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OKIsItJustMe

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5. However, they are not entirely unrelated

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 07:30 PM

Aug 1

"Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.” - I don’t remember who coined it…

If it’s hot today, that does not mean the climate has changed. On the other hand, if there is a significant trend, over the course of a few years, say, something like this:

https://data.giss.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/gistemp/stdata_show_v4.cgi?id=USC00023596&ds=14&dt=2

That suggests a changing climate.

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'Fire clouds' over Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 1 OP

There was a video on FB of a firenado in Utah just a few weeks ago. -nt CrispyQ Aug 1 #1

Weather is not climate. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 1 #2

However, they are not entirely unrelated OKIsItJustMe Aug 1 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author erronis Aug 1 #7

You do not know what I will argue, so it is a mistake to make personal predictions like that Bernardo de La Paz Aug 1 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author erronis Aug 1 #9

FEMA?...................... Lovie777 Aug 1 #3

That's a great report from AP. Very detailed and full of facts. erronis Aug 1 #4

They still call it the "Gulf of Mexico" OKIsItJustMe Aug 1 #6