WEATHER / CLIMATE

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   The Cold Weather blues 1 2

   November 28, 2006 by PalmGuyWC

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   It happens every year about this time. Around Nov 15th we get our first frost and it was a few days late this year, but now it's quite chilly. I was just outside for a garden walk and it's so chilley I'm back here at the computer. Just darn uncomfortable to work outside. The low last night was 32F and there was a white frost this morning. Worst, they are forcasting a low of 28 later in the week. I always panic when I see a forcast near 32 F degrees. I should get used to it because it happens every year here. I know at 28F the cannas will be burned to the ground, the bannas, etc, but the palms will still stand untouched. All of my tender palms in pots are under a…

   

   Last reply by happ, December 16, 2006
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   The difference in growing palms in California and Florida

   September 17, 2014 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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   Florida = hot! Southern California = warm, Northern California = miserably cold! Pictures are worth a thousand words.

   

   Last reply by bubba, October 12, 2014

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   The Earths Climates in the Last Ice Age

   September 12, 2010 by amazondk

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   I found this vegetation map of the world during the last Glacial Maximum which was 20,000 years ago. The climate where I am was not a lot different, just a bit cooler. But, around the globe things were a lot colder and a lot dryer. And, it was not a very good time for tropical vegetation as a whole. dk

   

   Last reply by Takil-Explorer, November 27, 2010
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   The Extinct Continental Freeze?

   January 22, 2009 by buffy

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   I started studying my local climate data. Weird stuff. I'm a historical Zone 8a climate in Northeast Texas. We talk about how a Continental setup allows for Super Freezes every 30 or so years. Definitions: Continental Location - Exposed to the possibility of true polar fronts invading deep into the continent without the moderating affect of a large body of water Continental Freeze - A freeze in the order of 10F lower than the average yearly low. Super Freeze - A continental freeze in the order of 20F or more lower than the average yearly low. (All time record lows approached) Several observations: - I have had one (1) Zone 8a winter in the past 20 years (1996 at…

   

   Last reply by NBTX11, January 24, 2009
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   The Eyjafjallajökull Effect

   April 16, 2010 by happ

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   Probably more a nuisance to air travel but the volcanic eruption of sulphur dioxide is considered a relatively minor event compared to past volcanic activity. Must be some beautiful sunrise\ sunsets in Europe! http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2010/04/16/2874939.htm

   

   Last reply by peachy, April 22, 2010
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   The first official freeze? 1 2 3 4

   December 4, 2011 by Gonzer

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   32.2º at 4:30 am today, down from 33.8º at 3:10 am.

   

   Last reply by Palm crazy, January 15, 2012
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   The freeze cycle

   December 1, 2008 by chris78

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   I have always like studing climate since I was in grade school.... And I like reading the topic "Looking Back at the Great US Freezes" What I learned is that freezes in subtropical climates come in cycles... I was esps interested in freeze that occured in Florida as a kid and it effect on tropicals.... I was unsure why these cycle occured but that they did and mostly in groups of 3 or 4 years..... As I got more into climate I always saw these cycles come with decrease in solar intensity or activity..... For me the sun and oceans are what really controls the climate on earth (and also the hole in the ozone..... which I feel is control by solor activity and the solo…

   

   Last reply by chris78, December 1, 2008
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   The Ice Age Cometh 1 2

   July 11, 2015 by Ed in Houston

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   Scientists warn the sun will 'go to sleep' in 2030 and could cause temperatures to plummet "A new study claims to have cracked predicting solar cycles - and says that between 2020 and 2030 solar cycles will cancel each other out." "This, they say, will lead to a phenomenon known as the 'Maunder minimum' - which has previously been known as a mini ice age when it hit between 1646 and 1715, even causing London's River Thames to freeze over. " "During Cycle 26, which covers the decade from 2030-2040, the two waves will become exactly out of synch and this will cause a significant reduction in solar activity." "'Over the cycle, the waves fluctuate between the northe…

   

   Last reply by Ed in Houston, August 7, 2015

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    The Impending Big SoCal Freeze

    January 13, 2007 by tropicalb

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    Okay...so featured below is what i did today to combat the impending inclement (to say the least!) weather...took all the stuff that wasn't very well protected medium-hard-to-find-not-very-cold-hardy-palms and put them in the coldframe. Took all the palms and cycads that were in the coldframe and did THIS (Someone please tell my wife I'm NOT crazy...here is my living room tonight): another view of the same room: still one more view (wanna have some fun? how many species of palms and cycads can you identify?)

    

    Last reply by doubravsky, January 14, 2007
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    The Italian South is a subtropical paradise

    September 8, 2020 by Texyn

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    As soon as those ancient Romans started running their plantations, they knew they had it made when it concerning the climate. That's because the Italian South is a subtropical paradise, and the ancient Romans knew it, using the warm, dry, tranquil, subtropical climate to grow all sorts of cash crops like oranges, tomatoes, almonds, peaches, sugarcane, etc. The Italian South rarely suffers from severe weather; all the thunderstorms that occur in the region are non-severe, and at the same time, put on spectacular lightning shows to wow the viewers. Lots of rain comes from these storms, but the rain is delivered in quick bursts, meaning that the sun has lots of room to …

    

    Last reply by Jimbean, September 29, 2020

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    The Italian South is a subtropical paradise: Part 2

    September 26, 2020 by Texyn

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    As a sequel to the previous discussion about the climate of the Italian South, this thread will, once again, investigate the validity of the claims people on this forum commonly make about the subtropical climate of the region. People on this forum continue to make the mistake of claiming that the drought for the past few years is solely because of global warming, and that it supposedly is more prone to freezes than any other subtropical region in Europe. Well, no real climatologist would ever make such absurd claims about the Italian South's subtropical climate, so the fact that you amateurs are doing so its quite laughable. A real climatologist will look at d…

    

    Last reply by greysrigging, October 3, 2020

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    The Italian South is a subtropical paradise: Part 3

    October 3, 2020 by Texyn

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    Previous discussions on the matter can be found here: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/65273-the-italian-south-is-a-subtropical-paradise/ https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/65544-the-italian-south-is-a-subtropical-paradise-part-2 I will reiterate my case that the Italian South is a subtropical paradise, as @UK_Palms has been proven to be obnoxious troll with his rant. Even with the recent cold outbreaks that have happened this season thus far, many areas of the Italian South still have yet to go below 50F, especially in areas of Sicily, Apulia, and Calabria. That means that all the mentioned areas in winter will (and are) going t…

    

    Last reply by PALM MOD, October 3, 2020

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    The last two days of rain in So. Cal. 3 1/2" in Corona!

    December 4, 2014 by yachtingone

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    I received 3 1/2" of rain in Corona. Actually except for two short lived cloud burst that produced rain, most of the 3 1/2" came in light sprinkling for many hours. This was the best soaker rain in a very long time!!! How much rain did you get? Randy

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, December 5, 2014
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    The Mid North Coast NSW "Wet and Cold"

    July 9, 2007 by The Palm Nut

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    Today its been raining with a high of 12C in the garden, lots of rain! Lost my Pinanga caesia of 8 years, the first casualty. The last several weeks its been unusually wet and cold, bad mixture for many tropical palms. Expecting lots of black spotting this winter, can only hope for few deaths. Not a Cheerfull Mike

    

    Last reply by bubba, July 9, 2007
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    The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

    May 19, 2014 by _Keith

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    Weather has been topsy turvey since I started this garden 14 year ago, but this spring this year seems to be a return to normal. My part of Louisiana average 56 inches of rain a year. We have wet winters and wet summers with spring and winter droughts. Just 3 years ago we had an all time record drought. Then when the rains came they came. We made 12 consecutive months with 100 inches and the calendar year just short of 100. And while we have a near record cold winter, and are having a nice cool spring, the spring drought has returns. I am watering the over 50 new additions to the garden on an every other day basis until the summer rains begin. As you can see,…

    

    Last reply by amazondk, June 1, 2014
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    The Northern Australian Monsoon 2020 - 2021. 1 2

    December 20, 2020 by greysrigging

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    She's IN ! At home just now ! The squally showers have done the old 180* turn around streaming in from the Timor Sea to the north west and the Arafura Sea to the north. The true indication of our Monsoon season. About a week or 10 days earlier than normal onset, although perhaps a bit later than in a general La Nina year. which might be mid December. So no excuses now for foolish behaviour, tom foolery, poor decision making, excessive alcohol consumption, and being a bit of a goose.... the 'build up' is done and dusted, mango season is finished, so no more 'mango madness', no more telling the Judge, "sorry Your Honour, but fair dinkum mate, this 'build up' had been a…

    

    Last reply by greysrigging, May 4, 2021

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    The northernmost place that has never froze

    July 8, 2010 by Xenon

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    I'm putting my bet on the hot springs of Iceland, it has some banana production. Anyone know a place even farther north? Jonathan

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, November 30, 2010
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    The numbers are in for 2014 and it's official... 1 2

    January 16, 2015 by Funkthulhu

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    Global Average Annual Temperature is Warmest on Record. On a mostly unrelated note, I am sitting in my office in Nebraska in shorts in mid-January because it's 60F out. Looking forward to a magnificent weekend!

    

    Last reply by Funkthulhu, February 9, 2016

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    The polar vortex is back in the middle of Summer!!!

    July 11, 2014 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    Who would have thought, a polar vortex in the middle of Summer. I thought we were done with that. Highs in the 50's and lows in the low 40's for the Great Lakes. The NBC headline reads: 'Polar Vortex' Flashback? Experts Say Rare Summer Cold Front on the Way.' The Washington Post calls it the "Poorman's polar Vortex": Poor man’s polar vortex to make shocking summer return in eastern U.S. next week.

    

    Last reply by Perito, July 11, 2014
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    The Power of a Hurricane 1 2

    January 13, 2007 by Jeff Searle

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    I just found these pictures I took from Hurricane Wilma that hit South Florida,October of 05. This first one is looking into the shadehouse. For the people that have been to my nursery, this is probably a shock to see. It was for me that afternoon when I drove over there. This is looking out the back end of the first shadehouse. Jeff

    

    Last reply by SunnyFl, February 3, 2007
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    The Price We Pay

    August 25, 2006 by Neofolis

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    On another thread it was mentioned that in the US a cold winter often follows a good summer. I noted that it is often the other way round here, i.e. the cold winter preceeds the hot summer. Having just had our hottest July ever, we now have the worst August I can remember, at least for many years, whether or not that is reflected statistically remains to be seen. This morning when I left work at 6:00am it was 6°C/43°F, a temperature that I would normally associate with mid-late October. I just wondered what experiences people recall of frustrating changeable weather, I'm thinking more long-term rather than daily changes. I realise the UK has a fairly stable clima…

    

    Last reply by Trópico, August 31, 2006
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    The Rain Comes Again to the Co-Cal Coastal Plain

    February 6, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Well, we're getting rain again, like we have all day, an alfresco car wash, the Green Monster is the shiniest she's been in a couple of weeks. So far, about half an inch, I'm a bit disappointed . . . . How about the rest of you? Oh, and nothing personal to you in Spain! Hole!

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 16, 2010
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    The Rain May Cause Pain

    January 17, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    And, there's no one to blame . . . . According to the Nasty Weather service, looks like we're going to get a big storm soon, so enjoy your holiday while you still can . . . "SEVERAL STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEK... BRINGING HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINS AND MOUNTAIN SNOWS AND A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW... ... PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE SURF WILL ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND THIS WEEK... A VERY POWERFUL WEST TO EAST JET STREAM SAGGING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PACIFIC WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF STRONG STORM SYSTEMS TO TRACK INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHILE MAINTAINING A RICH SOURCE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE. SIGNIFICANT …

    

    Last reply by epicure3, January 28, 2010
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    The raineth cometh...

    December 4, 2009 by Palmə häl′ik

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    OhBoy! Gonna be a wet one today on the jobsite... MUD BOGGIN'.

    

    Last reply by Palmə häl′ik, December 7, 2009
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    The rapidly disappearing ice 1 2 3

    February 20, 2014 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    This is a great article worth a read for those interested in the empirical evidence of the disappearance of ice around the globe. http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/01/31/268356264/a-hunk-of-planet-dissolves-before-our-eyes Greenland and Antarctica are very remote, and were considered to be big ice boxes that responded not very fast to climate change. We never developed a mechanism to observe them until we had satellites and lasers. Now we see some surfaces lowering up to 50 meters per year." He repeated that number, to make sure Craig heard. "Fifty — five-zero — meters per year." That's a vertical drop of about 150 feet. In two years, that's 300 feet. Then 4…

    

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