. Seems like there have been colder marches and April's... The bass fishing agrees with me on temps or perceived temps cause they be spawning later at least in TVA lakes.

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It's a la Nina year. Known weather pattern to be warmer over central US.

Little Rock NWS pegged this weeks ago. LINK

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Interestingly, the most recent huge episodes of snow, ice, and severe thunderstorms occurred when La Niña conditions were dominant, or when water temperatures near the equator in the Pacific Ocean were colder than normal.

With La Niña in control, the largest tornado outbreak in Arkansas took place in January of 1999. There were 56 tornadoes spawned. In December of 2000, two crippling ice storms occurred, and remain one of the largest natural disasters in state history. In February of 2008, a tornado tracked 122 miles through seven counties in the north and west. This was a record long track in the state. Another devastating ice storm hit the north in January of 2009. Finally, one to two feet of snow buried the Ozark Mountains in February of 2011. In April and May, an astonishing 67 (of the yearly total of 75) tornadoes were counted. There was also record flooding along the Black and lower White Rivers.

During several of these historic events, La Niña was strong (water temperatures were more than 1.5°C below normal). Since early 2012, La Niña has largely been infrequent and weak.

It appears this will be a moderate (versus weak) La Niña (water temperatures from 1.0°C to 1.5°C cooler than usual). This not only boosts the confidence in the forecast, but it also increases the chances of extreme weather (such as severe storms/tornadoes).

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