Mountain West Discussion

[mayjawintastawm]

2 hours ago, frontranger8 said:

It seems like this pattern has been a bit more extreme version of what occurred in 1933-34 and 1980-81, both also -ENSO winters. 1933-34 remains Denver's warmest winter on record.

 

Interesting. Not that I'm real big on cycles, but 1933-80 was 47 years and 1980-2025 was 45. 

Hypothesis: La Niña is necessary but not by itself sufficient for very, very warm winters. Now we need to figure out what the other main ingredients are.

[finnster]

Is this extreme pattern a result of weather modification or solar geoengineering projects gone awry? Just asking for a friend .  I'm only aware of smaller weather mod efforts like cloud seeding done years ago,, but you have to wonder. I mean, the high temperature records broken this winter, and especially this latest heat wave, are smashing records not just breaking them.

[frontranger8]

36 minutes ago, finnster said:

Is this extreme pattern a result of weather modification or solar geoengineering projects gone awry? Just asking for a friend .  I'm only aware of smaller weather mod efforts like cloud seeding done years ago,, but you have to wonder. I mean, the high temperature records broken this winter, and especially this latest heat wave, are smashing records not just breaking them.

Again, the overall pattern is not unprecedented, it's just amplified. See previous winters cited, then add on some AGW.

In addition, it makes sense from a climatological perspective as the persistent pattern also produced Juneau, Alaska's snowiest winter on record, one of the coldest on record for Fairbanks, and some of the coldest temps in Canada in several decades.

[A-L-E-K]

8 hours ago, finnster said:

Is this extreme pattern a result of weather modification or solar geoengineering projects gone awry? Just asking for a friend .  I'm only aware of smaller weather mod efforts like cloud seeding done years ago,, but you have to wonder. I mean, the high temperature records broken this winter, and especially this latest heat wave, are smashing records not just breaking them.

your future is hot and dry

leave now before it's too late

[frontranger8]

5 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

your future is hot and dry

leave now before it's too late

Prisoner of the moment. One season does not mean everything.